Effective October 1, 2021, Mark Sevco will assume the role of president, UPMC Hospitals— comprised of 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals— and Joon Lee, M.D., will become president of UPMC Physician Services— overseeing its 4,200… Read more
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Pitt CoVER Study Aims to Understand COVID-19 Vaccine Response in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are conducting the CoVER study to better understand the effects of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with autoimmune diseases. Patients… Read more
Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections, not vaccines, are the main driver of new coronavirus variants
The rise of coronavirus variants has highlighted the huge influence evolutionary biology has on daily life. But how mutations, random chance and natural selection produce… Read more
Vaccination, Antibodies Key to Keeping COVID-19 Patients Out of Hospital
Advances in the clinical care of COVID-19 patients – made possible by rapid, adaptive trials led by UPMC physician-scientists – have dropped patient death rates… Read more
NOW – Episode 47
In our 47th installment of NOW see how Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is partnering with UPMC Passavant to bring world class pediatric care to your backyard,… Read more