Surprising reasons for most paramedic calls—and a better way to answer them. Pitt Med. Winter 2021-22
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No Recharge for the Weary
Chronic stress has emerged as an inequitable arbiter of health. It is a lived reality for millions of Americans of color. * Pitt Med, Winter 2021
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It’s not “race,” but racism and its legacy, that sickens, maims and kills. Illustration by Jasmine Green. * Pitt Med, Fall 2020
Comments closed“He’s Been Hiding My Medicine”
How can the medical community help survivors of intimate partner abuse? * Pitt Med, Summer 2020
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The Forest, the Trees, and the Leaves
Ian Sigal surveys the ever-changing landscape of the eye. * Pitt Med, Winter 2019
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Many diseases of the retina and optic nerve remain untreatable. The reenvisioned ophthalmology department has its sights on changing that. * Pitt Med, Fall 2019
Comments closedPrecision Medicine for the Masses
Mylynda Massart brings genomics to primary care. * Pitt Med, Summer 2019
Comments closedPersonal Best
Pitt is poised to become home base for human performance optimization. * Pitt Med, Spring 2019
Comments closedDNA’s Dark Matter
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis finds meaning in the dark corners of DNA. * Pitt Med, Summer 2018
Comments closedHome Again
Patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs are often caught in a revolving door of emergency department visits. * Pitt Med, Winter 2017
Comments closedUntangling 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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Someone once told Eve, “You just aren’t working hard enough in therapy.” * Pitt Med, Summer 2017
Comments closedMind is Matter
Pitt neuroscientists are mapping the wiring within us that’s behind the mind-body connection. * Pitt Med Fall 2016
Comments closedThe No-Nonsense Pathologist
The fiery Pitt pathology chair Emmanuel Farber called “Bull!” on Big Tobacco (and a lot more). * Pitt Med, Spring 2016
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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
Comments closedThe Ecology Within: Taxonomy of the Human Microbiome
The teeming mass of microorganisms within us, which outnumber our own cells tenfold, may help tame our immune systems. * Pitt Med, Spring 2015
Comments closedDon’t Spare the Horses
The Trojan horse tactics of HIV have stumped investigators for decades. Peijun Zhang spies a chance to turn the tables. * Pitt Med, Winter 2013/14
Comments closedPromethean Effort
An epic tale of injury and renewal, featuring Pitt’s George Michalopoulos and your liver. * Pitt Med, Fall 2013
Comments closedWorks 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
Comments closedMars and Venus, Revisited
Men and women seem to be more different than we’d imagined—even at the cellular level. * Pitt Med, Fall 2010
Comments closedThe Surgical Curmudgeon
Mark Ravitch introduced America to the surgical stapler. * Pitt Med, Spring 2013
Comments closedSleeping’s Beauty
Every single aspect of our health that’s been measured so far has been directly linked to sleep. * Pitt Med, Summer 2012
Comments closedWhat Possessed You?
Why even smart teens do stupid things. * Pitt Med, Fall 2007
Comments closedLiving with Head Trauma
Three people who’ve seen firsthand the damage concussions can cause. * GQ, October 2009
Comments closedVisual Thinker
Kyongtae Bae pushes the art and application of computer-aided diagnosis. * Pitt Med, Winter 2012/13
Comments closedPut a Band-Aid on That Incision
Just another minimally invasive liver resection. * Pitt Med, Spring 2008
Comments closedThe Modern Deathbed
End-of-life ritual centers on heroic measures. Where do doctors fall short of offering “the good death?” * Pitt Med, Summer 2007
Comments closedStops Along Western Pennsylvania’s Underground Railroad
Hands-on history. See how African Americans contributed to the legacy of Pittsburgh and the Western Pennsylvania countryside. * Pennsylvania Pursuits, Spring/Summer 2011
Comments closedA Matter of Some Urgency
Chet de Groat has discovered much of what we know about a critical organ system. * Pitt Med, Winter 2008/09
Comments closedAmong My Souvenirs
A polio scrapbook. * Pitt Med, August 2005
Comments closedTest My Blood. I’m Not a Drinker.
It’s time to get over the idea that patients suffering from pancreatitis also are alcoholics, say Pitt doctors. They are opening up new ways of thinking about…
Comments closedHave Heart, Will Travel
What one couple did when their dog became paralyzed. * Ladies’ Home Journal, October 2008
Comments closedSmart 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…
Comments closedThe Zookeeper’s Wife
Review of the true story of the Warsaw zoo that harbored Jewish refugees during WWII. * San Francisco Chronicle, September 9, 2007
Comments closedPittsburgh Power Shopping
Holiday shopping handled, no mall-crawl required. * Pittsburgh magazine, December 2006
Comments closedOf Mice & Manduca
How a little green caterpillar could revolutionize the way science is taught. * Barnard magazine, Fall 2007
Comments closedLeft 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…
Comments closedFamily Lines
Q&A with Edwidge Danticat * Publishers Weekly, July 30, 2007
Comments closedRaise Your Glass to Women’s History Month
Learning about history has never been quite so intoxicating. * Pittsburgh magazine, March 2007
Comments closedWrestle Mania
It’s mayhem at the Lawrenceville Moose! * Pittsburgh magazine, May 2007
Comments closedAnnie, Get Your Glue Gun
Handmade Arcade indie craft fair: where the outrageous meets the ingenious. * Pittsburgh magazine, November 2006
Comments closedNext 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.…
Comments closedAct Naturally
An acting class … for MBAs? * Pitt Magazine, Spring 2006
Comments closedTie-Dyed Science
Students across the region fight crime, save a city in distress, and celebrate with a brilliant fireworks display— all without ever leaving school. * Carnegie magazine,…
Comments closedFresh Air Flicks
Drive-in movies are date-friendly, kid-friendly, and wallet-friendly. * US Airways Magazine, May 2008
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