The Pitt Prescription: The sick truth about the flu
By Elizabeth Donnelly, Senior Staff Writer
September 22, 2019
The annual flu shot is a vital part of our health care system and so easily accessible that there are very few excuses not to get one.
Column: When hitting the sheets, communication makes it easy
By Christian Snyder, Columnist
May 30, 2017
If there’s one thing that movies get right about college, it’s that people have sex. In fact, in one study published in the Review of General Psychology, over 60 percent of college students in North America reported having some kind of sexual “hookup” experience. But of course, there’s ...
College magnifies eating disorders, learn to see the signs
By Elise Lavallee, Columnist
May 30, 2017
$0.93. That’s the value of all the research done per person on eating disorders in 2011, compared to the $44 per individual on autism or $81 per person on schizophrenia. Yet the Academy for Eating Disorders reports the risk of death for those with anorexia nervosa is three times higher than it ...
Editorial: Schools should address student trauma
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 7, 2015
The reasons behind a student’s poor performance in school tend to extend far beyond the classroom — they are usually found in the home. Emotional trauma caused by a poor home life affects countless students across the country — something school districts in Allegheny County, like Mt. Lebanon...