March 29, 2021
Jonathan Bernstein, MD, University of Cincinnati allergies, speaks with Reuters Health about a new study suggesting hormone replacement therapy increasing the risk of severe asthma in asthmatic women.
July 4, 2020
UC digestive diseases expert Kenneth Sherman, MD, PhD, discusses study showing COVID-19 patients in China shown mildly elevated liver enzyme levels.
August 26, 2020
Jennifer Forrester, MD, associate professor of infectious diseases in the UC College of Medicine and UC Health physician, told WLWT that she appreciates the attention flu vaccines are suddenly getting from area residents. “There is nothing particularly wrong or harmful in getting the flu vaccine now versus waiting,” Forrester told WLWT.
September 14, 2020
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, was interviewed by CNN for a story they published about a delay in the Astra-Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial.
October 10, 2020
The Cincinnati Enquirer spoke with Dr. Shailendra Patel, a professor and director of the UC Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and UC Health physician, about a US Food and Drug Administration recall of an anti-diabetes medication. He offered a message for patients who use metformin: do not quite the drug cold turkey.
November 4, 2020
A University of Cincinnati researcher is recommending pediatric hospital emergency room consider screening for sexually transmitted infections, teenage and young patients who visit for other acute care issues. Findings by Dr. Mark Eckman, professor and director of the UC Division of General Internal Medicine, appear in the Journal of American Medical Association Pediatrics.
April 14, 2022
A report published recently in JAMA Open Network finds there's a strong likelihood that the antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) may moderately lower rates of hospitalization due to COVID-19 in unvaccinated patients. However, outside experts cited by Medscape differ over whether the evidence from just three studies is strong enough to warrant adding the drug to the COVID-19 armamentarium. One of those experts sources is Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.
January 19, 2022
The recent surge in COVID-19 is driving the number of cases to record highs in the course of the pandemic. The impact is being felt at area hospitals who continue to battle the pandemic. In a story published by WKRC-TV, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine, said that the surge is putting a lot of stress on healthcare providers.