Stay-at-home orders have given Sam Chilcote an opportunity to rediscover a talent he’s using to brighten the mood of his UPMC Passavant colleagues. Sam’s paintings… Read more
Author: Andrea Kunicky
Blood sugar levels may influence vulnerability to coronavirus, and controlling them through conventional means might be protective
Can watching your blood sugar help fight COVID-19? Sugar is not only something that sweetens our food. It is also something that is an essential… Read more
UPMC Shares Plan to Test Patients for COVID-19 and Restore Essential Care
UPMC has begun COVID-19 testing in patients scheduled for medically necessary essential care and will soon expand its testing to all asymptomatic patients, as well as frontline health care workers, across its U.S. hospitals, leaders announced today at… Read more
First patient at UPMC receives convalescent plasma treatment for COVID-19
A potential new treatment for COVID-19 was administered this week to the first UPMC patient thanks to a donation of convalescent plasma. The treatment, which… Read more
COVID-19 Test Q&A with Dr. Alan Wells
We interview Dr. Alan Wells, medical director of the UPMC Clinical Laboratories, to get answers to some frequently asked questions about antibodies, the tests used… Read more