Our cells are in a constant struggle of life and death – and, when things go smoothly, that balance is maintained and we don’t have… Read more
Author: Andrea Kunicky
New UPMC Nursing Council Advances Excellence and Knowledge Worldwide
It was fitting that on May 12, International Nurses Day, UPMC’s newly formed International Nursing Leadership Council held its first meeting. The council, made up… Read more
Compare the Flu Pandemic of 1918 and COVID-19 with Caution
People have turned to historical experience with influenza pandemics to try to make sense of COVID-19, and for good reason. Influenza and coronavirus share basic… Read more
Antibody Injections Could Fight COVID-19 Infections
Antibodies are part of us – literally. We have billions of them in our bodies with a combined weight of about 100 grams, or about… Read more
UPMC Data Show COVID-19 is Increasingly Rare; Efforts to Protect Elderly are Working
As most of the communities UPMC serves prepare to move to “green” – the least restrictive of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 reopening phases – the health system today provided an update on what its data are showing and plans to… Read more