In March 2013, Alana Kulesa was 38 years old and training for the Pittsburgh Marathon with the support of her husband Kevin and her children,… Read more
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Pittsburghers Fight Sarcoma: the “Forgotten Cancer”
About 14,000 new patients in the U.S. are diagnosed each year with sarcoma, a cancer of the bones and connective tissues. Though it is a… Read more
Sudden Menopause after Hysterectomy Still Overlooked
I was stunned when my 48 year-old friend Anna called to tell me she was having a “total hysterectomy in five days.” After talking to… Read more
Patients, Patience Along for Team PH Hope Ride in Race Across the West
For its second act, the UPMC-sponsored Team PHenomenal Hope – founded and captained by pulmonologist Patty George, M.D. – spent a week doing this: cycling… Read more
RAW passion from PHriends of Team PHenomenal Hope
COCONINO NATIONAL FORESTLAND, Ariz. — What some physicians won’t do. In order to specifically assist her Team PHenomenal Hope co-rider, to generally help to raise… Read more