LanieFrancis, M.D., a hematologist and medical oncologist at Hillman Cancer Center, was searching for ways to further support her patients through what can sometimes be… Read more
October 2013
UPMC CancerCenter SPORE Grant to Focus on Ovarian Cancer
More than 14,000 women in the U.S., including 800 from Pennsylvania, died last year from ovarian cancer, a disease that often isn’t detected until later… Read more
In the News: A Peanut Butter Smell Test for Alzheimer’s?
Although we take it for granted, our sense of smell relies on an impressive level of complexity that not only allows us to experience the… Read more
Role Playing to Improve the Patient Experience
Mindy is a University of Pittsburgh music student with an important audition the next day. By the time she walks into the emergency department of… Read more
World Mental Health Day: Preventing Depression in Developing Countries
Today is World Mental Health Day, when the World Health Organization works to raise awareness of mental health issues around the globe. Recent developments are helping… Read more