Felisha Kun was diagnosed with diabetes when she was 9 years old. Since then, she had been told by doctors that she wouldn’t live past… Read more
August 2018
Here’s What We Know About CRISPR Safety – and Reports of ‘Genome Vandalism’
A movie just recently released called “Rampage” features Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson using a genetic engineering technology called CRISPR, to transform a gorilla, among other… Read more
Can Better Teamwork in the ICU Save Lives?
Adapted from a piece originally published by Carnegie Mellon University. Effective teamwork is the goal of any workplace. But few settings offer higher stakes than… Read more
In Lung Transplant, What is a ‘Dry Run’?
The UPMC Lung Transplant Program has performed more than 2,000 lung transplants, the most of any center in the country according to the United Network… Read more
Don’t Forget to Care for the Caregiver
In October 2015, Scott Harrison’s wife, Barbara Harrison, was diagnosed with stage 1, level 3 uterine cancer. Her cancer was aggressive, leading to a hysterectomy… Read more