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Advancement and academe

Successful transition to independence higher among postdocs who diversify institutions

Pitt climbs in highly cited researcher list

Five public health faculty appeared in the annual listing of Highly Cited Researchers, published by the UK-based data analytics firm Clarivate. 

This hormone may be the missing ingredient to heart-healthy cholesterol levels for menopausal women

Dr. Samar R. El Khoudary has identified a link between a lesser-known hormone called anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and lipid, or cholesterol, levels in midlife women.

Step aside estrogen. Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a predictor of blood lipid - or cholesterol - status for midlife women that may be key to understanding how hormone replacement therapy contributes to heart health.

Pitt men’s study hosts World AIDS Day memorial to honor physician who recruited thousands to help in research

This year’s service marked the 35th consecutive celebration and was dedicated to the late Dr. Anthony Silvestre

Weight-loss surgery produces durable improvements in urinary incontinence

Seven years after bariatric surgery, patients with urinary incontinence see improvements that persist, according to large longitudinal study

Everyone is sick right now

For the past two years, social distancing kept seasonal viruses at bay. Now they’re roaring back.

Very few Americans know drinking alcohol increases cancer risk, study finds

More than 10% of survey respondents said they believe that drinking wine actually reduces cancer risk.

Americans are eating more whole grains but are still confused by the food labels

An analysis of two decades of data on Americans’ diets revealed that people are increasingly choosing whole grain foods, although we can't always tell which products are healthier.

How the pandemic inspired this Pitt student to pursue a career in public health

MPH student, Larisa Garza Chapa, discusses what led her to pursue a degree in public health. 

Dzau awarded prestigious Porter Prize

Alcohol use rises in states where marijuana is legalized

HPM's Coleman Drake discusses how cannabis use appears to increase the probability that people drink in the years after legalization. 

Pitt Public Health in practice

Countywide Project Helps Communities to Flourish

Disparities in COVID-19 vaccine equity persist, though the situation has improved

Healio -  Jean Nachega explains that these data show that vaccine access inequity is still a reality, especially in low- and middle-income countries, though the situation at least in terms of COVID-19 vaccines has somewhat improved. 
 

Transgender and gender diverse youth often avoid medical care after negative experience with health care providers

BCHS graduate Taylor Boyer's recent study focuses on transgender and gender diverse youth. 

A half century-long journey

50 years of Pitt’s Genetic Counseling Program…and counting