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Student body in Lawrence County universities comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year
Enrollment data for the three universities in Lawrence County revealed white was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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UPMC Altoona Recognized for Excellence with ACC HeartCARE Center Designation
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has recognized UPMC Altoona for its commitment to a comprehensive high-quality culture and cardiovascular care.
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Community Strategy Reduced Opioid Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania Counties
The monthly opioid overdose death (ODD) rate fell by 30% in Pennsylvania counties that implemented a novel community-focused strategy developed by University of Pittsburgh researchers, according to a new study published today in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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Patients Identified as Frail Before Surgery Less Likely to Die One Year After
New research published today in JAMA Surgery shows that when frail patients are connected to resources, including conversations with a physician about possible outcomes and help preparing their body for surgery, they are less likely to die one year after surgery.
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Amid Nationwide Economic Pressures, UPMC’s Financial Results for 2022 Underscore Focus on Serving Patients, Members and Communities
Operating results of $238 million; operating revenue of $26 billion.
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UPMC Western Maryland Marks Pulmonary Care Milestone
The interventional radiology team at UPMC Western Maryland recently completed their 100th pulmonary thrombectomy.
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Study Unlocks Clues in Mystery of Naked Mole-Rats’ Exceptional Fertility
Unlike humans and other mammals, which become less fertile with age, naked mole-rats can reproduce throughout their remarkably long lifespans.
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Spinal Cord Stimulation Instantly Improves Arm Mobility After Stroke
A neurotechnology that stimulates the spinal cord instantly improves arm and hand mobility, enabling people affected by moderate to severe stroke to conduct their normal daily activities more easily, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University today in Nature Medicine.
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UPMC in Central Pa. is First in Pennsylvania to Use Latest Device to Treat Leaky Heart Valve (Mitral Valve Regurgitation)
The Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC in Central Pa. recently became the first in Pennsylvania to utilize the new Edwards PASCAL Precision transcatheter valve repair system, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved treatment of mitral valve regurgitation or leaky heart valve.
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UPMC Western Maryland Marks Pulmonary Care Milestone
The interventional radiology team at UPMC Western Maryland recently completed their 100th pulmonary thrombectomy. This milestone reflects the highly-skilled dedication of the interventional radiology team – who are on call and ready to respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week — and celebrates the successful outcomes for patients suffering from life-threatening pulmonary embolisms (PE).
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center to Expand Clinical Research in Erie with Hamot Health Foundation Gift
Cancer research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center – Erie will expand significantly to provide greater access to innovative clinical trials for patients in the northwestern Pennsylvania region and surrounding communities.
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Helicopter Transport of Severely Injured Patients Directly to Trauma Center Saves Lives
Severely injured patients who meet criteria for care at a trauma center have nearly double the odds of surviving if they are transported directly by medical helicopter to a Level I or II trauma center, compared to those first driven to a regular hospital and then flown to a trauma center, according to a new analysis led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC physician-scientists.
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Pitt Study Reframes Understanding of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
New research challenges the prevailing hypothesis for how donor stem cell grafts cause graft-versus-host disease, or GVHD, and offers an alternative model that could guide development of novel therapies.
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UPMC Increases Access to Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Specialty Care with New Facility Opening
To help meet the growing need for specialized child and adolescent behavioral health services, UPMC Western Behavioral Health opened a new facility today that will increase community access.
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Sports Surgery Clinic in Santry to Become Part of Renowned Global Care Network
In a move that will dramatically expand UPMC’s ability to provide world-class orthopaedic and sports medicine care in Ireland, the health system today announced that it is acquiring the renowned Sports Surgery Clinic (SSC), a leading independent hospital located in the northern Dublin suburb of Santry.
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Pitt Study Links Racism to Worse Asthma Outcomes
Redlining – a discriminatory mortgage lending practice instituted in the 1930s – resulted in health impacts that reverberate today, contributing to long-term environmental and asthma-related inequities that disproportionately affect Black Pittsburgh residents, according to a new analysis by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health scientists.
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UPMC Breaks Ground on New UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC has broken ground on the largest hospital in Pittsburgh’s history and the largest health care construction project in Pennsylvania.
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UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Celebrates Opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation are celebrating the opening of their Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, thanks to a $78,375 donation by Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.
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UPMC Hillman Immunologist Receives Holzer Research Award
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center immunologist Tullia C. Bruno, Ph.D., has been presented with the Sy Holzer Endowed Immunotherapy Research Fund Award to advance innovative research in cancer.
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Nearly 108,000 Overdose Deaths in 2021: Pitt Team Forecast Devastating Toll Five Years Ago
A grim prediction made half a decade ago by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health epidemiologists and modelers has come true: More than 100,000 people are now dying from drug overdoses annually in the U.S.