Tom McGough, UPMC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, has announced his intent to retire at the end of this year. McGough joined UPMC… Read more
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Can At-Home DNA Tests Predict How You’ll Respond to your Medications? Pharmacists Explain the Risks and Benefits of Pharmacogenetic Testing
Have you ever wondered why certain medications don’t seem to work as well for you as they do for others? This variability in drug response is what… Read more
How Evasive and Transmissible is the Newest Omicron Offshoot, BA.2.86, That Causes COVID-19? 4 Questions Answered
The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as COVID-19 hospitalizations begin to rise and the… Read more
UPMC Altoona celebrates a decade of bringing specialized world-class care close to home
UPMC Altoona recently celebrated its 10th anniversary of affiliation with UPMC to commemorate a decade of providing world-class health care close to home for the… Read more
Pitt Surveillance System Detected Infection Linked to Eye Drops Months Before Outbreak Declared
An infectious diseases surveillance system created by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists and deployed at a UPMC hospital successfully flagged cases of a… Read more