With the possible authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 years old, Dr. Andrew Nowalk, clinical director of Infectious Disease at UPMC… Read more
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UPMC Mercy Recognizes National Burn Awareness Week with “Burning Issues in the Kitchen”
Burns and other injuries in the kitchen are common, and the cause is usually due to multi-tasking. This observation is from the experts at UPMC… Read more
UPMC Expert Warns About Potential Hazard with At-Home COVID-19 Tests
While at-home COVID-19 tests are becoming more widely available, parents of young children should take note that some of the test kit materials can pose… Read more
Innate Immune Training Could Hold Key to Better Infection Clearance and Vaccine Response
A protein called IL-17 can train cells in the lymph nodes to help mice better fight future infections, according to a recent study published in… Read more
New Computational Tool Predicts Cell Fates
Imagine a ball thrown in the air: It curves up, then down, tracing an arc to a point on the ground some distance away. The… Read more