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40 years later, the Pitt Men’s Study is still breaking ground in the fight against AIDS

The Pitt Men’s Study recently commemorated 40 years of trailblazing research, including contributions to more than 1,700 scientific articles.

When COVID-19 struck in early 2020, nursing homes became the pandemic’s epicenter. Overwhelmed long-term care facilities found themselves unable to keep up with spiraling infections and deaths among residents

A collaborative program to rethink nursing home care

“The original Teaching Nursing Home Initiative ran its course with some success,” explains Howard Degenholtz, professor of health policy and management.

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Polio is eradicated in Canada. Will vaccine skepticism usher in a return?

Peter Salk professor in the department of infectious diseases and microbiology, explained that the public’s fear of serious diseases has diminished over time, as the terrifying effects of polio have faded from memory.

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