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Water crisis in Mississippi capital cannot be disentangled from racial inequities, experts say

USA TODAY - Epidemiologist Ma...
Water crisis in Mississippi capital cannot be disentangled from racial inequities, experts say

USA TODAY - Epidemiologist Maureen Lichtveld said the most important lessons the nation continues to overlook from past disasters are rooted in preparedness investment and strengthening systems to increase community resilience. Those lessons, she said, could have been learned from past system and r... (09/01/2022)

Pitt and ElevateBio partner to bring cell and gene therapy manufacturing to Pittsburgh

PITTWIRE - Elected officials,...
Pitt and ElevateBio partner to bring cell and gene therapy manufacturing to Pittsburgh

PITTWIRE - Elected officials, community members and University and industry leaders gathered on Hazelwood Green on Thursday to celebrate a major step forward for the regional life sciences industry: an agreement to form a 30-year strategic partnership between Pitt and biotech company ElevateBio to ... (08/30/2022)

Wahed receives funding to develop SMART patient-centered clinical trial methods

PITTWIRE -  With over $...
Wahed receives funding to develop SMART patient-centered clinical trial methods

PITTWIRE -  With over $1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Abdus Wahed, professor of  biostatistics , and his team will launch a three-year project to develop methodological and statistical guidance for a new way of testing treatment sequences through adapt... (08/30/2022)

Maureen Lichtveld: Preparing the next generation of public health

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE - Now...
Maureen Lichtveld: Preparing the next generation of public health

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE - Now, more than ever, it is vital that public health takes the lead to counter health threats at every level of our common society — from continent to country, from state to county and from city to neighborhood. We know how to do this. Unfortunately, our recent efforts — of... (08/29/2022)

Misinformation is a common thread between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics

THE CONVERSATION - IDM's Cris...
Misinformation is a common thread between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics

THE CONVERSATION - IDM's Cristian Apetrei discusses the striking parallels between the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics that show the dire consequences disinformation can have on both patients and society as a whole. COVID-19 isn’t the first pandemic where false and harmful information has set back ... (08/26/2022)