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UPMC Names First President of New Hospital Soon to Open in China
As it prepares for the 2023 opening of the first UPMC-managed hospital in China, UPMC announced today that Randy Jernejcic, M.D., a veteran health care leader with experience in China, will start as chief executive officer of this new Chengdu-based facility on Feb. 1, 2022.
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New Graft Strategy May Improve Outcomes for Blood Stem Cell Recipients
Removing one type of T cell from donor blood used for stem cell grafts could greatly reduce a serious complication called graft-versus-host disease in patients with leukemia, according to a new study.
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Total Joint Replacement Class at UPMC East on January 19
Total Joint Replacement Class at UPMC East on January 19.
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Preparing for Childbirth (Online/Virtual)--UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital (PITTSBURGH) on January 20
Preparing for Childbirth (Online/Virtual)--UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital (PITTSBURGH) on January 20.
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Higher Education Level Does Not Translate to Better Cardiovascular Health in Racial and Ethnic Groups
A person with a higher level of education typically has better cardiovascular health (CVH) than someone with a lower level of education. However, the benefits of more education may not benefit those in non-white racial and ethnic groups, according to a Journal of the American Heart Association study published today by researchers at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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Total Joint Replacement Class - UPMC St. Margaret on January 10
Total Joint Replacement Class - UPMC St. Margaret on January 10.
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Traumatic Injury Response Characterized for First Time on Cellular Level
The first-ever, in-depth characterization of the body’s response to traumatic injury was published today in Cell Reports Medicine by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists.
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UPMC Launches In-House Travel Staffing Agency to Address Nursing Shortage
UPMC has created UPMC Travel Staffing, a new in-house travel staffing agency as a solution to the nationwide nursing shortage and to attract and retain highly skilled nurses and surgical technologists to its workforce.
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Cancer-Spotting AI and Human Experts Can Be Fooled by Image-Tampering Attacks
Artificial intelligence (AI) models that evaluate medical images have potential to speed up and improve accuracy of cancer diagnoses, but they also may be vulnerable to cyberattacks.
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Women Who Practice Self-Compassion are at Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Dec. 16.Despite what skeptics say, being kind to oneself is not a New Age fad—and there is research to back it up.Middle-aged women who practiced self-compassion had lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, irrespective of other traditional risk factors such as high blood pressure, insulin resistance and cholesterol levels.
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A Third of U.S. Kids Lack Good and Consistent Health Insurance
Dec. 6. In a concerning trend for the health of U.S.
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Stool and Blood Preserved Early in the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Reveal How Microbiome Influences Disease Susceptibility
Men who contracted HIV in the early days of the HIV/AIDS pandemic harbored a greater relative abundance of pro-inflammatory vs. anti-inflammatory gut microbes before they became HIV-positive compared to their counterparts who remained HIV-negative, according to new research published today in the journal Microbiome.
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Young Adults Have Lowest Antibody Levels After COVID-19 Infection, Suggesting Vaccination Still Key
Young Adults Have Lowest Antibody Levels After COVID-19 Infection, Suggesting Vaccination Still Key.
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UPMC Children’s to Open Cumberland’s First Specialty Care Center
Nov. 10.To increase patient access to expert pediatric specialty care services in the western Maryland region, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is opening a new specialty care center in Cumberland, located in the Johnson Heights medical building at 625 Kent Avenue, suite 102.
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Novel Computational Pipeline Could Help Repurpose Cancer Drugs for Rare Diseases
Oct. 20.By combining computational and experimental approaches, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Prairie View A&M University researchers identified cancer drugs that show promise for treating pulmonary hypertension, or PH, a rare and incurable lung disease. Published today in Science Advances, the study used a new algorithm to identify candidate cancer drugs for PH.
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Molecular Atlas of Senescent Cells Could Chart Way to Therapies for Age-Related Diseases and Cancer
Most cells throughout the body can divide and multiply to replace old cells and repair damaged tissue, but in response to certain stresses, cells can lose their ability to proliferate.
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Deadly Virus Slips into Cells via Protein Linked to Cholesterol Metabolism
Mosquito-borne outbreaks of Rift Valley fever virus cause economic devastation across Africa and the Arabian Peninsula with alarming frequency.
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UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh Mourn the Passing of Dr. Freddie Fu
Freddie H. Fu, M.D., the creator of UPMC’s world-renowned sports medicine program, long-time chairman of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and head team physician for Pitt’s Department of Athletics, died Friday, September 24, surrounded by his loving family.
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Pandemic Impacted Concussion Treatment, Timing and Methods
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated “lockdowns” dramatically decreased the incidence of sport-related concussions, and patients with concussion were more hesitant to seek in-person care, prompting some to utilize available telehealth services, according to new research led by the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program.
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UPMC Names New Leaders
UPMC is announcing leadership changes that will further enhance clinical operations, innovation, research and overall excellence.