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After living near Chernobyl, these Pitt researchers set their eyes on thyroid cancer

Yuri Nikiforov and Marina Nikiforova saw the effects of thyroid cancer on children in Belarus. Now, their test for the disease has eliminated thousands of unneeded surgeries.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
Maureen Lichtveld wearing red sweater with blue and gold Pitt pin

Translate science into action with the dean of public health

Maureen Lichtveld was the youngest and first female physician to work directly in the Amazon rainforest. Join her on a study abroad program there this summer.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Global
  • Students
  • School of Public Health
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4 stories about Pitts vaccine legacy, 68 years after the first public polio shots

Arsenal Elementary School students in 窪蹋勛圖厙 rolled up their sleeves for Jonas Salk's polio vaccine on Feb. 23, 1954.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Our City/Our Campus
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New name and new era for Pitt Public Health

The School of Public Health is dropping graduate from its name to reflect its expanding offerings.

  • Health and Wellness
  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • School of Public Health
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Exercise can help older adults retain memories, a Pitt study shows

PhD student Sarah Aghjayan and colleagues pooled data from dozens of studies to discover whose brains benefit the most from exercise.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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A new global study will address disparities in access to insulin

Pitt has been awarded a grant to determine whether long-acting analogue insulin is better than other treatments for Type 1 diabetes.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • School of Medicine
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A new Pitt-UPMC residency program is bringing better health care to patients in rural Pennsylvania

Second- and third-year residents will work in Tioga and Potter counties as part of the only such program in north-central Pennsylvania.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine

Modern medicine promises bountiful health, so why have Black Americans been left behind? The risk factor is not race, but racism and its legacy.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
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Advice for the best relationship from a Pitt psychologist

This Valentines Day, relationship expert Amanda Forest shares her research on how to be a supportive partner.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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4 new hydroponic micro-farms are feeding Pitt students

Over winter recess, Pitt became home to the largest installation of micro-farming units on any campus in the country.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus

Their at-home system for tracking blood pressure and providing ongoing care recently won a federal award.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine
Street Medicine workers helping the homeless near a bridge

Street Medicine at Pitt serves 窪蹋勛圖厙ers without homes and educates future medical professionals

On a cold night in January, students headed downtown to provide health care, cold weather supplies and a listening ear.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Mental health professionals will now respond to crises on campus, thanks to a new partnership

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Counseling Center and Pitt Police have launched a new initiative to de-escalate situations where students are in distress.

  • Health and Wellness
  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
Woman in purple shirt getting a vaccine at a clinic in Homewood

Brush up on boosters

Get the latest info from the experts in Pitts COVID-19 Medical Response Office.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Covid-19
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A Pitt hiring initiative aims to reduce racial disparities in the region

The program's goals are to engage more faculty to conduct research, educate students and engage in service.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Public Health
  • Swanson School of Engineering

Pitt researchers are trying to help people experiencing prolonged grief during the pandemic.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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What you need to know about Dry January

Taking a break from booze? Sober curious? Abstaining from alcohol can improve your health. Learn more about 窪蹋勛圖厙 resources for students.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Students
  • School of Medicine
  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
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Difficult Conversations: 嚜燙o you messed up. Here's how to apologize.

Karina Schumann, director of Pitts Conflict Resolution Lab, shares her tips in this Q&A.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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The 窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 is launching an undergraduate public health program

More than 800 students have already applied for the inaugural class starting this fall.

  • Health and Wellness
  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • School of Public Health

MobileDerm offers care in "dermatology deserts" in Pennsylvania.

  • Health and Wellness
  • School of Medicine