School of Medicine

A man in an orange tie and white shirt on a rooftop holding a 3-D model in his fingers
CBS chief medical correspondent Jon LaPook traveled to Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research to better understand coronavirus variants.
Ivet Bahar in a light blue collared shirt with bookcases in the background
Bahar is the first female member of the academy from Turkey, and the Turkish official visited Pitt earlier this month to commemorate her achievement.
Zhiyong Peng in a white coat and a light blue shirt with a tie
Former Pitt fellow and critical care doctor Zhiyong Peng spent nearly all his time at the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University last year. Pittwire checked in to see how he’s doing today.
The empty Cathedral of Learning Commons
One year in, a look back at the Pitt people who sprang to action in the early days of the pandemic.
Samar El Khoudary in light blue headwear and a light blue top
A new study led by Samar El Khoudary and based on a quarter century of data found that women who experience an accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause are at greater risk of heart disease, even if their weight stays steady.
A physician adjusts a mask on a patient lying down
New treatments target different stages of COVID-19, including before patients become sick enough to need hospitalization, write Pitt medicine's William G. Bain, Georgios D. Kitsios and Tomeka L. Suber for The Conversation.