Every mother and father is familiar with the ups and downs of pregnancy and parenthood. For the parents of premature infants like Alyssa and Sam Robb,… Read more
Category: Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
UPMC CancerCenter SPORE Grant to Focus on Ovarian Cancer
More than 14,000 women in the U.S., including 800 from Pennsylvania, died last year from ovarian cancer, a disease that often isn’t detected until later… Read more
Role Playing to Improve the Patient Experience
Mindy is a University of Pittsburgh music student with an important audition the next day. By the time she walks into the emergency department of… Read more
Technology is Helping to Reduce Food Waste at UPMC
Thanks to an innovative computerized food management system, hospital systems across the U.S. are seeing a large decrease in food waste.
Meet Guyanna! Beating the Odds Against Ovarian Cancer
Guyanna Ackison has always been a strong individual. As an active duty military nurse, she served in Operation Iraqi Freedom while raising two beautiful daughters.… Read more