As COVID-19 spreads in the United States, some physicians and hospitals are confronting a difficult and unprecedented situation — the need to choose which patients should receive the limited supply of critical care resources, such as ventilators… Read more
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Culture or just a dipstick? UPMC Children’s study aims to settle debate on testing for UTIs in kids
In recent years, pediatricians who suspect a urinary tract infection (UTI) in feverish children who can’t yet verbalize their symptoms have been moving away from… Read more
UPMC Employee Does Things Differently
Growing up, Brett Fadgen, nurse anesthetist, Physician Services Division, always wanted to prove that he could do anything, but knew he’d have to figure it… 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
MidAtlantic AIDS Education & Training Center Receives $14.2 Million to Extend Efforts into 2024
When Dr. Linda Rose Frank thinks about the HIV epidemic, the virus that causes AIDS isn’t the only disease on her mind. Not by a… Read more