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Here are answers to your frequently asked questions and where you can get your shot.
Yanshan Wang named chair-elect of the Natural Language Processing Working Group for the American Medical Informatics Association
His research interests focus on artificial intelligence, natural language processing and machine/deep learning methodologies and applications in health care.
A new Pitt pledge encourages health care providers to use opioid alternatives
The School of Dental Medicine was the first in the nation to implement opioid-free pain management for most procedures in its clinics. Now, the practice is spreading.
Jamie Hammond is the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants Educator of the Year
Awardees are selected for making a difference in the lives of others and inspiring students to become well-trained physician assistants.
The first in-person event at the SHRS Wellness Pavilion focused on Black maternal health
The forum gave attendees a chance to discuss solutions to pressing health issues in the Homewood community and beyond.
Pitt ophthalmologists provided free vision care at an October clinic
Almost 300 pairs of glasses were ordered, and serious vision issues were identified in 100 patients.
Pitt Black Faculty Development Initiative receives grant to tackle health disparities
The $250,000 from the Richard King Mellon Foundation will both support Black faculty at Pitt and address Black maternal and infant health in Western Pennsylvania and beyond.
Valerie Fulmer earns Educator of the Year Award
Fulmer is director of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Standardized Patient Program.
Let there be sight
A patient enrolled in a trial to restore sight to blind people shares his journey in the latest Pitt Med Magazine, and the glow-in-the-dark science behind the advance is astonishing.
One of Pitt’s oldest startups just got FDA approval for its artificial lung device
ALung was approved for emergency use during the pandemic. It’s now going to help asthma, cystic fibrosis and transplant patients, too.
COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists will support researchers with family caregiving responsibilities
The gift will support at least 250 biomedical early-career faculty at medical schools and their affiliated hospitals in 17 states.
A vaccine clinic in Homewood helped more than 400 people get their flu and COVID-19 vaccines this week
Sponsored by a half dozen local organizations, including Pitt, the clinic boosted access to the life-saving shots.
Pitt researchers are part of an international team awarded $1 million Magee Prize
The team, led by Pamela Moalli, is working to develop materials to repair tissue loss in people with compromised vaginal structure and function.
A new way to stop diseases from spreading in hospitals
How clinicians stop infectious disease transmission in hospitals hasn’t changed in more than a century. Pitt researchers are using AI and genome sequencing to change that.
What Pittsburgh students need to know before Thanksgiving break
Here’s how to get home, what to do if you’re staying on campus and important COVID-19 info.
Take your first step toward a smoke-free life during the Nov. 18 Great American Smokeout
Participate in the American Cancer Society event and get support from Pitt at no cost.
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.
