BUSTLE - Though many people do not understand the safety and efficacy of the flu shot, it is the best protection against the dangerous infection. In fact, many of the rumored side effects you've probably heard about the flu vaccine are actually not true at all. Some people claim the flu shot can mess up your muscle. BCHS's RICHARD ZIMMERMAN, explained that the pain in your arm actually means the vaccine is doing its job.
KAISER HEALTH NEWS - As congressional action seems increasingly unlikely, two approaches offer another possible path forward. The first is known as “march-in rights.” The second is generally referred to as Section 1498 because of its location in the U.S. Code. They are “already part of a law that is intact. … An option the administration can take now,” said HPM's WALID GELLAD.
Dean Donald S. Burke's third annual address to the school on the state of the nation's opioid overdose epidemic looks at one of the most pressing issues facing our region. Burke highlights his team's research recently published in Science ( Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016 ), as well as details Pitt Public Health's efforts to confront the crisis and how you can get involved. Click...
CAROLYN BYRNES (EPI ‘11), NANCY NIEMCZYK (EPI ‘14), and EPI's DARA MENDEZ are to serve in a new effort to collect information to investigate and disseminate findings related to maternal deaths. “With the alarming rate of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania, establishing this committee will help take immediate action in determining the reasons for this phenomenon,” Governor Wolf said.
PRI'S THE TAKEAWAY - Last week America watched as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ducked and dodged questions about his drinking habits when he was a teenager. It forced many of us to consider our own relationship to alcohol. BCHS's CHRISTINA MAIR said, "There are more deaths attributed to alcohol than any other substance and it's one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in this country."
Felter, Flatt publish study guide for the CHES exam
Felter, Flatt publish study guide for the CHES exam
BCHS's ELIZABETH FELTER and JASON FLATT (BCHS '13) recently published a study guide for the Certified Health Education Exam. The 200-page book serves as the primary resource for any student taking the CHES exam and is now available through Springer Publishing Company. (10/03/2018)
Thurston: sexual harassment and assault take long-term toll on women's health
Thurston: sexual harassment and assault take long-term toll on women's health
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER - A new study shows that not only are sexual harassment and assault highly prevalent today, but they may also have negative health consequences. "It is widely understood that sexual harassment and assault can impact women's lives and how they function, but this study also eval... (10/03/2018)
Hackathon Gives PA Coders An Opportunity To Help Fight The Opioid Crisis
Hackathon Gives PA Coders An Opportunity To Help Fight The Opioid Crisis
WESA-FM - Pennsylvania is asking coders and designers to look at its data on the opioid crisis as part of a month-long hackathon to find new strategies to fight the epidemic. Teams are encouraged to focus on 1 of 3 tracks dealing with the opioid epidemic: preventing opioid use disorder, saving live... (10/03/2018)
CRAB co-chair Jeanette South-Paul to receive international award for work in Japan
CRAB co-chair Jeanette South-Paul to receive international award for work in Japan
TRIB LIVE - Co-chair of the Center for Health Equity’s Community Advisory Board, JEANETTE SOUTH-PAUL, MD, is among the first to be honored with the America-Japan Society’s second annual Kentaro Kaneko Award to be presented at the International House in Tokyo this October. “I can’t over-emphasize le... (10/02/2018)
Human immunodeficiency virus infection induces lymphoid fibrosis in the BM-liver-thymus-spleen humanized mouse model
Human immunodeficiency virus infection induces lymphoid fibrosis in the BM-liver-thymus-spleen humanized mouse model
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION INSIGHT - Jasmine Samal, Samantha Kelly, Ali Na-Shatal, Abdallah Elhakiem, Antu Das, Ming Ding, Anwesha Sanyal, Phalguni Gupta, Kevin Melody, Brad Roland, Watfa Ahmed, Aala Zakir, and Moses Bility developed a potentially novel human immune system–humanized mouse mo... (10/02/2018)
