Healthcare practitioners can now add PET (positron emission tomography) scans to their arsenal of clinical tools for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
January 2013
The Flu: Questions and Answers with a UPMC Expert
The seasonal flu has hit hard across the country, making this one of the worst years for flu in the past decade. There have been… Read more
Range of Motion Bicycles Help ICU Patients Recover
UPMC Presbyterian’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) has added an unusual technique for taking care of sedated and seriously ill patients: a passive, range-of-motion bicycle… Read more
New Recycling Law to Help Pennsylvania Become ‘Greener’
Beginning this month, you can no longer put that old TV or computer out on the curb with the rest of your trash. Pennsylvania’s Covered… Read more
UPMC Asks Visitors With Flu-like Symptoms to Refrain From Visiting Hospitals
To protect patients and the physicians and associates who take care of them, UPMC is asking all children, friends, and family with flu-like symptoms to… Read more