Twenty-four UPMC hospitals have been recognized for their LGBTQ patient care policies and practices by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation— the country’s largest LGBTQ… Read more
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UPMC Matilda Theiss Health Center Aims to Address Health Disparities
Today, UPMC leaders marked the return of the UPMC Matilda H. Theiss Health Center to the Hill District neighborhood. The clinic has been a staple… Read more
Centering Pregnancy: an Innovative Model of Prenatal Care at UPMC
Centering pregnancy is an innovative model of prenatal care that is a shift from the traditional one-on-one, physician-patient prenatal visit to a pregnancy group visit… Read more
Pitt Public Health to Lead Data Coordination in $5.5M Clinical Trial to Test Treatments for Deadly Condition Common in Preterm Infants
In utero, an extra blood vessel called patent ductus arteriosus, or PDA, allows blood circulation to skip the lungs of a developing baby. Normally, either… Read more
Fighting Hospital-Acquired Infections Starts with Understanding Immune Response
Hospitals are where people go to get better. But being hospitalized increases the risk of unwanted complications – including infections. And when a vulnerable patient… Read more