August 18, 2023
Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients
With a shortage of experienced surgeons in rural America and rural hospital closures, providing appropriate surgical care to rural patients can be challenging.
August 16, 2023
A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children
The taxpayer-funded research by the University of Pittsburgh adds to a body of evidence suggesting links between the gas industry and certain health problems.
August 15, 2023
Tackling disparities: 3 ways to encourage flu shots in Black Allegheny County communities
Local data on these disparities is not easily accessible, said Department of Epidemiology professor Tiffany Gary-Webb.
August 15, 2023
Breathe Pennsylvania lung health research grants
To investigate and improve asthma severity in populations living in neighborhoods with environmental justice concerns, researchers in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health are conducting a study in Homewood.
August 14, 2023
Two Summer Public Health Programs Spark Passion in Younger Generations
Summer programs at Pitt Public Health introduce younger generations to the field of public health
August 14, 2023
More adults think marijuana safer than tobacco despite similar health dangers, study finds
A recent flood of cannabis advertising makes it harder for officials to explain the different risks of marijuana smoking, vaping and edibles, said Coleman Drake, assistant professor of health policy and management.
August 10, 2023
Homeless Pittsburgh seniors struggle to find accessible housing, with shelters filling gaps
"It’s a slippery slope for aging residents," said Evan Cole, research associate professor in health policy and management.
August 7, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Christa Lese Martin, PhD
For Christa Lese Martin (PhD, HUGEN ’96), you might say the future was in her genes.
Though she had a high school interest in the biological sciences, Martin’s career path gained focus as she prepared for college. “I learned about the field of human genetics and decided then and there that was it,” she says. “And I haven’t turned back.”
August 7, 2023
How ‘fit’ is Pittsburgh? The American College of Sports Medicine has the answer.
In her research, Rockette-Wagner and her collaborators look at social-cognitive theory-based approaches to why people are or aren’t more active.
July 31, 2023
Pitt study points to new opportunities for HIV treatment
"It seems that animals with SIV who don't progress (to AIDS) have better inflammation control," said Cristian Apetrei.
July 27, 2023
Equality isn’t equity: Raising minimum wage linked to growing health disparities gap, despite health improvements
“We need to rethink wage policies in this country from the bottom up and bring in a level of nuance that wasn’t in the original policy,” Dr. Brittany Brown-Podgorski said.
July 26, 2023
Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research is already preparing for the next pandemic
Amy Hartman, studies a group of mosquito-borne viruses called bunyaviruses. One line of her research is working to understand on a molecular level how the Rift Valley fever virus can infect animals as diverse as mosquitoes, cows and humans.
July 25, 2023
Microbiome could be key in preventing HIV progression
“It was a previous study with disappointing results that put us on the path to this latest discovery,” said lead author Cristian Apetrei.
July 25, 2023
Study looks at race-ethnicity-gender disparities in statin use
Current epidemiology MPH student David Frank and colleagues estimated disparities in statin use by race-ethnicity-gender.
July 24, 2023
Pitt’s gateway to Africa: Opening doors in Senegal
“Having this group and traveling professionally was very different for me, but it was also wonderful because of the openness that everyone had," said Tiffany Gary-Webb.