One in four children born with congenital heart disease requires a life-saving procedure, either emergency surgery or heart catheterization. Critical congenital heart disease can be… Read more
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Don’t Wait: Biking to Spread the Message
Dr. Keith Lagnese, chief medical officer of Family Hospice & Palliative Care, part of UPMC, rode along for a portion of a statewide bike tour… Read more
Pitt’s All of Us Pennsylvania Opens Enrollment Center in the Heart of Oakland
The All of Us Pennsylvania Research Program (AoU PA), led by the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute, last week unveiled its latest… Read more
Pitt Researchers Advocate for Advance Care Planning for Substance Use Disorder Patients
In a paper published by the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ask fellow physicians the question,… Read more
‘It Wasn’t a Moral Problem’
Eight years struggling with substance use disorder, three years in recovery. Eleven years ago, Ashlie Mikush, UPMC peer navigator, never would have dreamt her life… Read more