Doctors at UC Health use a new heart device to save the life of Katrina Williams.

President Barack Obama’s goal of having health care reform completed by 2010 looks to be in serious doubt.

Lawmakers are considering cutting the amount doctors receive from Medicare for the use of medical imaging like CT scans and MRIs.

Doctors and nurses have been as much a part of war as infantry men and sailors.

University Hospital is not like any other hospital in this region. We provide nationally-recognized care for this community's sickest, most injured and poorest patients.

Most of the concerns about the H1N1 vaccine have been about supply. Now, health care providers need volunteers to help give it out.

The only thing newlyweds Julie and Mike Boyde wanted was a baby, but a painful diagnosis shattered their dream of parenthood. They learned that Julie Boyde was allergic to her husband's semen.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have received a $1.6 million grant to study how a controversial plastic component affects women's reproductive and cardiovascular systems.

The income gap between primary care and a specialty has cut a medical student's likelihood of choosing primary care in half.

More than 250 local governments, non-profits and other institutions have received $501 million in stimulus grants and loans as of this month, according to an Enquirer analysis of data released by the White House on Friday.

If you're part of Gen Y and a younger mom-to-be, you probably have a certain philosophy: You want to live your life to the fullest while pregnant. But does this mean that you have to give up certain activities, like hitting the club scene? Can you still party while pregnant?

U.S. researchers say they have determined a form of the protein that causes blood clotting might also become a new biomarker for aggressive cancers.

Today, researchers say it is unlikely that one cure will ever be found because “cancer” is not just one disease.

Vincent Martin, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Cincinnati says, “We have always known that the risk of stroke increased in patients with migraine, but this clarifies the situation in terms of which groups of migrainers are at more risk."

Mammography is not a cure for breast cancer. It is not even a good tool for diagnosing the disease. However, used appropriately, it is the best tool in the shed for screening and reducing breast cancer mortality.

There are 175 students in the 2009 class at the UC College of Medicine. That's 10 more than the 2008 crop.

A University of Cincinnati ophthalmology professor is traveling to San Francisco to receive the Kelman Award for his contributions to cataract surgery.

The use of electronic medical records in medical practices is fast becoming a reality everywhere.

Just because the kids have made it through the first few months of school without problems doesn't mean it's smooth sailing from here on out. A University of Cincinnati psychiatrist warns that this is the time of year the stress of school has its full effect.

When you've spent the weekend splurging on greasy fast foods, your bathroom scale isn't alone in reeling from the impact. Your brain does, too. New research shows just how saturated fat tricks us into eating more and elucidates the evolutionary basis for the propensity for poundage in developed nations. Our brain physiology, it seems, is glaringly out-of-date in the modern world.

University of Cincinnati researchers have laid the groundwork for personalized genome sequencing that will allow for individualized therapies.

The University of Cincinnati and its affiliates collected $378 million in research funding last year, up $25 million from the year before and a critical source of funding in an era of cash-strained colleges.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bacterial vaginosis is the most common cause of vaginitis (inflammation of the vagina) symptoms among women of childbearing age. This condition is the most common infection for pregnant women, affecting over 1 million women per year.

It was a shocking image last August for anyone who ever saw the former Ohio Basketball Player of The Year glide effortlessly about the court.

Surgeons and scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center used a combination of donor bone, growth hormone and the patient's own stem cells in a first-of-its-kind procedure to grow a local teenager new cheekbones.

Statistically, more women are aware of the risks for breast cancer each year, and although they might take the recommended steps to protect their health, researchers have yet to pinpoint the exact cause of the cancer.

Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati have grabbed at least $56 million from the stimulus bill. This federal money has re-energized scientists and should boost Cincinnati’s national clout as a major research center.

As many as 21 million Americans are diagnosed with a depressive illness every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet fewer than half of them ever seek treatment. Many people do not understand that their symptoms are caused by the brain illness that is depression and that those symptoms could improve with diagnosis and treatment.

Two National Institutes of Health grants will fund research in Ohio focused on helping stroke patients and infections related to contact lenses.

Biomedical engineering researchers from the University of Cincinnati recently developed an artificial pore capable of transmitting nanoscale materials through a membrane.

Cincinnati rheumatologist Dr. Peter Embi is one of just a few health care leaders from around the country who will join President Barack Obama in the White House Rose Garden Monday to talk about health care reform.

Prescription drug labels make your eyeballs spin? Allow us to translate.

Experts say early detection is still the best strategy for beating breast cancer.

Patients often don't know what a treatment will cost until after the treatment is given. The issue of hidden prices is especially important for people with no insurance or those who have plans with high deductibles.

UC Health will partner with the medical practice Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic Surgeons.

Researchers are trying to find new medications that provide better seizure control with fewer side effects, said neurologist David Ficker, director of the epilepsy monitoring unit at University Hospital and the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute.

The University of Cincinnati’s Genome Research Institute will now be known as the UC Reading Campus and the UC Metabolic Diseases Institute.

For women who experience severe menstrual pain, a new device developed by University of Cincinnati researchers could appear as a blessing.

A peculiar use of capsaicin, the compound that makes chili peppers spicy, could dramatically reduce damage from heart attacks, according to a study in Circulation.

A private heart surgical practice has joined the health care collaborative UC Health, and one of the practice’s surgeons has been named chief of the cardiac surgery division at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Ohio has no alternative to lethal injection in capital punishment. The electric chair, "Old Sparky," was permanently unplugged in 2001. The state does have a few options on the injections, said Dr. Sean Collins, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati.