2018 Annual Department of Human Genetics Retreat
2018 Annual Department of Human Genetics Retreat
On Friday, September 7-Sunday, September 9, the Department of Human Genetics held its annual retreat for students, faculty, staff, and their families at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology in Northwest Pennsylvania. The retreat had 80 attendees, along with 12 partners and 5 children. The theme was... (10/02/2018)
Interdepartmental Human and Medical Genetics Retreat
Interdepartmental Human and Medical Genetics Retreat
On Thursday, September 13, the Department of Human Genetics gathered with other departments, centers, and divisions at Pitt and UPMC for the first Interdepartmental Human and Medical Genetics Retreat. The retreat featured a variety of talks and a poster session about the latest genetics research at... (10/02/2018)
Goldstein profiled in Risk Analysis
Goldstein profiled in Risk Analysis
RISK ANALYSIS - Before joining Pitt Public Health in 2001, BERNARD GOLDSTEIN, EOH professor and former dean, obtained his medical degree from NYU. In 1980, he was recruited by Rutgers Medical School to help with the increase in public and political concerns about environmental pollution. Later, he ... (10/01/2018)
Hundreds of nursing homes throughout the country forced to close their doors
Hundreds of nursing homes throughout the country forced to close their doors
NEW YORK TIMES - Fewer patients are winding up in nursing homes, and hundreds of the facilities are closing each year. Nationally, “200 to 300 nursing homes close each year,” said HPM's NICHOLAS CASTLE. The number of residents keeps shrinking, too, from 1.48 million in 2000 to 1.36 million in 2015,... (10/01/2018)
Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics hold joint retreat
Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics hold joint retreat
Pitt's departments of biostatistics and biomedical informatics held a half-day joint faculty retreat to share respective areas of work, identify common interests, and foster collaborations in research and education. (09/26/2018)
Jane Cauley receives ASBMR 2018 Shirley Hohl Service Award
Jane Cauley receives ASBMR 2018 Shirley Hohl Service Award
Congratulations to EPI's JANE CAULEY for receiving the 2018 Shirley Hohl Award from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. She received the award after volunteering for numerous positions and projects with the society. “To be awarded the ASBMR 2018 Shirley Hohl Service Award is a great... (09/24/2018)
Pittsburgh finds current liver allocation system disadvantages children awaiting liver transplants
Pittsburgh finds current liver allocation system disadvantages children awaiting liver transplants
ASPPH FRIDAY LETTER - Children are at a considerable disadvantage when competing with adults for livers from deceased organ donors in the U.S. allocation system. “Using national, long-term data, our report is the first to demonstrate that the scoring system, on its own, dramatically underestimates ... (09/24/2018)
Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016
Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016
SCIENCE - In an effort to understand the epidemic dynamics and perhaps predict its future course, Pitt Public Health researchers analyzed records of nearly 600,000 overdose deaths. Dean DONALD BURKE, HPM's HAWRE JALAL, and colleagues concluded that the U.S. drug overdose epidemic has been inexorabl... (09/21/2018)
Maseru joins panel on "Human Rights in Pittsburgh and the World"
Maseru joins panel on "Human Rights in Pittsburgh and the World"
Noble Maseru of the Center for Health Equity joined a panel discussion entitled "Human Rights in Pittsburgh and the World: Assessing Human Rights Impacts, Limitations, and Prospects at the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)". Maseru challenged the audience of studen... (09/19/2018)
Toomey-backed bill on opioid crisis informed by Pitt Public Health research headed to passage
Toomey-backed bill on opioid crisis informed by Pitt Public Health research headed to passage
OBSERVER REPORTER - Sen. Pat Toomey helped write some of the provisions for the Opioid Crisis Response Act, a collection of 70 points rolled into one bill meant to fight the opioid epidemic. The bill will offer $4.7 billion over the next few years to fund programs to help battle the epidemic. One m... (09/19/2018)
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