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12/22/11
Local Doctors Testing New Birth Control Method

WKRC-TV
Local doctors are looking for women to test a new birth control product that's not a hormone.

05/15/13
Local Woman Understands Jolie's Mastectomy Decision
WKRC-TV, Channel 12
A Northern Kentucky woman who made the decision to have a double mastectomy in consultation with a team of surgeons and genetic experts led by Dr. Elizabeth Shaughnessy says she has no regrets. >> Associated expert: Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, PhD

05/12/13
This Mother's Day Gift Was Given Last Year
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Madeleine "Mady” Gordon of Walnut Hills no longer looks at Mother’s Day as a painful reminder of might-have-beens. Rather, it’s a day to share the joy of nearly four dozen couples whose dreams of children have been made possible by the Madeleine Gordon Gift of Life Foundation. >> Associated experts: Krystene DiPaola, MD; Michael Thomas, MD

05/10/13
Blood Test Could Allow Better Prognosis for Brain Patients
WVXU, 91.7 FM
The Holy Grail in the brain tumor field would be a non-invasive test allowing personalized therapy, a way to reliably distinguish if the tumor has grown back, and the ability to make a very specific prognosis. This blood test is in the research stage at the UC Brain Tumor Center. >> Associated expert: Ronald Warnick, MD

05/08/13
Cincinnati Children's Study Says Nurse to Patient Ratios Do Matter
WVXU-FM, 91.7
Just weeks after a United States senator proposed federal legislation mandating nurse staffing levels, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is out with a study on the effect of nurse staffing ratios to hospital re-admissions.

05/08/13
Firefighters at Higher Risk for Some Cancers
WMUR-TV
A 2006 study garnering increased attention in New Hampshire shows firefighters are at increased risk for multiple cancers. >> Associated expert: Grace LeMasters, PhD

05/06/13
Flame Retardants Linked to Hyperactivity, Lower IQs in Children
Scientific American
Almost a decade after manufacturers stopped using certain chemical flame retardants in furniture foam and carpet padding, many of the compounds still lurk in homes. New work to be presented today reaffirms that the chemicals may also still be hurting young children who were exposed before they were born.

05/03/13
Cutting-Edge Operation Allows 2 Transplants With 1 Liver
WKRC-TV, Channel 12
A cutting-edge operation helped one person give the gift of life twice.

05/01/13
Medical Residents Are Working Less, but Is Care Better?
Business Courier
Medical residents’ work hours have become a controversial issue, with critics saying the long shifts create fatigue that can endanger patient safety.

04/30/13
Girls May Need Fewer Gardasil Shots, Study Suggests
HealthDay News
Preteen girls may get the same immune response against human papillomavirus (HPV) with two doses of vaccine as young women get with the full three-shot series, a new study suggests.

04/21/13
Ecstasy Studied to Treat PTSD
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Dubbed the "hug drug” and "X” by its users, the illegal drug ecstasy is being researched as a possible treatment for sufferers of serious stress disorders.

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