March 28, 2023
Pittsburgh’s polio pre-pioneers
A tribute to the schoolchildren who showed the Salk vaccine was safe
March 23, 2023
'The Whale,' Pitt Researchers to Study Fat Representation in Film, TV
Beth Hoffman, postdoctoral associate, said the research team is limiting the analysis to medical dramas to develop a baseline and target a specific sample.
March 16, 2023
Building reproductive health equity upstream
The duo’s work focuses on tackling social determinants of health upstream at the policy level, which will help to dismantle structural racism and improve health inequities quicker and more completely.
March 14, 2023
Tony Norman: Richard Garland’s prison to personal responsibility pipeline
“MOVE is the reason I’m who I am today,” Garland says.
March 6, 2023
Promoting health equity: Insights and advice from Dr. Christine McClure
Dr. Christine McClure provides insights and advice on health equity.
March 6, 2023
Adult-onset asthma is common. What to consider if you’re diagnosed.
“In children, asthma tends to be more benign,” says professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sally Wenzel. “In adults, it’s more unpredictable.”
March 1, 2023
Pittsburgh days, Havana nights
Staff member combines data management career with a passion for visual arts
By day, Rafael Migoyo wields Health Studies Research Center data, seeking order from a chaos of information collected in aging studies conducted by Pitt Public Health faculty in the Department of Epidemiology. When the workday ends, Migoyo’s mind is on a different kind of collection—paintings, sculptures, textiles and photography created by artists in his native Cuba.
February 27, 2023
Pitt Public Health experts weigh in on East Palestine derailment
A train carrying toxic materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3. Since the derailment, faculty members at Pitt Public Health have been interviewed by numerous media outlets to provide their expertise on the situation. Read the news stories below. (Subscription may be required for some outlets).
February 21, 2023
The connection between menopause and cardiovascular disease risks
"As women transition through menopause, they experience a lot of changes," said Samar El Khoudary, a professor of epidemiology.
February 20, 2023
New workshops will focus on ‘under-acknowledged’ single moms in higher ed
"There is a lot of data on single mothers attending college but not how many work in higher education," notes Christine McClure, senior research scientist in Health Policy and Management.
February 20, 2023
Officials burned off toxic chemicals from Ohio train. Was it the right move?
“From a vulnerability perspective, the greatest risk of exposure is in the train workers as well as the responders, the people who did the burn," said Dean Lichtveld.
February 17, 2023
How vinyl chloride, chemical released in the Ohio train derailment, can damage the liver – it’s used to make PVC plastics
Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver.
February 16, 2023
Who should be on Allegheny County’s new board of health?
Experts weigh in on what types of appointees are needed to build a healthier Pittsburgh and surrounding county.
February 15, 2023
Pitt Public Health career spotlight
Alumnus finds passion in detecting, preventing infection outbreaks
Within months of Alexander Sundermann’s MPH graduation (IDM ‘14, '22), the new UPMC infection preventionist and his colleagues were faced with a spate of severe fungal infections—some fatal—among transplant patients. The outbreak was traced to a Clearfield County commercial laundry service, where hospital linens were determined to have been contaminated by molds.
February 15, 2023
Pitt lands $14.3 million for research linking dementia and cardiovascular disease
A team led by professor of Epidemiology, Anne Newman, will launch a first-ever clinical trial to see if an immune regulator can reduce the deleterious aspects of aging in older but otherwise healthy adults.