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January
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Bright Light Therapy Eases Bipolar Depression for Some
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
UPMC Health Plan Recognized For Commitment To Employee Development
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
George A. Huber, J.D., Appointed Associate Dean at University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
New Medical Director Named to Lupus Center of Excellence at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Dean, Donald S. Burke, M.D., Launches Global Health Blog
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Ranks Sixth in Nationwide NIH Funding
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
UPMC Unveils Hospital ‘Smart Room’ to Improve Patient Care and Safety
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Newly Discovered Virus Linked to Deadly Skin Cancer
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Drug-Coated Stents Perform Better Than Bare Metal Stents in Higher Risk Patients
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
New Vaccine against Deadliest Strain of Avian Flu Tested by University of Pittsburgh Scientists
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Genetic Mutations May Contribute to Preterm Birth Risk
February
Friday, February 01, 2008
Genetic Mutation Increases Risk of Preterm Birth
Monday, February 04, 2008
Ringing Endorsement: Women Prefer Contraceptive Ring Over Patch
Monday, February 04, 2008
Popular Music Often Exposes Children to Positive Portrayals of Drug and Alcohol Use, Pitt School of Medicine Study Finds
Monday, February 04, 2008
UPMC Appoints Chief Diversity Officer
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
UPMC Health Plan Sponsors St. Margaret Foundation AED Program for $250,000
Monday, February 11, 2008
Former Substance Abusers Rarely Relapse After Organ Transplantation, Pitt Study Finds
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
UPMC Health Plan and Heritage Valley Health System Combine Resources in ‛LifeSmart,’ A Community Initiative Designed to Prevent Diabetes
Thursday, February 14, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Launches Certificate Program in LGBT Health and Wellness
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Pitt School of Health and Rehab Sciences Announces New Master’s Program in Prosthetics and Orthotics
Thursday, February 14, 2008
UPMC Reports Growing Revenue for First Half of Fiscal Year 2008; Strong Cash Flow Income Ensures Continuing Investments in New Programs and Community
Monday, February 25, 2008
UPMC to Manage Independent Hospital in Dublin, Ireland
Monday, February 25, 2008
UPMC Paves Road to Better Quality Health Care
Monday, February 25, 2008
UPMC Paves Road to Better Quality Health Care
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
UPMC Names Paul Wood to Lead Public Relations Team
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Switching Therapy for Adolescents With SSRI-Resistant Depression Better Than Changing Medication Alone, Pitt Researchers Report in JAMA
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Pitt Physicians Confirm Autoimmunity as Factor in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Prestigious National Award Given to UPMC Cancer Centers
March
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
UPMC Surgeon is Fourth Pitt Orthopaedic Doctor in Five Years to Win Highest Honor from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Demand By Patients and Physicians Fuels UPMC’s Growth in Eastern Suburbs, Bringing World-Class Care and Jobs to Monroeville
Thursday, March 06, 2008
UPMC Eye Center Experts Stress the Need for Awareness of Glaucoma, the ‘Sneak Thief of Sight’
Friday, March 07, 2008
UPMC Highlights ‘International Health Care Highway’ at the Fourth World Health Care Congress in Berlin
Monday, March 10, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Researchers Crack the Code of 3-D Protein Structure That May Help Fight Obesity and Diabetes
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
UPMC Neurosurgeon L. Dade Lunsford Selected for Prestigious National Award
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Joins Campaign to Diversify the Face of Medicine
Friday, March 14, 2008
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Passavant Designated “Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers”
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Stopping a Deadly Killer: Pitt Receives $11.4 Million Gates Foundation Grant for Tuberculosis Research
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Dr. J. Wallis Marsh Appointed Interim Chief, Division of Transplantation at the UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Gay Youth Report Higher Rates of Drug and Alcohol Use
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Center for Minority Health’s Mario C. Browne Graduates from Emerging Leaders in Public Health Program
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Study Confirms Validity of Pittsburgh Compound-B in Identifying the Toxins Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Women’s Health-Related Scientific Findings Presented by University of Pittsburgh Researchers
April
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Center for Occupational Epidemiology Formed at University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health Announces Program in Computational Public Health
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Sports Medicine Researchers Create Human Performance Research Laboratory for Naval Special Warfare
