One of the cancer community’s biggest “wins” in the past decade has been shifting public attitudes about smoking cigarettes. It’s now widely viewed as an… Read more
January 2017
Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease in its Earliest Stages
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in collaboration with the University of Chile and the International Center for Biomedicine have developed a… Read more
UPMC Statement on Patient Care Environment
UPMC cannot comment on these allegations; however, we continue to work closely with health officials to ensure the safest possible environment for patient care. We… Read more
More Women at Risk of Dying from Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer hit the news this week in two significant reports, with one finding that more women are at risk of dying from cervical cancer… Read more
Sepsis Causes High Readmission Rates
A University of Pittsburgh and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that sepsis trumps the… Read more