Surprising reasons for most paramedic calls—and a better way to answer them. Pitt Med. Winter 2021-22
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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
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How can the medical community help survivors of intimate partner abuse? * Pitt Med, Summer 2020
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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
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Mylynda Massart brings genomics to primary care. * Pitt Med, Summer 2019
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Pitt is poised to become home base for human performance optimization. * Pitt Med, Spring 2019
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Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis finds meaning in the dark corners of DNA. * Pitt Med, Summer 2018
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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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Someone once told Eve, “You just aren’t working hard enough in therapy.” * Pitt Med, Summer 2017
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Pitt neuroscientists are mapping the wiring within us that’s behind the mind-body connection. * Pitt Med Fall 2016
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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
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The teeming mass of microorganisms within us, which outnumber our own cells tenfold, may help tame our immune systems. * Pitt Med, Spring 2015
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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
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An epic tale of injury and renewal, featuring Pitt’s George Michalopoulos and your liver. * Pitt Med, Fall 2013
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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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Men and women seem to be more different than we’d imagined—even at the cellular level. * Pitt Med, Fall 2010
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Mark Ravitch introduced America to the surgical stapler. * Pitt Med, Spring 2013
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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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Why even smart teens do stupid things. * Pitt Med, Fall 2007
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Kyongtae Bae pushes the art and application of computer-aided diagnosis. * Pitt Med, Winter 2012/13
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Just another minimally invasive liver resection. * Pitt Med, Spring 2008
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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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Chet de Groat has discovered much of what we know about a critical organ system. * Pitt Med, Winter 2008/09
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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…
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