October 31, 2007
Two UC professors have been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
November 1, 2007
Nearly 100 Hamilton County smokers have kicked the habit long-term through the pharmacist-assisted Win by Quitting smoking cessation clinic at the UC Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital.
November 1, 2007
University of Cincinnati physiologist Jay Hove, PhD, has been named a winner of the prestigious 2006 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
November 1, 2007
Malak Kotb, PhD, has been named chair of the department of molecular genetics, biochemistry and microbiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, effective May 1, 2008 and pending approval by the UC Board of Trustees.
November 5, 2007
A nationally acclaimed physician-author who says creative writing can improve a doctor s clinical skills will deliver UC's 2007 Hutton Lectureship in Ethics. Abraham Verghese, MD, will discuss The Pen and the Stethoscope How Literature Informs Medicine, at noon Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Kresge Auditorium.
November 5, 2007
Researchers have identified a molecule that may be more accurate than existing biological signposts used to predict which breast cancers will develop into advanced forms of the disease.
November 8, 2007
Whether its school, work, final exams or money trouble, stressors always seems to be nearby. But stress is in the eye of the beholder, says Sara Goldsberry, MD, and it can be tamed.
November 15, 2007
Patients who undergo general anesthesia for surgery may experience nausea, vomiting and grogginess afterward, and the effects can last up to 24 hours. Orthopedic surgeons and anesthesiologists at UC offer a procedure that can eliminate those effects and allow patients to remain awake during surgery.
November 19, 2007
A $1 million gift from Ellen and the late George Rieveschl, PhD, will advance type 2 diabetes research at the UC College of Medicine. The gift will establish the Rieveschl Medicine Fund to support the work of UC family medicine researcher Robert Smith, MD.
November 27, 2007
The UC College of Medicine has appointed George Meier III, MD, as the new director of its vascular surgery division.