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Is this pain muscle strain or a minor heart attack?
An interdisciplinary Pitt team is using machine learning to more quickly and accurately identify heart attacks and their arterial origins.
Pitt’s new recreation and wellness center will champion students’ mental and physical wellness
"The newest, coolest and healthiest place on campus" is coming soon.
Get fresh greens all year round at many Pitt dining locations
The University has partnered with local agricultural company Fifth Season to grow lettuce, spinach and other greens using 97% less land and 95% less water than traditional farming methods.
A training program is making surgery easier on veterans and safer for health care staff
A nurse anesthetist and Pitt alum watched veterans with PTSD “go to sleep in Pittsburgh but wake up in Iraq.” He knew something had to change.
A Pitt scientist is striving to quiet the ringing in veterans' ears
The most common service-related disability in U.S. veterans, tinnitus, has no available cure. Thanos Tzounopoulos is on the front lines of the effort to find one.
Plastic surgery professors step into entrepreneurship
Beth and Jeff Gusenoff developed two products to make foot surgery faster and recovery more comfortable. A salad spinner inspired one of them.
Innovation challenge winners tackle health disparities
Projects that address tooth decay in kids, parenting while Black and ventilator-associated pneumonia each took home $115,000 in this year’s Pitt Innovation Challenge.
An app could promote informed and healthy pregnancies
Some at-risk patients didn’t know they had been prescribed aspirin to prevent a dangerous condition in pregnancy, Pitt researchers found. A smartphone app might be the answer.
What you need to know about COVID-19 boosters
Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office answers your most frequently asked questions.
We rate Pitt therapy dog Halloween costumes
See what pups were wearing in the Cathedral’s most fur-raising night of the year. Plus, hear from students organizing to spread the puppy love.
Mission of Mercy dental clinic brought smiles to hundreds in the Pittsburgh region
Pitt Dental Medicine helped provide free care, from cleanings to root canals, for those who needed it most.
It takes a village to keep trees healthy
Aurora Sharrard, Pitt’s director of sustainability, explains why you might see arborists on the Pittsburgh campus — and why our trees require regular care.
Pandemic shutdowns had some mental health benefits for teen girls
A new Pitt study shows how girls spent their pandemic free time — and drives home the everyday stress of being a 21st century teen.
Pitt teams tapped to develop 'Google Maps' of cells important in aging
The National Institutes of Health has given two Pitt projects $31 million to create a molecular atlas that could help researchers understand age-related diseases as diverse as cancer and dementia.
A little-studied brain circuit could have big effects on learning
New research led by a Pitt undergrad and psychology’s Jamie Hanson could inform interventions to help children who experience high levels of stress.
Relationship Violence Awareness Month offers ways to support survivors
Speak with advocates, break through the bystander effect, and talk about healthy relationships.
Brian Galla wants to help your teen kick their Instagram habit
Appealing to their sense of rebellion might be the key to helping teens cut back on social media use, the Pitt psychologist's research shows.
COVID-19 testing: what staff and faculty need to know
We answer FAQs for employees, including who needs to take tests, how you get them and what you should do if you’re symptomatic.
They're trying to detect the next pandemic
Seema Lakdawala’s lab is part of a new multi-institutional partnership that will assess the pandemic potential of new viruses.
What you need to know about HVAC on campus
Indoor air quality matters now more than ever. Here’s how the Office of Facilities Management is keeping the air safe in Pitt buildings.
