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Pitt Researchers’ Study Raises Concerns About Risks to Prescription Drug Supply
A team led by Pitt researchers has found that supply disruptions increased for many drugs at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to prepandemic levels after May 2020.
The findings of the study, published in JAMA Network Open on April 5, suggest that ongoing policy work is needed to protect U.S. drug supplies from future supply shocks, the researchers wrote....
Pitt to Host 3rd Annual Pharmacoequity Conference
When Fumiko Chino’s young husband died of neuroendocrine carcinoma, she was left with hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical debt for bills that his student insurance didn’t cover. She is now a radiation oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who studies the impact of financial strain on cancer patients.
She will present the keynote address, "Financial...
Pitt Receives NIH Grants to Study Health Effects of Chemical Exposures Following the East Palestine Train Derailment
Pitt researchers have received a pair of two-year grants from the National Institutes of Health to support studies on the health effects of environmental contamination resulting from the train derailment that spilled hazardous materials into the local communities in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023.
The grants, totaling nearly $1 million, were awarded through a...
Decision Aid Helps Patients Make Informed Decisions About Tubal Sterilization
University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed an easy-to-use web-based decision aid to help pregnant individuals who are considering tubal sterilization to make informed decisions about their reproductive health, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.
“When patients are making decisions about their health and fertility, we want to make certain...
Drug Candidate May “Unmask” Latent HIV-Infected Cells, Mark Them for Destruction
Pitt School of Medicine scientists have identified drug candidates that show promise to reverse the ability of HIV to escape detection by the immune system.
The discovery reveals a potential path to eliminate the viral reservoir that cannot be cleared with existing antiretroviral drugs.
“HIV establishes a reservoir of infected cells that lay dormant even in the...
Women’s History Month Role Models
For Women’s History Month, we asked female deans in Pitt’s Schools of the Health Sciences to talk about the women who inspire them. Here’s what they told us.
Marnie OakleyDean of the School of Dental Medicine
“My mother, Joan LaVigna (left), has been the biggest female role model in my life.
“One of my first memories of her was witnessing her relentless work...
University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences 2023 Fiscal Year Fact Sheet
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Two Pitt Medicine Professors Elected to the Association of American Physicians
Two University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine professors have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP).
