Richard Zimmerman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of Pitt’s Department of Family Medicine and Graduate School of Public Health, has been awarded the Curtis G. Hames Research… Read more
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Last-Minute Marathon Tips From Dr. Aaron Mares
The 2016 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon is coming up. If you’re planning to run, UPMC’s Dr. Aaron Mares has some last-minute tips for a… Read more
Bedford Memorial Celebrates Donate Life Month
Jeanne Defibaugh of Northern Bedford knows the life-saving value of organ donation better than most people – her husband is a liver recipient and she… Read more
The Opioid Epidemic: Pitt Public Health Examines the Data
Western Pennsylvania is in the midst of a drug overdose epidemic, prompting the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to create a pilot… Read more
Flag Given in Gratitude by Starving Family Returns Home
Dennis Downey tells the story in a quiet, reverent tone. More than 70 years ago, shortly after World War II, Downey’s father, an American soldier, shared… Read more