Mpox in pregnancy — Risks, vertical transmission, prevention, and treatment
Associate Professor of Epidemiology Jean Nachega provides perspective on Mpox in pregnancy.
Is the mpox outbreak abroad a threat to the U.S.?
“Yes, there is a risk that this could become global,” said Jean Nachega, associate professor of epidemiology. “We saw it before, and there’s no reason not to see it again.”
U.S. Department of Defense Awards Pitt $100M to continue transformative trauma trials
“The strength of the LITES network lies in our partnerships with dozens of trauma centers dedicated to providing the best possible life-saving care to the communities they serve,” said coprincipal investigator Stephen Wisniewski, professor of epidemiology.
Pitt Public Health faculty member wins Winters Foundation Award
The Department of Epidemiology’s own Alexander Sundermann, DrPH, assistant professor, was recently selected for the Winters Foundation Award.
Faculty trio cited among top female scientists – For yet another year
Data analytics company Research.com has again ranked three School of Public Health faculty members among their annual list of top 1,000 female scientists.
Hundreds of places in the US said racism was a public health crisis. What’s changed?
“If we’re not going to name racism in the first place, then we’re not going to start to develop solutions to address it,” said Dara Mendez, associate professor of epidemiology.
Tiffany Gary-Webb named Provost Faculty Fellow
Pitt’s Office of the Provost has announced that Tiffany Gary-Webb, professor of epidemiology, has been named Provost Faculty Fellow working with John Wallace.
2 Pitt graduate students were named public health ambassadors
Master's candidates Jaia Gallegos and Prathiksha Sivakumar, were selected for the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s (ASPPH) 2024-25 This Is Public Health Ambassador Cohort.
Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Associate Professor of Epidemiology Jean Nachega discusses how the Mpox outbreak in Africa has been neglected, despite its potential to escalate into a global pandemic.
Women's fracture rates, risk vary by race, ethnicity
"This study is the first to provide novel fracture incidence data in many racial, ethnic, and origin groups that have been understudied in the U.S. and highlights the need to understand the factors that underlie these differences," lead author Jane Cauley.
This mpox outbreak isn't like the last one
“The 2022 global outbreak was clade 2, and mortality was less than 1 percent,” says Jean Nachega, associate professor of epidemiology. “Now we’re talking about a strain which can have up to 10 percent mortality.”
Pitt named Maternal Health Research Center of excellence
NIH grant covers $13 million over six years
Learning by doing
Students thrive at Pittsburgh Summer Institute.
Dr. Alexander Sundermann joins Next Gen Diagnostics as its Director of Infection Prevention Services
Next Gen Diagnostics announces that Alexander Sundermann, assistant professor of epidemiology, has joined NGD as its Director of Infection Prevention Services.