A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...
WVU Health System names infectious disease expert as new chief quality officer
Dr. Michael Stevens, infectious disease expert, named chief quality officer at WVU Health System after serving as interim and ...
Pitt, CMU warn of irreparable harm to research missions following NIH budget changes
Senior University of Pittsburgh leaders warn cuts to NIH funding that take effect Monday will have a significant impact on ...
Next Gen Diagnostics Announces That the University of Pittsburgh Has Joined the NGD Consortium
CAMBRIDGE, MA AND PITTSBURGH, PA / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2025 / Next Gen Diagnostics (NGD), a pioneer in the development of machine learning models for whole genome sequence- (WGS-) based det ...
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A developmental disability diagnosis can hit hard — but it isn’t a knockout
In a series on people with special needs in Pittsburgh's workforce, this story looks at the anxiety and importance of disability evaluations.
Health system opens children’s express care center in Cumberland County
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has opened an urgent care center just for kids. UPMC Children’s Express Care opened last month at 21 Waterford Drive in Silver Spring Township. The new ...
World Tumor Registry Names Dr. Edi Brogi as Inaugural Chair of its Breast Cancer Registry
Established in 2021, the World Tumor Registry is being developed as a collection of registries or individual cancer sites, each to contain thousands of searchable digital microscopic images of cancer ...
Workers vote to authorize strike; Ask UPMC to invest in Washington Hospital
Workers at Washington Hospital voted to authorize a strike Monday in an effort to make UPMC invest in quality care and good jobs for their local community.
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Trastuzumab emtansine improves long-term survival in HER2 breast cancer
In patients with high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer, post-surgery, or adjuvant, treatment with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) reduced the long-term risk of death or invasive disease by 46% and ...
Westmont Hilltop graduate acting as health, human services head
Dr. Dorothy Fink, a 1999 Westmont Hilltop High School graduate, has risen to the highest levels of the federal government as part of President Donald Trump’s new administration. She is the U.S.
Westmont Hilltop graduate is acting secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Dorothy Fink, a 1999 Westmont Hilltop High School graduate, has risen to the highest levels of the federal government as part of President Donald Trump’s new administration. She is the U.S.
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In the Spotlight | UPMC Somerset registered nurse celebrated for 'outstanding' patient care
A UPMC Somerset nurse has received a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for "outstanding care" provided at the facility.