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
2022 Porter Prize bestowed on National Academy of Medicine president Victor Dzau.
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
Pitt’s Healthy Home Lab receives funding to make homes safer for older adults
UPMC-Pitt is one of seven institutions to receive a portion of a $5.7 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD.
How cancer cells can become immortal – new research finds a mutated gene that helps melanoma defeat the normal limits on repeated replication
A defining characteristic of cancer cells is their immortality. Cancer cells, however, can overcome this limitation to form tumors and bypass “mortality” by continuing to replicate.
Lewis Kuller, longtime chair of epidemiology at Pitt, dies at 88
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle- Lewis H. Kuller, who built a world-class Department of Epidemiology, which he chaired for 30 years, has died.
Brace yourself for a triple wave of seasonal viruses
WIRED- "It’s like a dream and a nightmare for someone doing prediction,” says Mary Krauland, a Health Policy and Management research assistant professor who models SARS-CoV-2 and influenza outbreaks.