Telemedicine has taken off in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with hospitals around the world looking to technology to help them care for patients while… Read more
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UPMC Leaders Provide COVID-19 Update
At a media availability held this morning, Dr. Graham Snyder, medical director of infection prevention, Tami Minnier, chief quality officer, and Dr. Donald Yealy, senior… Read more
UPMC Urges ‘Changing Mindset’ to Focus on Severity of Illness, not Frequency of COVID-19 Infections
As the nation sees an uptick in positive test results for COVID-19, UPMC officials today stressed that the health system is seeing its lowest numbers… Read more
People are Getting Sick from Coronavirus Spreading through the Air – and That’s a Big Challenge for Reopening
I am a scientist that studies infectious diseases and I specialize in severe respiratory infections, but I also serve as a member of my church’s… Read more
Pitt Medical School Students Step Up Amid Pandemic
From the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, students from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine stepped up to provide support to The 9th… Read more