Over the past several days, Allegheny County has seen an increased number of COVID-19 cases after several weeks of steady decline. Dr. Lee Harrison, professor… Read more
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COVID-19 Email ‘Hotline’ Serves as Source of Truth for UPMC Employees
For the past year, the world has been living in uncertain times. Information and guidance about COVID-19 has changed constantly, leaving many people in a… Read more
“COVID-Proofing” UPMC Shadyside
Throughout 2020, public spaces like hospitals and businesses began to look different. Plastic shields were added, hand sanitizer bottles appeared and measured markings were drawn… Read more
One Year Later: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
A full year has passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. UPMC’s senior medical director and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UPMC… Read more
6 COVID-19 Treatments Helping Patients Survive
A year ago, when U.S. health authorities issued their first warning that COVID-19 would cause severe “disruption to everyday life,” doctors had no effective treatments… Read more