Children with blood lead levels well below those considered safe are still at risk for problems with intellectual and emotional development, researchers report.

A common, over-the-counter pain cream rubbed on the skin during a heart attack may prevent or reduce heart damage, UC researchers said.

When you're sick or hurt, nurses and doctors take care of you. But they're just the tip of the health care iceberg.

Every winter, influenza results in hospitalizations for 226,000 Americans, with 36,000 deaths. This spring a new pandemic influenza virus—H1N1, or swine flu— swept across the globe. The fear has been raised that this new virus will be more widespread and deadly than traditional seasonal flu.

I just turned 38. Am I too old to contemplate one more pregnancy before I hang up my fallopian tubes?

Thousands of breast cancer survivors team up this weekend for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The race raises money to help fund research, which one woman from Colerain Township says has already helped save her life.

While medical experts say participation in mixed martial arts can lead to injuries to joints, shoulders and knees—a cause for concern in a growing child—the risk is similar to what one would experience in a sport such as wrestling and perhaps less than a speedy contact sport such as football.

An examination of the neck arteries of today's obese or diabetic young people bodes ill for their future health, researchers report.

About one in four visits to pediatricians' offices are for behavioral problems, said Thomas Boat, executive associate dean for health affairs at the University of Cincinnati and a vice-chair of the IOM panel.

An Indiana mother has admitted to purposely taking blood from her 9-month-old daughter to gain attention for herself, prosecutors say.

Last November Michigan became the 13th state to legalize medical marijuana. A recent Ohio Poll showed 73 percent of respondents were in favor of legalizing medical marijuana here. What are the medical benefits of marijuana, and how difficult is a medical marijuana program to monitor and control?

If you enjoy riding a bicycle, we have a great way for you to pedal with a purpose. The third annual Ride Cincinnati for Breast Cancer is fast approaching and plenty of people are getting ready to ride!

It's estimated that one out of eight women will get breast cancer. Now, researchers at the University of Cincinnati have just completed a new trial to help beat it.

Testing for lead only in infants and toddlers may be a mistake, a new study suggests.

Some local hospitals have slowed down hiring or frozen some open nursing slots, but nursing homes, doctors' offices, insurance companies and walk-in clinics are all still looking to fill vacancies. “The demand for our graduates is extremely strong,” said Andrea Lindell, dean of the University of Cincinnati's College of Nursing.

The University of Cincinnati recently renovated its obstetrics and gynecology office, effectively doubling the size of the clinic.

Mark McEwen's new mission is educating stroke survivors and their families about the importance of long-term continuing treatment after stroke. He'll share his message Thursday during a daylong event highlighting stroke rehabilitation efforts at the Drake Center in Hartwell.

Tom Siemers’ doctor pulled him aside 20 years ago and told him he should be dead. The doctor, a neurosurgeon, said every attempt he’d made to fix a massive hemorrhage in Siemers’ brain in 1989 had failed. Surgery. Drugs. Cutting-edge technology.

There are more than 102,000 people on a national waiting list for organs. “You don't need your organs when you die, but there's 100,000 Americans out there that could use them," said Dr. Steven Rudich, director of liver transplant and hepatobiliary surgery programs at University Hospital in Cincinnati.

University of Cincinnati engineers say they have built a preliminary working model of a multi-modal tube, or smart sensor, to monitor neurotrauma patients.

There is a growing trend of younger people with hearing loss. Specialists at the University of Cincinnati are offering free hearing tests this week in response to the trend.

The World Health Organization is poised to declare a pandemic, or worldwide outbreak of a new flu virus as cases continue to increase. “The 1918 outbreak started in the spring, just like this one,” said Francisco Gomez, an infectious disease expert at the University of Cincinnati.

The UC Barrett Cancer Institute at University Hospital will use a grant from Western & Southern Financial to continue upgrading its adult cancer clinic.

In a few years, animal testing in the cosmetics industry might be a thing of the past.

Novartis has ambitious plans for its new kidney cancer drug.

Running an academic health center at the University of Cincinnati, Don Harrison says, is akin to running a big corporation staffed with people all smart enough to be CEO.

A gene identified by University of Cincinnati researchers could be used to identify people at high risk for developing lung cancer.

Research has shown that lead kills neurons (nerve cells), resulting in smaller brains. It has long been hypothesized that such changes in the brain caused by childhood lead exposure may be behind a higher incidence of poor cognitive performance and criminal behavior. And although it is difficult to disentangle the confounding effects of race, class and economics, a recent study by Kim Dietrich, a professor of environmental health at the University of Cincinnati, found that individuals who suffered from the highest lead exposure as children had the smallest brain sizes—as well as the most arrests.

The Lindner Center of HOPE recruited one of the best of the best in Dr. Paul E. Keck Jr., the center's officials said. Keck is the president and CEO of the new mental health facility, and S. Craig Lindner said they couldn’t have picked a better person.

Beauty shops are not just a good place for a haircut anymore. In a new study, researchers describe how they used beauty shops to get their message across about stroke warning signs and risk factors.

Labels are supposed to be easy to understand. Dry clean only: no mystery there. Yield to pedestrians: okey-dokey. But some--like your local pharmacy's prescription-bottle stickers--seem designed to mess with your mind. See tips from UC's Bethanne Brown.

Contrary to common perception, people with dark skin are more likely to die from skin cancer than those with fairer skin, warn U.S. researchers. Although the disease is less common, when it does occur it is typically more aggressive and diagnosed later, which leads to more deaths, they explain.