$100 Million Renewal for Trauma Advances
In trauma care, every second counts, and even a slight delay can be fatal.
SWAN Highlighted in Annual Report from the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Science
SWAN Highlighted in Annual Report from the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Science Understanding and Improving Women’s Health in AgingUniversity of Pittsburgh Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research | 2023-24 Annual ReportLaunched...MINT Trial findings published in Circulation
MINT Trial findings published in Circulation The concern for harm with a restrictive transfusion strategy in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia may be more apparent in patients with type 1 than type 2 MI.The Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion...Dr. James Matuk Joins EDC as Assistant Professor
The EDC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James Matuk as Assistant Professor, where he will contribute his statistical expertise on the on the SWAN and REMOTE BP studies.
EDC team publishes innovative methods paper in Annals of Internal Medicine
MINT uses target trial emulation methods to compare clinical outcomes with four different hemoglobin threshold transfusion strategies
U.S. Department of Defense Awards Pitt $100M to Continue Transformative Trauma Trials
The University of Pittsburgh schools of the health sciences have been awarded approximately $100 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to continue a clinical research program that is advancing trauma care.
EDC will serve as Data Coordinating Center for new study evaluating analgesia for cardiac surgery and scoliosis spine fusion surgery in children
EDC will serve as Data Coordinating Center for new study evaluating analgesia for cardiac surgery and scoliosis spine fusion surgery in children The University of Pittsburgh Epidemiology Data Center will serve as the Data Coordinating Center for the “Prospective...EDC Co-Director named associate vice chancellor for clinical trials data coordination, health sciences
EDC Co-Director named associate vice chancellor for clinical trials data coordination, health sciences Stephen Wisniewski, PhD, EDC Co-Director and Professor of Epidemiology at Pitt Public Health, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for clinical trials data...EDC PhD Student co-authors study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
EDC PhD student Kristina Boyd co-authored a study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases investigating the link between the CDC Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index and histoplasmosis incidence.
EDC Epidemiologist Dr. Samar El Khoudary Featured in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for Research on Cardiovascular Risks During Menopause
EDC Epidemiologist Dr. Samar El Khoudary was highlighted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for her research showing how menopause alters HDL cholesterol, making it less protective, and causes fat accumulation in the abdomen, increasing metabolic and cardiovascular risks. Her work reshapes how menopause-related health risks are understood and managed.