Epidemiology News

What you can do with a health science degree

Taylor Simone Mathis, who will begin earning a master of public health degree in epidemiology, says she chose a health science career path after much thought.

Pitt honors longtime staff employees at ceremony

30 Pitt Public Health staff with long tenures at the University were honored during the Chancellor's Annual Staff Recognition Ceremony.

Sarah Annalise Sanders: We can improve Black maternal outcomes by enhancing access to community birth

Sanders, a postdoctoral associate, writes: "It is essential for advocates for racial health equity and access to birth center care to understand and respond to the racist history of maternal care in America."

Muscle fat content predict risk of cognitive decline: Study

"Our data suggest that muscle adiposity plays a unique role in cognitive decline, distinct from that of other types of fat or other muscle characteristics," said Caterina Rosano.

Healthy vascular fat during menopause may stave off dementia later in life

A new study shows how taking care of your heart helps take care of your brain.

The quantity and quality of fat surrounding the heart’s largest artery at midlife may predict a woman’s risk of developing dementia in her later years, according to a new study by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health scientists that followed women through menopause and for more than a dozen years after.

Oral estrogen-only use riskier than patch or vaginal cream for menopausal women, study says

"The lack of information on weight was especially significant," said Samar El Khoudary.

5 health science faculty members won 2023 Ascending Star Awards

Congratulations to associate professor of epidemiology Allison Kuipers on receiving the 2023 Ascending Star Awards.

U.S. overdose deaths plateau in 2022, but still exceed 100,000

“Anybody looking at this with historical trends in mind, and a bit of statistics in mind, will probably say it’s not going to go down,” said Dr. Burke.

Q&A: Health changes during menopause associated with increased cardiovascular risk

Healio spoke with El Khoudary about how the transition to menopause is associated with CVD risk.

Student accolades and honors

Faculty accolades and honors

The School of Public Health celebrates honors and achievements made by faculty members during the spring semester.

U.S. News and World Report 2023 graduate school rankings released

Pitt Public Health and several departments and programs perform well in the latest graduate school rankings.

Pitts­burgh’s po­lio pre-pi­o­neers

A trib­ute to the school­chil­dren who showed the Salk vac­cine was safe

Building reproductive health equity upstream

The duo’s work focuses on tackling social determinants of health upstream at the policy level, which will help to dismantle structural racism and improve health inequities quicker and more completely.

Pittsburgh days, Havana nights

Staff member combines data management career with a passion for visual arts

By day, Rafael Migoyo wields Health Studies Research Center data, seeking order from a chaos of information collected in aging studies conducted by Pitt Public Health faculty in the Department of Epidemiology. When the workday ends, Migoyo’s mind is on a different kind of collection—paintings, sculptures, textiles and photography created by artists in his native Cuba.