Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Associate Professor of Epidemiology Jean Nachega discusses how the Mpox outbreak in Africa has been neglected, despite its potential to escalate into a global pandemic.
Connecting dots: Pitt health expert explores intersection of climate change and COVID-19
Dean Maureen Lichtveld discusses the intersection of climate change and COVID-19.
Expert Insights: Could the next pandemic be lurking closer than we think?
Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Chair Suresh Kuchipudi provides insight on bird flu preparedness.
Women's fracture rates, risk vary by race, ethnicity
"This study is the first to provide novel fracture incidence data in many racial, ethnic, and origin groups that have been understudied in the U.S. and highlights the need to understand the factors that underlie these differences," lead author Jane Cauley.
This mpox outbreak isn't like the last one
“The 2022 global outbreak was clade 2, and mortality was less than 1 percent,” says Jean Nachega, associate professor of epidemiology. “Now we’re talking about a strain which can have up to 10 percent mortality.”
Doctor's work in Nigeria supported by Monroeville Rotary
“I knew I had to give back, to do something,” said Abi Fapohunda, assistant professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences.
Department renamed at Pitt’s School of Public Health
The Department of Biostatistics will become the Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science to reflect the increasing growth of complex data and biotechnology now being employed in the field of public health.
New study suggests climate change could lead to more missed doctor appointments
“I applaud the [researchers’] effort to include the role of temperature and heat in appointment adherence,” said Dean Maureen Lichtveld.
Pitt named Maternal Health Research Center of excellence
NIH grant covers $13 million over six years
Learning by doing
Students thrive at Pittsburgh Summer Institute.
University of Pittsburgh to lead One Health Consortium for the Commonwealth
“We look forward to expanding what we know about One Health to work toward a healthy society in which every one of us can thrive,” Dean Lichtveld said.
Dysfunctional destruction of cellular powerhouses is central to severe asthma
For two decades, Dr. Sally Wenzel, chair of the department of environmental and occupational health, has worked to bring precision medicine to asthma, publishing extensively on the disease’s many underlying genetic and molecular causes.
Summer pathways into public health
When School of Public Health undergraduate student Alejandro Kulick, was a freshman at the Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy, he was introduced to epidemiology through a video game.
How to protect against West Nile Virus this summer
The last reported human case of West Nile Virus occurred in September 2023, however, Dr. Ernesto Marques, an associate professor in the department of infectious disease and microbiology, cautions that West Nile cases are likely underreported.