I recently visited an 83-year-old patient in the hospital after EMTs rushed her to the ER with an infected leg wound. Her ordeal started inconspicuously… Read more
Category: aging
Pitt Study Shows How HIV and Cancer Drugs Accelerate Cellular Aging
HIV patients tend to show premature signs of aging. Cancer, cognitive diseases, osteoporosis – these maladies all come before their time for people living with… Read more
The US birth rate keeps declining: 4 questions answered
Over the last few decades, birth rates have decreased across the globe. The United States is no exception. Aside from a few years in the… Read more
UPMC Passavant Volunteers Love the Community… and Each Other
While a hospital may not seem like the ideal place for romance, love is in the air at UPMC Passavant. Currently, six different couples lend… Read more
New Study Demonstrates Importance of Palliative Care Referral in IPF Patients
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal disease caused by thickening and scarring of lung tissue. With an average survival of three to… Read more