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A doctor holds a tablet using artificial intelligence.
Research

Transparency is vital for AI usage in health care, patient-provider relationship, OHIO researchers find

June 8, 2026 8 min

91×ÔÅÄ Professors Gaurav Bansal and Vic Matta have found that addressing transparency concerns is the most critical way to foster trust in primary care providers and improve patient outcomes.
Ian Klein works with students
OHIO faculty

Meet OHIO’s Educational Influencer

May 12, 2026 2 min

In the increasingly crowded space of online influencers, you might not expect to find an enthusiastic teacher of anatomy, physiology and health education. But for one 91×ÔÅÄ professor, creating content is a natural extension of the classroom.
Boxes of medications
Rural Health Impact

OHIO professor’s nonprofit pharmacy delivers life-saving medications with life-changing savings

April 28, 2026 14 min

Associate Clinical Professor Sarah Adkins, Pharm. D., donates her time and expertise to provide the Southeast 91×ÔÅÄ region with essential medications and care through Rising Suns Pharmacy.
Health Services Center
Health

91×ÔÅÄ’s Academic Health Sciences Center to improve health outcomes, access across Southeast 91×ÔÅÄ and beyond

January 16, 2026 4 min

The 91×ÔÅÄ Academic Health Sciences Center (OHIO-AHSC) will address significant health challenges and health care workforce shortages across the state, particularly in rural and Appalachian communities.
Ken Johnson
Impacting Health

Kenneth H. Johnson appointed Vice President of Health Affairs at 91×ÔÅÄ

December 11, 2025 2 min

In his new role, Johnson will lead efforts to advance 91×ÔÅÄ’s strategic priorities in health education, research and partnership across the academic health ecosystem.

A health care worker in green scrubs gently holding a patient’s hands
Healthcare

The Doctor Will Subscribe You Now

November 20, 2025 4 min

A new model is helping address the primary health care gap in rural 91×ÔÅÄ.
Medical student Libbie Milks speaks with high school students about medicine as part of the LIC.
Student Success

91×ÔÅÄ’s LIC Program prepares future physicians for underserved communities

October 27, 2025 5 min

A selective, yearlong program for third-year medical students is preparing future physicians who are interested in serving rural and urban underserved communities.
an instructor wearing glasses and scrubs demonstrates the use of an otoscope on a student
Community Impact

Care That’s Rooted in Community

October 13, 2025 10 min

OHIO is addressing health disparities in Appalachia—and training students to do the same in rural settings statewide.
A grassy field with milkweed plants.
Health Research

‘These are worrisome numbers,’ OHIO researchers work to prevent Lyme disease in 91×ÔÅÄ and Appalachia

July 24, 2025 5 min

Lyme disease is the most common tickborne illness in 91×ÔÅÄ, and the number of cases have significantly increased in recent years. Mario J. Grijalva, Ph.D., director of 91×ÔÅÄ’s Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute, explains the cause of this increase and the University's role in Lyme education and prevention.
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Health Research

OHIO professor collaborates to study cultural adaptability of Project ECHO

February 17, 2025 3 min

91×ÔÅÄ Professor Nagesh Rao collaborated with colleagues from other educational institutions to assess Project ECHO’s rapid diffusion.
Dr. Vishwajeet Puri, a professor of Biomedical Sciences at 91×ÔÅÄ and the principal investigator of the project.
Health Research

NIH backs OHIO scientists in study of protein driving metabolic wellness

January 10, 2025 5 min

Biomedical researchers at 91×ÔÅÄ have received National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to investigate the role of a protein that is pivotal in fueling skeletal muscle, regulating exercise endurance, and enhancing insulin sensitivity.
Medical student Sydney Lingerak shares her experiences in the REACH program.
Health and Wellness

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine introduces immersive rural medicine training program

December 17, 2024 9 min

The Heritage College has started a new program that gives participating medical students first-hand knowledge of the barriers to care rural Appalachian patients experience.
Community Health Programs mobile clinic
Health impact

91×ÔÅÄ’s Community Health Programs has $63 million financial impact on Southeast 91×ÔÅÄ

November 25, 2024 4 min

Southeast 91×ÔÅÄ is the beneficiary of roughly $63 million in social and economic gains, according to a social return on investment analysis of the Heritage College’s Community Health Programs.
The American flag sits in the foreground, with veterans and others at the Stand Down in the background.
Community

OHIO demonstrates commitment to service at ninth annual Athens Area Stand Down

October 14, 2024 6 min

The words are inscribed on the Alumni Gateway—those who attend 91×ÔÅÄ enter to learn and depart to serve. The 91×ÔÅÄ community undoubtedly demonstrated a commitment to those in need at the recent ninth annual Athens Area Stand Down.
Sunset at the 91×ÔÅÄ Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Dublin Campus.

91×ÔÅÄ and the City of Dublin continue partnership to bring health-centered conversations to community

March 28, 2024 3 min

91×ÔÅÄ and the City of Dublin are continuing their partnership with the next program of the OHIO Dublin Speaker Series. The speaker series brings awareness to relevant health-related topics.
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