The 54th installment of UPMC NOW highlights a story of life-saving medicine in action at 32,000 feet; celebrates a group of health care heroes recognized… Read more
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Impact of Lifestyle Intervention Programs Often Underestimated, Pitt Study Suggests
Community-based lifestyle interventions promoting weight loss and physical activity to improve health have been growing in popularity nationwide since the Centers for Disease Control and… Read more
Organs from Genetically Engineered Pigs May Help Shorten the Transplant Wait List
Demand for life-saving organ transplantation is at an all-time high. In 2021, a record 41,000-plus organ transplants were performed in the U.S., with top numbers for kidney,… Read more
UPMC to Establish Two New Sports Medicine Clinics in Ireland
UPMC and the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) are partnering to create UPMC Sports Medicine clinics in Limerick and Tipperary, Ireland, to serve both… Read more
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Unveils Portrait of Influential African American OB-GYN
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is honoring the late Dr. Morris Turner, OB-GYN, by hanging his portrait on the second floor outside the Birth Center beside his… Read more