For the third straight week, UPMC has seen a decrease in cases of flu systemwide, echoing recently released state numbers showing declining flu cases in… Read more
January 2015
Pitt Researcher Awarded for Parkinson’s Research
Laurie Sanders, Ph.D., an assistant professor of neurology in the Pittsburgh Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurology, will receive the William… Read more
Disney Measles Outbreak a Consequence of Low Vaccination Rates, Easy Travel
When it comes to measles, it’s a small world after all. Our ability to hop aboard a plane and arrive a few hours later at… Read more
Snowflakes Bring Smiles to Patients at Children’s Hospital
Despite facing trying times, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC patients and families couldn’t help but smile at First Niagara’s Snowflake Dance held Jan. 21.… Read more
Pitt Researchers Develop Liver Preservation System to Aid in Transplants
: Later this year, UPMC’s transplant team hopes to test a new organ preservation system that promises to optimize donor liver quality by pumping cooled,… Read more