UPMC has begun COVID-19 testing in patients scheduled for medically necessary essential care and will soon expand its testing to all asymptomatic patients, as well as frontline health care workers, across its U.S. hospitals, leaders announced today at… Read more
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First patient at UPMC receives convalescent plasma treatment for COVID-19
A potential new treatment for COVID-19 was administered this week to the first UPMC patient thanks to a donation of convalescent plasma. The treatment, which… Read more
COVID-19 Test Q&A with Dr. Alan Wells
We interview Dr. Alan Wells, medical director of the UPMC Clinical Laboratories, to get answers to some frequently asked questions about antibodies, the tests used… Read more
Convalescent Plasma Treatment for Patients with COVID-19
UPMC has enrolled in a national clinical trial hoping to provide patients with a potential therapy for COVID-19, called “convalescent plasma.” For this potential treatment,… Read more
UPMC Launches Clinical Trial to Fast-Track COVID-19 Therapies
A novel clinical trial developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine launched today at UPMC to address one of the most important… Read more