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Pitt Receives NIH Grants to Study Health Effects of Chemical Exposures Following the East Palestine Train Derailment
Pitt researchers have received a pair of two-year grants from the National Institutes of Health to support studies on the health effects of environmental contamination resulting from the train derailment that spilled hazardous materials into the local communities in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023.
The grants, totaling nearly $1 million, were awarded through a...
Decision Aid Helps Patients Make Informed Decisions About Tubal Sterilization
University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed an easy-to-use web-based decision aid to help pregnant individuals who are considering tubal sterilization to make informed decisions about their reproductive health, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.
“When patients are making decisions about their health and fertility, we want to make certain...
Drug Candidate May “Unmask” Latent HIV-Infected Cells, Mark Them for Destruction
Pitt School of Medicine scientists have identified drug candidates that show promise to reverse the ability of HIV to escape detection by the immune system.
The discovery reveals a potential path to eliminate the viral reservoir that cannot be cleared with existing antiretroviral drugs.
“HIV establishes a reservoir of infected cells that lay dormant even in the...
Women’s History Month Role Models
For Women’s History Month, we asked female deans in Pitt’s Schools of the Health Sciences to talk about the women who inspire them. Here’s what they told us.
Marnie OakleyDean of the School of Dental Medicine
“My mother, Joan LaVigna (left), has been the biggest female role model in my life.
“One of my first memories of her was witnessing her relentless work...
University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences 2023 Fiscal Year Fact Sheet
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Two Pitt Medicine Professors Elected to the Association of American Physicians
Two University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine professors have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP).
Match Day 2024: 98% Success Rate
The light rain outside could not dampen the excitement in the Petersen Events Center on the morning of March 15 as graduating University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine students and their friends and families waited to find out where they’ll spend the next years of their lives.
With a countdown and balloon drop marking the moment, Pitt Med students opened the...
Primary Care Telemedicine Linked With Fewer Antibiotics for Children Than Direct-To-Consumer Telemedicine
Pitt researchers have shown that telemedicine visits conducted for children with primary care providers (PCPs) are associated with fewer antibiotic prescriptions than telemedicine visits with virtual-only, direct-to-consumer companies.
The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight the importance of supporting integrated telemedicine within the primary care...
Pitt Med Celebrates Women’s History Month
Written by Sarah Lindley and Juliana Briggs
This Women’s History Month, we asked some female Pitt Med faculty who they look up to in science or medicine. Some named women who excelled in their disciplines despite facing systemic barriers. Others named women who mentored them directly and left long-lasting personal impressions on them. But all of them named women who stand out for...
