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René Claxton, MD, MS, named the inaugural director of the Humanistic Communication in Medicine program

René Claxton, MD, MS, named the inaugural director of the Humanistic Communication in Medicine program

Mar 19, 2026 | Featured, Gen Int Med News

A national leader in serious illness communication, René Claxton will guide the new program within the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Bioethics Read...
Nominations now open for the 2026 Margaret Ragni Award for Advancement of Women in Medicine and Science

Nominations now open for the 2026 Margaret Ragni Award for Advancement of Women in Medicine and Science

Mar 12, 2026 | Department News, Featured

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Department of Medicine Margaret Ragni Award for Advancement of Women in Medicine and Science, a faculty award in recognition of outstanding achievement in supporting and inspiring women in our department. One of the first women to...
A new study in JCI Insight Suggests New Way to Predict and Understand Liver Disease

A new study in JCI Insight Suggests New Way to Predict and Understand Liver Disease

Mar 10, 2026 | Featured, Gastroenterology News

By borrowing tools from rainforest ecology, Gavin Arteel, PhD, et al. identify patterns of gene expression collapse that may extend beyond alcohol-associated hepatitis to other chronic diseases. Read...
Jason Becker, MD, and Wei Du, MD, PhD, Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation

Jason Becker, MD, and Wei Du, MD, PhD, Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation

Mar 5, 2026 | Cardiology News, Featured, Medical Oncology News

The Department of Medicine researchers join an elite honor society recognizing outstanding physician-scientist achievements, while colleagues across the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine also earn ASCI recognition. Read...
Jennifer Corbelli, MD, MS, Receives Pitt Chancellor’s Distinguished Award for Teaching

Jennifer Corbelli, MD, MS, Receives Pitt Chancellor’s Distinguished Award for Teaching

Mar 3, 2026 | Featured, Gen Int Med News

The Department of Medicine educator was recognized for her leadership in the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators and her work fostering rigorous, supportive training for future physicians. Read...
Trial Co-Led by Dhiraj Yadav Challenges Longstanding ERCP Practice in Recurrent Pancreatitis

Trial Co-Led by Dhiraj Yadav Challenges Longstanding ERCP Practice in Recurrent Pancreatitis

Mar 2, 2026 | Featured, Gastroenterology News

Researchers from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh report that minor papillotomy does not reduce recurrence in patients with pancreas divisum. Read...
Department of Medicine Rises to No. 6 Nationally as Pitt Nears $700M in NIH Funding

Department of Medicine Rises to No. 6 Nationally as Pitt Nears $700M in NIH Funding

Feb 20, 2026 | Department News, Featured

The rise from No. 9 comes amid a strong year for the University of Pittsburgh, which secured $669.7 million in NIH support and saw all six health sciences schools place in the top 20. Read...
SerpinB2 May Curb Insulin Resistance and Prevent Diabetes

SerpinB2 May Curb Insulin Resistance and Prevent Diabetes

Feb 12, 2026 | Cardiology News, Endocrinology News, Featured

Led by Dr. Partha Dutta in the VMI, the study reveals how boosting protective fat-resident immune cells may prevent and even reverse type 2 diabetes. Read...
Key Enzymes Can Help Promote Fat Loss While Preserving Muscle

Key Enzymes Can Help Promote Fat Loss While Preserving Muscle

Feb 5, 2026 | Endocrinology News, Featured

Led by Işın Çakır, PhD, researchers in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism have uncovered a brain signaling mechanism that restores leptin sensitivity and promotes fat loss while preserving lean muscle. Read more at School of Medicine News Read more at CBS...
Aging Institute Researcher Decodes a Critical Driver of Inflammation

Aging Institute Researcher Decodes a Critical Driver of Inflammation

Feb 4, 2026 | Featured

By uncovering how the immune protein STING is activated, Dr. Jay Tan’s work points to new strategies for promoting healthier aging. Read...
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