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Consumer Affairs: Exposure to air pollution may increase COVID-19 severity

April 15, 2021

Consumers Affairs reported the findings of a University of Cincinnati study that looked at the relationship between air pollution and the severity of COVID-19 infections in patients who had preexisting respiratory disease. Angelico Mendy, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine, was lead author of the study.

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The Body: How one Black woman wrestles with vaccine hesitancy

April 20, 2021

Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was one of the sources cited in an article published in The Body about the author's concern about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Fichtenbaum stressed the safety and efficacy of the vaccines and said they would not interere with treatments for cancer and HIV/AIDS.

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CNBC: Students push for more financial education

April 19, 2021

Students are joining the cause for more personal finance education. University of Cincinnati economist Julie Heath, who helped to develop the SmartPath curriculum, is quoted in a CNBC article, saying schools can start teaching financial education early; by age 7, a lot of kids’ attitudes about consumption are set or beginning to form.

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WOSU: Breast cancer screening and transgender patients

April 22, 2021

Dr. Annie Brown, assistant professor of radiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discusses health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community and new breast cancer screening recommendations for transgender patients with WOSU-FM public radio.