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A Pitt study linked some cancers to dental disease
Marian Bezamat and colleagues recently found a surprising connection between cavities and skin and breast cancer.
Pitts Pre-Health Scholars Program commits to increasing diversity in health professions
The program supports underrepresented undergraduates with advising and mentoring to ensure their retention and success.
Struggling with your New Years resolutions? Theres still hope, say these Pitt experts
Its not too late to reevaluate your goals and set yourself up for success: Here are Omid Fotuhi and Sophia Choukas-Bradleys 7 tips for lasting change.
Pitt-Greensburg unveiled its new Life Sciences Building
The two-story building, which features seven lab spaces, will allow nursing and sciences programs to grow.
The benefits of alcohol have been exaggerated, says this Pitt professor
Although many cut down on their consumption for Dry January, popular beliefs about the positives of drinking prevail. Christina Mair explains that the research isn't so clear.
How to turn the tide of the opioid epidemic
A group of bipartisan politicians and health care experts shared their plans, progress and hope during a Dec. 16 Pitt panel discussion.
How the pandemic inspired this Pitt student to pursue a career in public health
For Larisa Garza Chapa, a graduate degree is the first step to making meaningful changes in health equity.
4 ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health
As the worlds population approaches 8 billion people, reducing global health risks will require combating climate change, says Pitt Public Health Dean Maureen Lichtveld.
Go behind the scenes with the athletic training students who support Pitt football
From wrapping ankles to monitoring hydration, these students get on-the-field job experience while they keep the Panthers in tip-top shape.
Pitt celebrated the groundbreaking of the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center
On Sept. 29, the 窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 broke ground on the institutions new state-of-the-art Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. To commemorate the next phase of construction, Pitt hosted a
Looking at smiling faces extends the antidepressant effects of ketamine
Pitt psychiatrist Rebecca Price writes about her new study, which supports the idea that the drug opens a window of opportunity for patients with depression to improve their self-worth.
Want to feel less stressed? Take a tour of Pitts trees.
Pitts tree-planting efforts support more than the environment there are health benefits, too. Here are five trees on the 窪蹋勛圖厙 campus that are worth a peep as the leaves begin to turn.
One way to help college students get enough sleep pay them to go tobed
When Pitt economist Osea Giuntella offered students just $30 per week to sleep longer, they did and the results persisted past the study period. Heres what that could mean for other habits.
Pitt researchers are leading the way toward a Google Maps of cells
By using the citys supercomputing superpowers, their goal is to develop a global atlas of healthy cells in the human body that any researchers can access.
What you need to know about monkeypox
Ken Ho, a Pitt infectious disease specialist, explains how monkeypox differs from COVID-19 and what to do if you think youve been exposed.
Pitt health sciences volunteers provided free dental, eye and hearing care at a recent clinic
More than 300 Pitt volunteers helped over 1,400 people access health care at this years Mission of Mercy 窪蹋勛圖厙 event.
A program to help under-resourced students succeed got him through pharmacy school
First-generation student Jerry Mascara says TRIO Student Support Services gave him the sense of belonging and study skills he needed to launch his career.
Theresa Brown (NURS 07) got cancer and a whole new perspective on the medical system. The best-selling author shared her experience in her latest book, "Healing."
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Water Collaboratory at Pitt will host a regional network to improve water quality
As new host of the Southwest Pennsylvania Water Network, the collaboratory aims to help build a stronger regional identity around the areas rivers.
This Pitt researcher is using data to fight the opioid epidemic
Jeanine Buchanichs work with the Pennsylvania Department of Health is pinpointing which public health interventions show the most benefit.