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Pitt Researchers Receive Funding in Support of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Pitt Researchers Awarded Prestigious Potamkin Prize for Alzheimer’s Research
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Science Takes Aim at Battlefield Injury in Massive Project Grant
Friday, April 18, 2008
UPMC Claims 79 Percent of Pittsburgh Magazine’s Top-Ranked Physicians
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Heading off a Bird-Flu Pandemic: We Need Broadly Protective Vaccines That Can Be Rapidly Produced and Administered
Friday, April 25, 2008
UPMC and Newcastle Hospitals Announce Innovative Partnership to Deploy Electronic Record Technology in U.K.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Pitt Occupational Therapy Students to Rebuild and Repair Local Homes as Part of National Rebuilding Day
Monday, April 28, 2008
Biomarkers Identified for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Monday, April 28, 2008
UPMC and Laerdal Medical Corp. Partner to Improve Simulation-Based Training in Health Care
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
UPMC Recruits Internationally Recognized Geriatric Medicine Specialist
May
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Heart Disease Biomarker C-Reactive Protein is Elevated 30 Years Following a Pregnancy Complicated by Eclampsia
Monday, May 05, 2008
4-year-old becomes 1000th patient to have skull-based procedure performed through the nose by UPMC team
Monday, May 05, 2008
Sudden Death of a Parent Raises Risk of Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for Surviving Children, Pitt Researchers Find
Monday, May 05, 2008
Newly Funded Research Program Focuses on Genetic Mutations that Increase Risk for Cancer
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Pitt School of Pharmacy Students Produce Web Site Featuring Advice from World Pharmacy Leaders
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Immune System Pathway Identified to Fight Allergens, Asthma
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Most Effective Initial Therapy for HIV-1 Infection Identified
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Community-Acquired Pneumonia Harder on Men than Women
Thursday, May 22, 2008
World’s Smallest Heart Pump Under Study at UPMC
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Mind Over Matter: Brain-Machine Link Gives a Monkey the Power to Feed Itself Using Its Brain
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Awards and Accolades: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
June
Sunday, June 01, 2008
New Combination Therapy Safe, Promising For Melanoma Patients, UPCI Study Finds
Monday, June 02, 2008
New Preoperative Treatment Combination Safe for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery, UPCI Study Finds
Monday, June 02, 2008
New Treatment Combination Proves Safe, Effective For Head And Neck Cancer Patients, UPCI Study Finds
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
UPMC Announces New President of UPMC Mercy
Thursday, June 05, 2008
GE and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Launch New Company to Digitize and Revolutionize Disease Detection
Friday, June 06, 2008
Weight Gain May Be Healthy When It Comes to Type 1 Diabetes
Friday, June 06, 2008
Pitt Researchers Identify Gene That Influences Damage From Radiation Therapy
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Receives Achievement Award from Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Major Increase in Head Injuries Noted After Repeal of Pennsylvania’s Motorcycle Helmet Law
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Teens Who Abuse Alcohol or Drugs are More Likely to Die Young, Pitt Study Finds
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Teens Who Abuse Alcohol or Drugs are More Likely to Die Young
Friday, June 20, 2008
Andrew F. Stewart, M.D., is Honored by the Endocrine Society
Monday, June 23, 2008
Louis A. Baverso Named Chief Information Officer at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Monday, June 23, 2008
Allegheny County and WPIC Team Up to Provide Behavioral Health Crisis Services to All County Residents
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Centre of Integrated Oncology Cologne Partner to Advance Cancer Care and Research
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
First Annual Academy for Health Equity Meeting to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Study Identifies Biomarkers That Could Lead to Improved Organ Selection and Outcomes in Patients Receiving Transplanted Organs from Brain-Dead Donors
Monday, June 30, 2008
UPMC Adopts Innovative Online Ordering System to Help Physicians Provide Free Medication Samples to Patients
July
Monday, July 07, 2008
Schizophrenia Linked to Dysfunction in Molecular Brain Pathway Activated by Marijuana
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Hepatitis C Virus May Need Help of Enzyme to Cause Liver Disease, Pitt Study Finds
Friday, July 11, 2008
UPMC Named to U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals for the Ninth Time
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Named One of 100 Most Wired Hospitals in the U.S. for 10th Consecutive Year
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Pitt to Host Annual Pancreatic Research Meeting
Monday, July 21, 2008
Media Advisory: Pro Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg and Nation’s Leading Sports Concussion Experts Convene in Pittsburgh Before the Start of Football Season
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Participants Sought For Study of Prolotherapy for Tennis Elbow at UPMC Shadyside
Monday, July 28, 2008
Eating Fish with High Levels of Omega-3 May Explain Very Low Levels of Heart Disease in Japan Compared to the U.S.
