April 24, 2024
CDC grant funds vaccine-support tool
A $1 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will fund a decision-support toolkit being developed by the Public Health Dynamics Laboratory (PHDL) to increase vaccine acceptance and vaccination rates.
April 23, 2024
Pitt is launching an Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences
“The new Office of Sustainability will accelerate the transdisciplinary opportunities across the health sciences,” said Dean Maureen Lichtveld.
April 22, 2024
Africa intensifies battle against mpox as ‘alarming’ outbreaks continue
The global outbreak helped bring new attention to mpox and led to a boom in research, Jean Nachega associate professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology and Epidemiology says, but almost all of it came in Europe and North America.
April 22, 2024
ART Heals Pittsburgh showcases the role of community art in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Through the collaboration of professors Sara Baumann and Jessica Burke, ART Heals Pittsburgh showcases 27 artists from the greater Pittsburgh region.
April 18, 2024
Pitt researchers’ study raises concerns about risks to prescription drug supply
Katherine Callaway Kim, a Department of Health Policy and Management doctoral student, was first author of a cross-sectional study, in which a total of 571 drugs exposed to 731 supply chain issue reports were matched to 7,296 comparison medications.
April 17, 2024
Comprehensive sexuality education benefits youths, schools and communities
The team led by Dr. Sara Baumann, assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, examined the effects of a unique program working with school communities in rural Madagascar.
April 17, 2024
5 Pitt students earned Boren Awards to study language abroad
Ang Le, a master’s student and FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) recipient for Haitian Creole, from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, has been awarded a Boren Fellowship to study Vietnamese in Vietnam.
April 16, 2024
Biomarkers may explain Caribbean women’s greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease
A study by led Iva Miljkovic, MD, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology, was published in the April 12 issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, a journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.
April 16, 2024
Michael Deem earned a fellowship to develop a new undergraduate course
Michael Deem, associate professor of human genetics, was recently awarded a Signature Course Fellowship by the University of Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Studies.
April 15, 2024
Greater numbers of younger people got permanent contraception after Dobbs decision, study finds
“Findings from this research highlight the indirect effects of Dobbs on the reproductive autonomy of young people,” said lead study author Dr. Jackie Ellison, assistant professor of health policy and management.
April 15, 2024
‘Nobody saw this coming’; California dairies scramble to guard herds against bird flu
“The concerning trend of multiple states reporting cattle infections raises the likelihood of continued human exposure,” said Suresh Kuchipudi, professor and chair of infectious diseases and microbiology.
April 12, 2024
What the Ohio train derailment teaches us about poisoning public trust
One problem was that the announcement lacked nuance and transparency, according to James Fabisiak, associate professor of environmental and occupational health.
April 2, 2024
'It's the greatest living experiment': Pitt Men's Study marks 40 years of AIDS research
Forty years later, the Pitt Men’s Study is one of the longest-running studies on HIV and AIDS in the country.
April 2, 2024
How a new medical TV show could influence public perception
I think this [new show] will be a really good opportunity to promote health messages, create dialogue and ultimately inspire people to join medicine and get involved in health and their communities,” says assistant professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Beth Hoffman.
March 28, 2024