Dr. Manisha Jhamb launched the Kidney-CHAMP study five years ago because she saw a looming tsunami of chronic kidney disease cases. She was pulled to… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
New Chief Named to Lead Orthopaedic Trauma for Pitt and UPMC
Dr. George V. Russell is the new chief of orthopaedic trauma in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Orthoapaedic Surgery and the… Read more
Education Linked to Heart Health Decades Later, Pitt Study Finds
Formal education typically occurs in early life, and yet its ramification for cardiovascular health may last for decades, according to a study by University of… Read more
Cancer Drug That Targets Two Immune-Evading Tumor Tactics Performs Well in Early Clinical Trial
A “two-for-one” cancer immunotherapy is potentially more effective and at least as safe as standard immunotherapies, physician-scientists from UPMC Hillman Cancer Center who led an… Read more
Pitt TB Vaccine Discovery Paves Path to End No. 1 Killer of People Living with HIV
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered a tuberculosis (TB) vaccination strategy that could prevent the leading cause of death among… Read more