When 11-month-old JT Borofka of Salinas, California, was diagnosed with an extremely rare disease, his family felt shocked, confused and desperate for answers. JT’s diagnosis… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
NIH Awards $16.8 Million to Establish Low Back Pain Research Center at Pitt
More than 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lives. For many of them, that pain becomes chronic, and treatment… Read more
Nazarbayev University School of Medicine Celebrates Graduation of Inaugural Class
In August 2015, the Nazarbayev University School of Medicine enrolled its first class of students. Now four years later, that same inaugural class has graduated.… Read more
Sudden, Deadly Diagnosis Swiftly Cured with Precision Medicine
In spring of 2017, Marshall Township resident Patrick O’Brien started having pain in his stomach – the kind that makes a person pop antacids without… Read more
Pitt Researchers Awarded $2 Million Grant to Develop Drug for Tinnitus
Tinnitus researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences were awarded a three-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of… Read more