Pittsburgh's heart of steel still beats amid transformed city
USA Today
September 22, 2009
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What a difference 25 years made in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 22, 2009
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Education, medicine, research strut their stuff
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 22, 2009
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Global scribes get taste of city's spirit
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
September 22, 2009
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Pitt, CMU, UPMC host 'eds and meds' tours for international journalists
Pittsburgh Business Times
September 21, 2009
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UPMC: The New Steel in Pittsburgh
BusinessWeek
Sept. 21, 2009
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Reborn Pittsburgh's Moment in the Sun
Portfolio.com
September 21, 2009
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The Revival of Pittsburgh: Lessons for the G20
The Economist
Sept. 19, 2009 Print Edition
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Pittsburgh Gets Ready to Take World Stage
Voice of America
Sept. 16, 2009
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Pittsburgh evolves into international leader in health-care research
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
September 20, 2009
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Pittsburghers forge ahead on cutting edge
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
September 20, 2009
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Seeds of Pittsburgh's change rooted in steel's decline
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
September 20, 2009
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Spotlight on Steel City -- lessons for Motor City?
Detroit Free Press
September 20, 2009
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Dreaming of Pittsburgh
The Wall Street Journal
September 19, 2009
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UPMC wins top 10 ranking in business technology
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 16, 2009
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Magee-Womens Hospital grows with edible organic gardens
Pop City
September 16, 2009
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Cyprus to get international oncology centre in Paphos
Financial Mirror.com
September 13, 2009
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Pittsburgh gets ready to take the world's stage
The Philadelphia Inquirer
August 31, 2009
UPMC and Pittsburgh are highlighted in this look at the G-20 Summit.
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Pittsburgh Poison Center to watch for attacks during G-20 summit
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
August 31, 2009
Pittsburgh Poison Center Director Edward Krenzelok discusses how his team is gearing up for the G-20.
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US Group to Take Control of Beacon Hospital
Irish Times
August 26, 2009
UPMC has taken a majority ownership in Beacon Hospital in Dublin which is now called UPMC Beacon.
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Swine flu was a warning shot
Discover Magazine
August 25, 2009
Donald Burke, M.D., one of the world's foremost infectious disease experts, looks at what makes the H1N1 virus so hard to track.
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Lead for High-tech Vaccine Factory
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
August 22, 2009
UPMC President and CEO Jeffrey A. Romoff testified before hearing chaired by Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter of Philadelphia on the need for a vaccine factory in the region.
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Researchers Developing Cancer Vaccine
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 5, 2009
Pitt scientists hope to develop cancer prevention vaccines
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'Pittsburgh Promise' gives hope to families
San Francisco Chronicle
July 26, 2009
UPMC's $100 million commitment to the Pittsburgh Promise is changing the lives of Pittsburgh school students.
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Postpartum Depression: Do All Moms Need Screening?
Time Magazine
July 20, 2009
Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., is often quoted and sought out as one of the nation's top experts on depression during pregnancy.
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City of Steel (and Other Stuff) to Get Its Turn on the World Economic Stage
The New York Times
July 18, 2009
Pittsburgh and UPMC are highlighted in this article on the upcoming G-20 Summit.
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1st U.S. double hand transplant patient longs to feel wife's touch
USA Today
July 17, 2009
Surgeons at UPMC performed the first double hand transplant in the United States. The patient and his wife met with reporters in Pittsburgh.
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Young people with OCD get therapy together
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 28, 2009
The WPIC OCD program is one of just a few intensive outpatient treatment programs that are specialized for children and adolescents in the nation.
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Want a good night's sleep? Find the right partner
Reuters
January 28, 2009
Research by WPIC's Wendy Troxel, Ph.D., shows that women who are in happy and healthy marriages have overall better sleep habits.
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"Lollipop" Helps Reveal Shapes to the Blind
Washington Post
July 21, 2009
UPMC and Pitt study techniques to restore vision.
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Henderson led WHO's effort to rid the world of smallpox
USA Today
June 30, 2009
D.A. Henderson, M.D., with UPMC's Center for Biosecurity, led the successful effort to eradicate smallpox for the World Health Organization 30 years ago.
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Meds as good as surgery for diabetics with heart disease
USA Today
June 7, 2009
Research led by Trevor Orchard, M.D., shows that prompt bypass surgery holds no advantage over intensive drug therapy in many patients with type 2 diabetes when it comes to dying from strokes or heart attacks.
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Infection Tied to Low Vitamin D
New York Times
May 26, 2009
Research by Lisa Bodnar, M.D., shows that a common infection in women of childbearing age linked to premature birth is associated with vitamin D deficiency.
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Cellular Healing
Newsweek.com
May 6, 2009
Stephen Badylak, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, talks about the promise of tissue regeneration techniques.
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Breast-feeding benefits mothers, study finds
New York Times
April 21, 2009
Women who have breast-fed are at lower risk for developing high blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease decades later, according to study by Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D.
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The problem with drug clinical trials
Newsweek Magazine
April 28, 2009
The results of clinical studies used to get federal approval for common antidepressants do not apply for most patients with depression, says Steve Wisniewski, Ph.D., with Pitt's Graduate School of Public Health.
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Sunday Forum: Nation, Heal Thyself
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 15, 2009
Arthur S. Levine, senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and dean, School of Medicine, writes a prescription for health care reform.
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Working With a G.E. Unit, Plans Big Expansion Abroad
The New York Times
November 13, 2008
This article looks at the trend of major medical centers expanding overseas with a focus on UPMC's deal with GE Healthcare to speed the development of oncology centers.
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The Bipolar Puzzle
New York Times Magazine
September 14, 2008
The Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic of UPMC Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Clinic is featured in the New York Times Magazine cover story on bipolar disorder in children.
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