August
Monday, August 04, 2008
Long-Term HIV Treatment May Reduce Risk for Coronary Atherosclerosis, Pitt Study Finds
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Media-Literate Teens May Be Less Likely to Smoke Cigarettes, Pitt School of Medicine Study Finds
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
University of Pittsburgh’s WISER Simulation Center Receives Endorsement of American Society of Anesthesiologists
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Inflammation and Immunologic Symposium Explores New Research in Chronic Diseases
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Bernard Goldstein, M.D., Chosen as Chair of a National Academies Committee Evaluating Preparedness
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Role of Obesity in Preeclampsia Studied at University of Pittsburgh
Monday, August 18, 2008
Pitt Receives $10 Million from Gates Foundation to Help Stop Global Spread of Infectious Diseases
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
UPMC Names Vice President for International Business Development
Friday, August 22, 2008
UPMC Announces Results for Fiscal Year 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Pitt Scientists Receive $3.6 Million to Test Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain of Avian Flu
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Awards and Accolades: University Of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
September
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Pitt Receives $10 Million NIMH Grant for Schizophrenia Research
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Hookah Smoking More Popular Than Expected Among College Students
Monday, September 08, 2008
Leading Researcher in Pediatric Liver Cell Transplantation Tapped To Head New University of Pittsburgh Center for Innovative Pediatric Regenerative Therapies
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Pitt Researchers Receive Nearly $4 Million from NIH for Comprehensive Kidney Research Center
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Expert in Biobehavioral Medicine Joins University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Love and Marriage? Not in Today’s Popular Music
Friday, September 12, 2008
Center for Patients with Special Needs Opens at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Friday, September 12, 2008
Bipolar Disorder in Children
Monday, September 15, 2008
UPMC Eye Center Appoints Gen. Gale Pollock to Head New Center for Ocular Regeneration and Vision Restoration
Monday, September 15, 2008
Genetic Profile Reveals Susceptibility to Cleft Palate
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
UPMC Cancer Centers and the Regional Cancer Center in Erie Team Up to Benefit Patients
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Incisionless Heartburn Surgery Now Available at UPMC
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Pitt Researchers Identify An Underlying Cause Of Pneumonia Common In Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Geriatrician Neil Resnick, M.D., Honored with Pitt Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine
Friday, September 19, 2008
UPMC Honored for Innovative Technology Spending as No. 49 on Informationweek 500 Annual Ranking
Monday, September 22, 2008
Post-Traumatic Stress Endures Over Time in Family Members of ICU Patients
Monday, September 22, 2008
Media Advisory: Infectious Disease Expert to Speak at 2008 Cutler Lecture
Monday, September 22, 2008
Pitt Research Indicates New Virus is Culprit, Not Bystander, in Deadly Skin Cancer
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Heinz Endowments Funds Center for Healthy Environments and Communities at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Internet-Based Treatment of Bulimia Study Under Way at WPIC
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Cardiologist Barry London, M.D., Ph.D., Honored with NIH Pioneer Award for Sudden Death Research
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Medicare HMO Costs May Prevent Cancer Patients from Enrolling in Clinical Trials, UPCI Study Finds
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Plant Antioxidant May Protect Against Radiation Exposure, Pitt Study Finds
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
UPMC Receives Joint Commission Approval to Provide Ventricular Assist Device Destination Therapy for Heart Failure Patients
October
Friday, October 03, 2008
UPMC Surgeon Constance Chu, M.D., Awarded Albert B. Ferguson, M.D., Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
Monday, October 06, 2008
Three Prominent Surgeons to Join UPMC
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Keeping Herpes Infection in Check: Pitt School of Medicine Researchers Describe Immune System Strategies in Science Paper
