Shannon Bigelow and her colleagues on 4 Main, UPMC Shadyside, know that on Thanksgiving Day, there is no substitute for a home-cooked turkey dinner with… Read more
December 2013
UPMC Honored as Region’s Top Blood Donor
Once again, the willingness of UPMC employees to give blood has made UPMC the region’s top organization for blood donation.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Filling the Void in Patient Support
This week marks the annual Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week, an effort led by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America to educate the public about inflammatory… Read more
Pitt Med Magazine: Understanding Itch
Pain and itch have an interesting relationship. If you are bitten by a mosquito, you can ease the itch by scratching your skin. And if… Read more
Pregnancy Diary: When is it More Than Morning Sickness?
I first learned about hyperemesis gravidarum in graduate school, years before I had any plans to get pregnant. One of my professors assigned Atul Gawande’s… Read more