More than 42 million women suffer from cardiovascular disease in the United States, making it the leading cause of death for women. And sadly, much… Read more
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PET Scans Receive the Green Light for Alzheimer’s Screening
Healthcare practitioners can now add PET (positron emission tomography) scans to their arsenal of clinical tools for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
The Flu: Questions and Answers with a UPMC Expert
The seasonal flu has hit hard across the country, making this one of the worst years for flu in the past decade. There have been… Read more
Range of Motion Bicycles Help ICU Patients Recover
UPMC Presbyterian’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) has added an unusual technique for taking care of sedated and seriously ill patients: a passive, range-of-motion bicycle… Read more
New Recycling Law to Help Pennsylvania Become ‘Greener’
Beginning this month, you can no longer put that old TV or computer out on the curb with the rest of your trash. Pennsylvania’s Covered… Read more