More than 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lives. For many of them, that pain becomes chronic, and treatment… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh
Pitt’s All of Us Pennsylvania Opens Enrollment Center in the Heart of Oakland
The All of Us Pennsylvania Research Program (AoU PA), led by the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute, last week unveiled its latest… Read more
‘It Wasn’t a Moral Problem’
Eight years struggling with substance use disorder, three years in recovery. Eleven years ago, Ashlie Mikush, UPMC peer navigator, never would have dreamt her life… Read more
No Electricity Required – Spontaneous ‘Kiss and Run’ Neuropeptide Release
The brain is an electrochemical device. To process information or change behavior, neurons become electrically active and release chemicals, which travel to other neurons that… Read more
ISMETT’s Expertise in Liver Resection Recognized in Italy
At UPMC-managed ISMETT, one of Europe’s leading organ transplant facilities located in Palermo, Italy, health care providers approach complex medical situations, including liver resections, as a… Read more