The first UPMC Hillman Cancer Center location in Sicily and the first to offer medical oncology services in Italy is ready to treat patients at… Read more
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Nonprofit Drugmaker Civica Rx is Taking Aim at the High Insulin Prices Harming People with Diabetes
Doctors have been treating diabetes with insulin since 1922. A century later, about 1 in 5 of the 37 million Americans living with diabetes take this medication – a hormone… Read more
Mommy & Me: Newborns Celebrate Mother’s Day at UPMC
Although moms are celebrated every day at UPMC, newborns wore adorable “Mommy & Me” matching hats and headbands to remind moms just how special they… Read more
Adolescent Impulse Control Could be Fueled by Dopamine
Have you ever wondered why teenagers push boundaries and take seemingly unnecessary risks? A new study from the University of Pittsburgh revealed that individual differences… Read more
UPMC Experts Launch Groundbreaking Blood Transfusion Program
Trapped in his car at the scene of an accident and waiting to be extricated, a patient was bleeding, severely. On May 4th, 2022, the… Read more