When Christopher Johnson started feeling a little under the weather, he didn’t immediately think COVID-19 – after all, he was fully vaccinated. But when his… Read more
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UPMC Magee Opens Bereavement Room for Grieving Families
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital recently opened a bereavement room for patients and families experiencing the death of a baby. Jane’s Room, based in Chicago, was founded… Read more
Decades of Immunological Research on IL-17 Crack Genetic Code for Kidney Disease
When Dr. Sarah Gaffen first opened her laboratory in 1999, the number of peer-reviewed research papers about IL-17 – a family of pro-inflammatory substances secreted… Read more
Pitt Scientist Presents on Drug-resistant HIV in PrEP Users at International AIDS Conference
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medicine is highly effective in preventing people from contracting HIV, and the risk of developing a drug-resistant version of the virus while… Read more
Pitt-UPMC Scientists are Inventing mRNA Vaccine to Cure Liver Failure
Today, the only cure for end-stage liver disease is an organ transplant – an expensive treatment, the demand for which outweighs the supply. Nearly 12,000… Read more