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Groundswell

It’s not “race,” but racism and its legacy, that sickens, maims and kills. Illustration by Jasmine Green. * Pitt Med, Fall 2020

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Coming to Light 

Many diseases of the retina and optic nerve remain untreatable. The reenvisioned ophthalmology department has its sights on changing that. * Pitt Med, Fall 2019

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Personal Best

Pitt is poised to become home base for human performance optimization. * Pitt Med, Spring 2019

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Home Again

Patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs are often caught in a revolving door of emergency department visits. * Pitt Med, Winter 2017

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Untangling Darwin

Vaughn Cooper studies evolution in action. Now, he’s beginning to think it may be possible to predict evolution. * Pitt Med, Fall 2017

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Cut Off

Someone once told Eve, “You just aren’t working hard enough in therapy.” * Pitt Med, Summer 2017

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Mind is Matter

Pitt neuroscientists are mapping the wiring within us that’s behind the mind-body connection. * Pitt Med Fall 2016

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Into a World of Light

José-Alain Sahel leads legions of scientists working to halt and reverse the effects of diseases that leave millions in the dark. Pitt Med, Summer ’16

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Promethean Effort

An epic tale of injury and renewal, featuring Pitt’s George Michalopoulos and your liver. * Pitt Med, Fall 2013

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Works In Progress

David Kupfer wants the DSM-5 to help his field come of age. Meet the man behind the manual. * Pitt Med, Summer 2013

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Sleeping’s Beauty

Every single aspect of our health that’s been measured so far has been directly linked to sleep. * Pitt Med, Summer 2012

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Visual Thinker

Kyongtae Bae pushes the art and application of computer-aided diagnosis. * Pitt Med, Winter 2012/13

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The Modern Deathbed

End-of-life ritual centers on heroic measures. Where do doctors fall short of offering “the good death?” * Pitt Med, Summer 2007

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Smart Drive

Tanya Groover attracted attention as a budding entrepreneur when she was still a teenager. Now, as a Pitt alumnus and computer scientist, she’s addressing a…

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The Zookeeper’s Wife

Review of the true story of the Warsaw zoo that harbored Jewish refugees during WWII. * San Francisco Chronicle, September 9, 2007

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Of Mice & Manduca

How a little green caterpillar could revolutionize the way science is taught. * Barnard magazine, Fall 2007

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Left Behind

When they lose their houses to foreclosure, some cruel pet owners walk out on their four-legged friends. Fortunately, in one of the hardest-hit areas of the…

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Family Lines

Q&A with Edwidge Danticat * Publishers Weekly, July 30, 2007

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Wrestle Mania

It’s mayhem at the Lawrenceville Moose! * Pittsburgh magazine, May 2007

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Next of Kin

In the world of organ donation, tens of thousands of second chances begin with a tragic loss. Families of deceased organ donors let us into their lives.…

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Fresh Air Flicks

Drive-in movies are date-friendly, kid-friendly, and wallet-friendly. * US Airways Magazine, May 2008

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