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COVID-19 vaccination: Pitt Public Health experts answer your questions
Although the federal public health emergency ended in 2023, COVID-19 continues to evolve and affect health worldwide. The virus remains part of our daily lives and still poses risks, especially for people vulnerable to severe illness.
Pitt studies highlight access to treatment in a Health Affairs special issue on Opioid Use Disorder
In a themed issue on the opioid crisis published in Health Affairs, three studies from University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health researchers underscore gaps in access to methadone, a medication that can reduce the risk of overdose-related deaths by 50% or more, and other evidence-based interventions.
ADHD drugmakers double marketing spending to clinicians
“What stood out in our findings was the increasing role of marketing payments directed toward advanced practice clinicians,” said J. Travis Donahoe, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of health policy and management at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and the lead author of the study.