We interview Dr. Alan Wells, medical director of the UPMC Clinical Laboratories, to get answers to some frequently asked questions about antibodies, the tests used… Read more
April 2020
Convalescent Plasma Treatment for Patients with COVID-19
UPMC has enrolled in a national clinical trial hoping to provide patients with a potential therapy for COVID-19, called “convalescent plasma.” For this potential treatment,… Read more
What we do and do not know about COVID-19’s infectivity and viral load
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, it has become clear that people need to understand basic facts about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to make… Read more
UPMC Launches Clinical Trial to Fast-Track COVID-19 Therapies
A novel clinical trial developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine launched today at UPMC to address one of the most important… Read more
A Coronavirus Vaccine that Wouldn’t Require a Shot
As labs around the world race to develop a vaccine, my colleagues and I are trying to find a better way to deliver it than… Read more