Will the next pandemic be a self-fulfilling prophecy? A leading epidemiologist and onetime Pitt dean has thoughts
In a recent issue of the journal Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, through Johns Hopkins University Press, dean Emeritus Burke looks back at the 1977 Russian flu H1N1 pandemic and its origins, seeing it as an eerie specter that humans are capable of repeating.
Meet 2024 Porter Prize awardee Peter Hotez
Since his high school days, Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, has considered University of Pittsburgh virologist Dr. Jonas Salk his personal hero for developing the first safe and effective vaccine for polio in 1955.
New efforts to combat anti-science rhetoric and encourage vaccines topic of Pitt panel
“Any decline we’re seeing in vaccination rates is concerning,” said Theresa Chapple-McGruder, director of the Center for Health Equity and associate professor of health policy and management.
US COVID-19 rates oscillate every six months
“The COVID-19 winter waves are consistent with that of other respiratory viruses, but the existence of a repeated additional surge during the summer was unexpected,” said senior author Donald S. Burke, M.D., dean emeritus.
Faculty trio cited among top female scientists – For yet another year
Data analytics company Research.com has again ranked three School of Public Health faculty members among their annual list of top 1,000 female scientists.
More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned
“It looks like the data they used were able to break things down by state, which is nice and something we were unable to do with the data we used,” said Jacqueline Ellison assistant professor of health policy and management.
Path to public health: Vice Dean Jeanine Buchanich
Jeanine Buchanich, PhD, MPH, MEd, started her journey as an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, where she traversed a winding path to her new role as the vice dean of Pitt Public Health.
Hundreds of places in the US said racism was a public health crisis. What’s changed?
“If we’re not going to name racism in the first place, then we’re not going to start to develop solutions to address it,” said Dara Mendez, associate professor of epidemiology.
Tiffany Gary-Webb named Provost Faculty Fellow
Pitt’s Office of the Provost has announced that Tiffany Gary-Webb, professor of epidemiology, has been named Provost Faculty Fellow working with John Wallace.
Meredith Hughes chosen for new State Health Policy Fellowship
Meredith Hughes, assistant professor of health policy and management, is one of three inaugural fellows in the pilot State Health Policy Fellowship (SHPF) program, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced.
Preparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another − how an accidental virus release triggered 1977’s ‘Russian flu’
Donald S. Burke, dean emeritus and distinguished university professor emeritus, explains how an overreaction to a new flu strain led to an unintentional lab leak that triggered the 1977 flu pandemic.
More than half of HIV-positive Americans are 50+. Figuring out care is complex
Linda Frank, professor of infectious diseases and microbiology, advocates for routine testing for HIV by primary care physicians.
Extreme weather can leave a trail of destruction and a lasting health impact
Addressing these increasing disasters means addressing climate change. Environmental health experts like Dean Maureen Lichtveld say policymakers should work with communities that are affected even if some people may not recognize climate change as a threat.
New funding to empower youth in Madagascar through comprehensive sexuality education
Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Professor Jessica Burke, PhD, MHS, and Assistant Professor Sara Baumann, PhD, MPH, have received $400,000 in funding from the Spencer Foundation.