The health and safety of UC’s Bearcat community is a top priority.
On our campuses and throughout Cincinnati, our medical experts and health and wellness professionals work collaboratively to help ensure a healthy environment in which our students, faculty and staff can teach, learn, work and flourish.
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, we learned that by working together we can prioritize our health and safety and reduce the spread of communicable diseases.
Let’s continue to work together and be mindful of viruses currently present in and around our community.
Measles is a highly contagious virus that has been detected in the Tri-state area. All members of the Bearcats community are encouraged to learn about symptoms, protective measures, and what to do if exposed.
Pertussis is highly contagious and cases have been confirmed in the UC and Cincinnati communitities.
UC's medical experts encourage you to get a flu vaccine, learn about symptoms and when to seek medical care.
COVID-19 is still spreading. Take precautions and get tested as needed.
November 25, 2024
A growing body of evidence suggests those in the low- and middle-income brackets are more likely to develop long COVID-19, to suffer longer with its symptoms and to endure job loss, eviction and other serious consequences because of it.
October 14, 2024
A growing number of American adults have weakened immune systems, which can leave them vulnerable to severe illnesses, according to recent reporting in The New York Times. Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, an infectious diseases professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine weighed in on why certain chronic conditions can leave people immunocompromised.
June 4, 2024
Having a good day at work benefits you more than just mental happiness, says UC researcher Matt Huml, author of a recent study “Working to Live or Living to Work.” And UC health and wellness experts agree, citing campus resources for employees and students to benefit their well-being.