Kindergartners at Pittsburgh’s Arlington Primary Campus started the 2015-16 year strong with a first-day-of-school celebration hosted by UPMC volunteers who participated through the “Lend a… Read more
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A Female Viagra? Here’s What You Should Know
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new pill for the treatment of low sexual desire in women. The drug, called flibanserin (trade… Read more
Leadership, Staff Gather to Commemorate 30th Anniversary of UPCI
On September 3, 1985, Ronald Herberman, M.D., arrived in Pittsburgh to lead the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI). On the same day 30 years… Read more
Former Burn Patient Gives Back to UPMC Mercy with Magic Shows
At this time last summer, 13-year-old Jordan Finkelstein was an outpatient at the UPMC Mercy Trauma and Burn Center after sustaining a second-degree burn to… Read more
UPMC, Pitt Partnership a ‘Center of Excellence’ for Rare Genetic Disorder
When their daughter stopped walking on Mother’s Day, one local family embarked on a path to learning that they’re carriers of a rare genetic… Read more