Black, Hispanic and less-educated women consume a less nutritious diet than their well-educated, white counterparts in the weeks leading up to their first pregnancy, according… Read more
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UPMC Signs Letter of Intent to Affiliate with Harrisburg’s PinnacleHealth
PinnacleHealth and UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) have signed a letter of intent to pursue an affiliation that would position PinnacleHealth to expand healthcare… Read more
What are the risks associated with indoor tanning?
We asked Dr. Laura Ferris, dermatologist at UPMC, about the risks associated with indoor tanning. She recently published a study on the subject in the… Read more
UPMC Movement Disorders Expert Named to Parkinson Foundation Board of Directors
Dr. Mark Richardson, assistant professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Surgery at UPMC, has… Read more
Pitt Researchers Study How Genes Influence Facial Appearance
When looking at family photographs, it’s often quite apparent how facial features are shared across generations, suggesting that they are inherited through a person’s genes…. Read more