Editor’s note: Dr. Matthews is an assistant professor in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health’s Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. His… Read more
Year: 2016
UPMC Passavant Holds 5th Annual Celebration of Survivorship
UPMC Passavant recently held its fifth annual Celebration of Survivorship. Each year, the event brings together cancer survivors, their families and hospital staff for an entertaining… Read more
Recent Cancer Patient Urges HPV Vaccine for All Children
Dr. Steve Wilson, a pathologist in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, discusses how he discovered his human papillomavirus-linked throat cancer, and the treatment he received at the… Read more
UPMC Experts Explain Importance of Vaccinating Children for HPV Virus
To show support of the Allegheny County Board of Health’s vote on whether to mandate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, UPMC oncologists this week held… Read more
Nurses at Children’s Hospital Lift Spirits with Tutus on Tuesdays
At Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, on Tuesdays, they wear tutus. Nurses and staff in the gastroenterology unit help lift patient spirits by wearing tutus… Read more