News Archives - Epidemiology Data Center University of Pittsburgh

EDC Faculty member co-authored a study linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Nov 30, 2023

EDC faculty member Balasubramani Goundappa co-authored a study published in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages (UN SDGs)

EDC faculty member co-authors study published in the JAMA network Open

Nov 22, 2023

EDC faculty member co-authors study published in the JAMA network Open EDC Faculty member Balasubramani Goundappa co-authored a study published in the JAMA network Open looking at SARS-CoV-2 incidence and transmission rates in child care centers and households.A...

EDC Faculty members co-author study published in the New England Journal of Medicine

Nov 14, 2023

Drs. Maria Mori Brooks and Marnie Bertolet direct the Data Coordinating Center for MINT, an international clinical trial comparing blood transfusion strategies for heart attack patients with anemia.

Dr. Maria Brooks Receives Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring

Mar 16, 2023

We are happy to announce that professor of Epidemiology Dr. Maria Brooks has received the 2023 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring.

Pitt Lands $14.3 Million for Research Linking Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease

Mar 6, 2023

Pitt Lands $14.3 Million for Research Linking Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease A team from the University of Pittsburgh will launch a first-ever clinical trial to see if an immune regulator can reduce the deleterious aspects of aging in older but otherwise healthy...

EDC Faculty Promoted

Jan 25, 2023

EDC Faculty Promoted Dr. Samar El Khoudary was promoted to Professor with tenure. Samar is a leader of the SWAN study, has an R01 related to HDL and ovarian aging, and directs the data core for several clinical trials. This past year, she was honored to present the...

Weight-loss surgery produces durable improvements in urinary incontinence

Dec 9, 2022

Seven years after bariatric surgery, patients with urinary incontinence see improvements that persist, according to large longitudinal study.

Improvements in Pain After Bariatric Surgery Endure

Sep 14, 2022

Improvements in Pain After Bariatric Surgery Endure Improvements in pain, physical function and work productivity largely endure for at least seven years after bariatric surgeryUPMC | University of Pittsburgh Health SciencesImprovements in pain, physical function and...

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Doubling Chance of Marriage or Divorce

Jul 20, 2022

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Doubling Chance of Marriage or Divorce Compared to the general U.S. population, adults who are not married and get weight-loss surgery are more than twice as likely to get married within five years UPMC | University of Pittsburgh Health...

EDC@40 Seminar Series Keynote Lecture by Dr. Robert Califf

Apr 27, 2022

EDC@40 Seminar Series Keynote Lecture by Dr. Robert Califf The head of the Food and Drug Administration called on academic and health systems such as the University of Pittsburgh to take a stance in the battle against misinformation, calling it the “problem of our...