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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).
Match Day 2024: 98% Success Rate
The light rain outside could not dampen the excitement in the Petersen Events Center on the morning of March 15 as graduating University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine students and their friends and families waited to find out where they’ll spend the next years of their lives.
With a countdown and balloon drop marking the moment, Pitt Med students opened the...
Primary Care Telemedicine Linked With Fewer Antibiotics for Children Than Direct-To-Consumer Telemedicine
Pitt researchers have shown that telemedicine visits conducted for children with primary care providers (PCPs) are associated with fewer antibiotic prescriptions than telemedicine visits with virtual-only, direct-to-consumer companies.
The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight the importance of supporting integrated telemedicine within the primary care...
Pitt Med Celebrates Women’s History Month
Written by Sarah Lindley and Juliana Briggs
This Women’s History Month, we asked some female Pitt Med faculty who they look up to in science or medicine. Some named women who excelled in their disciplines despite facing systemic barriers. Others named women who mentored them directly and left long-lasting personal impressions on them. But all of them named women who stand out for...
New Study Reveals Molecular Fingerprint of Biological Aging
Pitt researchers have uncovered blood-based markers linked with healthy and rapid aging, allowing them to predict a person’s biological age—how fast a person’s cells and organs age regardless of their birthdate. Unlike chronological age, biological age is a strong indicator of an individual’s health, according to senior author Aditi Gurkar, assistant professor of medicine (Division of...
Two School of Medicine Faculty Elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
Greg Delgoffe (left) and Leah Byrne (right)
Leah Byrne, assistant professor of ophthalmology, and Greg Delgoffe, associate professor of immunology, have been elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
NAI senior members are active faculty, scientists, and administrators from NAI member Institutions who have demonstrated remarkable innovation...
Transforming Learning at Pitt Pharmacy with Augmented and Virtual Reality
By: Phoebe Ingraham Renda
From Oculus gaming systems to Apple’s Vision Pro, Pitt students are no strangers to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. However, for the first time in fall 2023, 115 School of Pharmacy students used this technology to step into their studies during their Pharmacotherapy of Cardiovascular Disease course.
“We’re teaching...
Pitt-Led Team’s AI Phone App Diagnoses Kids’ Ear Infections
A new smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately diagnose ear infections, or acute otitis media (AOM), could help decrease unnecessary antibiotic use in young children, according to new research published in JAMA Pediatrics. Alejandro Hoberman, Jack L. Paradise Professor of Pediatric Research and director of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics in...
Bariatric Surgery a Safe and Effective Tool for Diabetes Control and Remission, New Study Finds
Bariatric surgery is more effective than medical and lifestyle modifications for achieving long-term Type 2 diabetes control and remission, according to new research led by Anita P. Courcoulas, Anthony M. Harrison, MD Professor of Surgery and chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery in the Department of Surgery.
In the largest and longest randomized...
