The Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery at UPMC is celebrating the completion of its 16,000th Gamma Knife treatment — a procedure that has helped thousands of… Read more
Year: 2019
New Evidence Tying Rare Pediatric Paralysis Condition to Common Virus
In western Pennsylvania and around the country, there have been numerous cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a very rare, acute neurological disorder that mainly… Read more
UPMC Treats First Patients at New Bon Secours Cork Cancer Center
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center has expanded its footprint in Ireland, treating patients at the new comprehensive Bon Secours Cork Cancer Center now open in the… Read more
New Research Gives Clues for How to Attack Some of the Deadliest Cancers
A paper published today in Molecular Cell lays out what happens when a key chromosome maintenance pathway is inhibited, providing a glimpse into the decisions… Read more
Rural Pennsylvanians Have Nearby Access to Opioid Treatment, but Still Travel Far to Receive it
Rural Pennsylvania Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with opioid use disorder are driving an average of four times as far as their nearest prescriber to receive medication-assisted… Read more