Nearly eight years ago, Ruth Tisak received an unexpected diagnosis: She had chronic kidney disease caused by arthritis medication, and her kidneys were functioning at… Read more
Category: family medicine
Teen Girls in Pittsburgh Get Less Physical Activity than the National Average
Teen girls in Pittsburgh lag far behind the expected levels of physical activity for U.S. adolescent females, according to a new analysis based on a… Read more
Department of General Internal Medicine Physicians Honored at Annual Meeting
The University of Pittsburgh’s Division of General Internal Medicine (DGIM) is well-represented at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s annual meeting this week in Hollywood,… Read more
Richard Zimmerman Receives Prestigious Family Medicine Award
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
Staying Healthy in the New Year: A Different Take on Resolutions
Good health happens when the physical, emotional and social or environmental parts of our lives are in balance.