As of November/December, two antiviral agents were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adult patients with chronic hepatitis C: Simeprevir [Olysio]… Read more
December 2013
Confused About What the City of Pittsburgh is Claiming?
Two From Surgical Oncology Cut Hair to Benefit Cancer Patients
When Laurin Bucki started working for the Division of GI Surgical Oncology in 2012, she realized quickly that she wanted to do something to help patients. “We… Read more
UPMC Holds Second ‘Health Data Palooza’
From an application that will help to put the minds of a patient’s family members at ease, to a platform that examines UPMC’s buzz in… Read more
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Frank Regina’s Story
U.S. Navy veteran and motor machinist Frank Regina was only 17 years old when he joined the military. After being stationed in Rhode Island and… Read more