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Umbilical Cord Blood Program at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Provides One-Year Update
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Renowned UPMC Neurosurgeon Joseph C. Maroon, M.D., Finishes in Top 20 of Age Division in Ironman Triathlon
Friday, October 17, 2008
UPMC Mercy Expands Patient Access to World-Class Trauma and Burn Care, Names New Trauma Director
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Dr. Paul L. Rogers Honored with National Recognition as a Medical Educator
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Pitt Receives $8.4 Million to Improve Disaster Preparedness
Friday, October 24, 2008
UPMC Announces Solid First-Quarter Operating Results
Monday, October 27, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Presents Non-Traditional Ways to Make a Difference in Minority Health
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Helping Hands: UPMC Transplant Program Assists Amputees
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
WPIC Partners with Pitt and Community Members to Bring Unique Depression Counseling to Students
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Pitt Researchers Receive $2.7 Million to Develop Drug That Counters Radiation Exposure
Thursday, October 30, 2008
New Study-Based Handbook Promotes Student Athlete Success in PA
November
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Impulse Control Region in Brain Affected in Teens with Genetic Vulnerability for Alcoholism
Monday, November 10, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Scientist Wins International Award for Outstanding Contributions to Safeguard Public Health
Monday, November 10, 2008
UPMC Recruiting for Advanced Heart Failure Clinical Trial
Monday, November 10, 2008
Pitt School of Nursing Faculty Inducted Into American Academy of Nursing
Monday, November 10, 2008
Pittsburgh Compound B Identifies Alzheimer’s-Associated Plaques in Symptom-Free Older Adults
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
WPIC Program for Kids with OCD Receives Prestigious National Award
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
UPMC Sports Medicine’s START program featured in AARP Bulletin
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Nancy E. Davidson, MD, appointed director, UPMC Cancer Centers and UPCI
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Arsenic May Increase Risks For Cardiovascular Disease at Current EPA-Regulated Drinking Water Standards
Thursday, November 13, 2008
UPMC collaborates with GE Healthcare to Develop International Oncology Centers
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Reduce Dementia Risk according to Pitt-Led Study in Today’s Jama
Friday, November 21, 2008
M. Ilyas Kamboh, Ph.D., Appointed Chair of Human Genetics at University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Monday, November 24, 2008
World AIDS Day 2008 Commemoration Honors Those Living and Lost To HIV/AIDS
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thomas E. Smithgall, Ph.D., Named Chair of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Pitt School of Medicine
December
Monday, December 01, 2008
New Study Shows Potential of Rational Drug Design in Schizophrenia
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Incisionless Heartburn Surgery
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
UPMC Liver Cancer Center Co-Director Chosen as President-Elect, Society of University Surgeons
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Aching Back? Put Your Mind To It
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Pitt School of Pharmacy’s Edward Krenzelok Appointed Inaugural Dr. Gordon J. Vanscoy Endowed Chair
Friday, December 05, 2008
WPIC to Continue Behavioral Health Addiction Services for Those Formerly Served by House of Hope
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Internal Medicine Physician Gary Lemoncelli, M.D., to Join UPMC
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Taking Public Health Education beyond the Classroom and into the World
Monday, December 15, 2008
UPMC Appoints New Transplant Chief
Monday, December 15, 2008
UPMC Performs Its First Paired Kidney Transplant
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Pitt School of Nursing Faculty Receive National Institute of Nursing Research Grants
Friday, December 19, 2008
UPMC Northwest Names New President
Monday, December 29, 2008
UPCI Researcher Receives Grant to Study Breast Cancer Biomarkers
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
UPMC Creates ‘Condition L’ Safety Procedure to Rapidly Find Missing Patients
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
UPMC Sports Medicine to Host Year’s Inaugural Training Seminar for Participants of the Dick’s Sporting Goods/Pittsburgh Marathon
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements and New Research Funding