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Dara Mendez

Intersections: Local laws aid black moms

Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Associate Director of the Center for Health Equity, Dara D. Méndez joins KDKA to discuss local efforts to help black moms give healthy births.

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Congratulations, Health Sciences graduates!

Congratulations to the Spring 2025 graduates in the University of Pittsburgh’s schools of the health sciences!

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Cassava Flour, chips, bread and more contain high levels of lead

“In Ghana [this contamination] tends to be a problem because we consume a lot of cassava. It’s our staple,” says Nesta Bortey-Sam, assistant professor of environmental and occupational health.

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