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Zoe Mistrale Hendrickson, PhD, associate professor of behavioral and community health sciences, and Sanghamitra Das, PhD, assistant professor of anthropology

Across disciplines and borders, Pitt researchers tackle questions of data, power and health

A conversation about shared research interests sparked a new collaboration between public health researcher Zoe Mistrale Hendrickson, PhD, and anthropologist Sanghamitra Das, PhD. Working with partners in Nepal and India, the researchers are examining the ethical, legal and social dimensions of reproductive health data governance.

Natacha DeGenna, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, clinical and translational science, and epidemiology

Far less than one drink a day could raise your cancer risk, study finds

Having just 0.35 ounces of alcohol per day has been linked to a higher risk of cancers of the pharynx, colon, rectum, esophagus, breast, liver, pancreas and prostate. “If you do the math, the results of this study suggest that it’s not safe to drink even one standard drink every day,” says Natacha DeGenna, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, clinical and translational science, and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Pitt Public Health students, faculty present at American College of Sports Annual meeting

Students and faculty in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health attended the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting held May 25-29 in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they presented research on aging, physical activity and maternal health.

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