Dr. Richard Pan knew he faced an uphill battle last year when his California Senate bill that aimed to ensure more children received immunizations by removing… Read more
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Lifesaving Liver Transplant Made Possible by Unlikely Source
Emily Young waited more than five years for her liver transplant – a lifesaving gift that came from an unexpected person, someone she never even… Read more
UPMC Joins Patient Safety Movement, Commits to Eliminating Patient Harm
In partnership with the Patient Safety Movement Coalition, UPMC and 1,700 hospitals worldwide have made a public and formal commitment to saving lives and promoting… Read more
Pitt Researcher Turns to Lock-In Programs to Prevent ‘Doctor Shopping’
Julie Donohue, Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, has been working with the… Read more
Pitt Researchers Analyze Patterns of Prescribed Opioid Misuse
Dr. Thomas Songer, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, discusses his research on the opioid epidemic. His… Read more