The UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Family Care Connection Centers and Children’s Community Health celebrated the grand opening of the UPMC Hilltop Community Health Hub.… Read more
Category: family medicine
Staving off a ‘Silent’ Disease: Kidney-CHAMP Study Launches
Nearly eight years ago, Ruth Tisak received an unexpected diagnosis: She had chronic kidney disease caused by arthritis medication, and her kidneys were functioning at… Read more
Teen Girls in Pittsburgh Get Less Physical Activity than the National Average
Teen girls in Pittsburgh lag far behind the expected levels of physical activity for U.S. adolescent females, according to a new analysis based on a… Read more
Department of General Internal Medicine Physicians Honored at Annual Meeting
The University of Pittsburgh’s Division of General Internal Medicine (DGIM) is well-represented at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s annual meeting this week in Hollywood,… Read more
Richard Zimmerman Receives Prestigious Family Medicine Award
Richard Zimmerman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of Pitt’s Department of Family Medicine and Graduate School of Public Health, has been awarded the Curtis G. Hames Research… Read more