Five years ago, Angela Colosi, 54, was in Hawaii on vacation with her husband. While they snorkeled in crowded shallow waters, someone bumped into her… Read more
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Sudden, Deadly Diagnosis Swiftly Cured with Precision Medicine
In spring of 2017, Marshall Township resident Patrick O’Brien started having pain in his stomach – the kind that makes a person pop antacids without… Read more
In the Pit of the Eye, Researcher Looks for Clues to Treat Vision Diseases
If those reading this and seeing a crisp, clear screen, thank your fovea. Fovea, Latin for “pit”, is a depression in the back of the… Read more
How UPMC is Expanding its Living-Donor Liver Transplant Program
A patient in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania, area needs a liver transplant. Up until about a year ago, the only option was to wait for a… Read more
New Study Demonstrates Importance of Palliative Care Referral in IPF Patients
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal disease caused by thickening and scarring of lung tissue. With an average survival of three to… Read more