March 16, 2026

The average time to clinical diagnosis of endometriosis is nine years. Definitive diagnosis of the disease is difficult, and until recently, has relied on laparoscopic surgery. Now, as Medscape recently reported, novel clinical recommendations, advanced diagnostic tools and research into inflammation and immune responses, are bringing promise that women with endometriosis will find relief sooner and without surgery, according to experts, including Katie Burns, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine associate professor.

March 16, 2026

Local media including WLWT and the Cincinnati Business Courier highlighted the opening of research laboratories and the UC Osher Wellness Suite and Learning Kitchen at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Blood Cancer Healing Center.

March 16, 2026

Supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers led by the University of Cincinnati's John Winhusen published clinical trial results in JAMA Internal Medicine that found administering weekly injectable extended-release buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder during pregnancy led to higher rates of abstinence from illicit opioids than buprenorphine given daily under the tongue, one of the standard methods of treatment.

March 10, 2026

New research led by University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology found external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is safe to administer to patients with liver cancer even after they undergo a targeted internal radiation therapy called Y90.

March 9, 2026

Nursing students Emma Martin and Riley Gerwel balance the demands of UC's College of Nursing with competing on the Bearcat Dance Team — heading to the ICU World Championships in hip hop while navigating clinicals, exams, and everything in between.

March 9, 2026

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Bailey Nelson, MD, has been awarded a $50,000 pilot grant from the Cancer Center to open a Phase 1 trial testing if a probiotic supplement can reduce gastrointestinal symptoms for patients undergoing whole pelvis radiotherapy.