April 19, 2023

Two months after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals, state and federal agencies are monitoring air, water and soil samples in and around East Palestine, Ohio, for signs of pollution. So how long will those steps be necessary to ensure the safety of the community? Glenn Talaska, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences in the UC College of Medicine was one of the experts interviewed for a story produced by PBS News Hour.

May 11, 2023

WVXU posted a web story about research from UC examining the role of genetics in opioid use disorder.

May 9, 2023

Hamilton County is bucking a national trend by seeing a drop in opioid deaths and overdoses. Rick Ryan, MD, of the Department of Emergency Medicine in the College of Medicine was interviewed about this by WLWT.

October 2, 2023

Spectrum News and Local 12 reported on research out of UC investigating the impact of a naloxone distribution collaborative.

October 3, 2023

As cooler fall weather rolls into the Cincinnati region, COVID-19 cases are on the rise and we can expect to see the seasonal impact of the cold and flu season. The Enquirer interviewed Jennifer Forrester, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine, about wearing masks and getting the latest vaccines.

October 17, 2023

Local 12 highlighted local life coach Krista Powers' breast cancer journey, including the importance of the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Oncology Care Clinic that provides primary care designed for patients with a cancer diagnosis.

November 15, 2023

People in the Dayton, Ohio suburb of Piqua are expressing concerns about the city burning lithium-ion batteries at a training facility near the Great Miami River. The program had been going on for five years, since 2018, but the environmental impact of these lithium-ion battery burns is still unknown. Dayton 24/7 Now produced a story on the issue, interviewing Jun Wang, PhD, of the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences at the UC College of Medicine.

November 6, 2023

The semi-annual changing of clocks by an hour in the spring in fall has detrimental health impacts and some experts say it's time for that practice to be put to bed. Ann Romaker, MD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the UC College of Medicine, spoke to WVXU on the topic.

November 13, 2023

With the arrival of fall and colder temperatures, we are seeing the arrival of the cold and flu season. Cincinnati.com posted a story focusing on colds and how long people with colds are contagious. They interviewed Katherine Schmidt, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine.

February 2, 2023

It has been more than 40 years since five patients in California developed symptoms of a mysterious disease. The virus that causes AIDS was identified a few years later, and a blood test for HIV became available in 1985. In the 1980s and early 1990s, contracting HIV was practically a death sentence. Nothing seemed to stop the virus from attacking a patient’s immune system and progressing into AIDS. And while there are now treatments that can render the virus undetectable in a patient’s bloodstream, a cure for HIV has been elusive. WVXU's Cincinnati Edition explored the history of AIDS and the latest on treatments, with one of the featured experts being Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.