March 10, 2025

The impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) keeps escalating around the world, and this burden is projected to rise with population growth and aging, according to a study published in BMC Public Health. “The aging population, rising obesity rates and higher diabetes prevalence suggest that the CKD burden will continue to grow,” said Prakash Gudsoorkar, MD, a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine nephrologist and medical lead for the onconephrology service at UC Health.

March 9, 2025

The Ohio Capital Journal reports that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is proposing to create a child tax credit and to pay for it with increased 'sin taxes' on tobacco. According to one analysis, the tax credit is expected to produce big gains for the state. Michael Jones, PhD, associate professor in the Lindner College of Business, weighs in on the effectiveness of 'sin taxes.'

March 7, 2025

MSN highlighted a new University of Cincinnati Cancer Center clinical trial aimed to optimize pain management and reduce the need for opioids after mastectomy procedures.

March 6, 2025

Allergy season is starting earlier — and lasting longer — as climate change heats up cities across the U.S. While the spring allergy season usually starts in March, more warm weather earlier in the year means people might begin experiencing symptoms in February, or even January, said Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, professor and director of the Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

March 5, 2025

Endometriosis can be a baffling condition due to its unclear cause, lack of symptom consistency and the time it can take to receive an accurate diagnosis. The condition, which affects an estimated one in ten women in the U.S., occurs when tissue similar to that which lines the uterus grows outside of the uterus, typically on the ovaries, fallopian tubes or the lining of the pelvic cavity. Because it’s difficult to understand and diagnose, there are a lot of misconceptions about endometriosis.

March 5, 2025

A multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers is leading a new clinical trial aimed to optimize pain management and reduce the need for opioids after mastectomy procedures.

March 4, 2025

The University of Cincinnati's Paul Wechsler joined Fox 19 to discuss the connection between heart health and brain health.

March 4, 2025

Xuefeng Wang, an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati’s Hoxworth Blood Center, is the recipient of a grant from the National Institutes of Health, as well as corresponding author of recently published research in Nature Communications.

March 3, 2025

Gary Painter, professor of real estate in the Lindner College of Business, comments on an economic forecast released by the Columbus-based Huntington Bank. The forecast shows that Cincinnati is the fastest growing region in Ohio, pulling ahead of Columbus in terms of employment levels and posting a higher gross domestic product.

March 3, 2025

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association highlights the evolution of the cardiac critical care specialty and the challenges faced in today’s rapidly changing health care environment. The new statement serves as an update to a 2012 statement and was published Feb. 13 in in the journal Circulation.