Gerald “Jerry” Ivory is one of more than 600,000 Americans diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a genetic illness that caused his kidneys to enlarge… Read more
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UPMC Performs “Breathing” Lung Transplant
Having performed more than 3,000 cardiothoracic transplants, UPMC’s medical team was prepared last week when it got the call about donor lungs available for a… Read more
UPMC Performs "Breathing" Lung Transplant
Having performed more than 3,000 cardiothoracic transplants, UPMC’s medical team was prepared last week when it got the call about donor lungs available for a… Read more
Making Sense of Breast Cancer Screening Options
Should women begin breast cancer screenings at age 40 or 50? Should screenings occur annually or every other year? What about women with a strong… Read more
PA Breast Cancer Coalition Honors UPCI Researcher
The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) came to the UPMC CancerCenter’s Hillman Cancer Center today to honor a researcher for her work and stress the… Read more