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World Day of the Sick is a global observance held annually since 1992 to remind the faithful to pray for those who are sick as well as the alleviation of human suffering and to recognize and honor those who work in health care and as caregivers.

Nearly 250 physicians, scientists and patients from around the world will meet in Pittsburgh May 10 to 11 to discuss the current and emerging research and clinical practices for treating ovarian cancer at UPMC’s 2012 Ovarian Cancer Symposium.

The cost of medications through Medicare’s subsidized prescription drug program varies from region to region across the United States largely due to the use of more expensive brand-name drugs, according to a study led by researchers from GSPH.

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel will shear his famed beard for the second year in a row in support of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

UPMC will dedicate the Giving Life Wall, a photomontage on permanent display at UPMC Presbyterian hospital that honors those who selflessly gave the gift of life to a loved one through organ donation.

The 2012 Carnegie Science Center Award winners were announced Feb. 2 at the Carnegie Science Center. The awards were established to recognize and promote innovation in science and technology across western Pennsylvania.

UPMC Health Plan is introducing 8 new affordable health care coverage plans for individuals that provide 100% coverage on preventive care, health savings account options, and more. Pricing for this comprehensive coverage is as low as $2.46 a day.

UPMC’s financial strength through the first half of FY12 allows the region’s largest health care provider to increasingly serve the needs of the community while continuing to re-invest in the region.

Of the growing number of businesses promoting hookah tobacco smoking on the Internet, fewer than 1 percent included a tobacco-related warning about the practice on the first page of their websites.

Mitral valve repair in the elderly is safe and should be considered not as a last resort but as a treatment option for patients over 65 suffering from mitral regurgitation, according to findings of a large, multicenter study.

Burn Survivor Sunday, now in its 18th year, allows burn survivors treated at the UPMC Mercy Gertrude P. and Donald C.W. Birmingham Trauma and Burn Center to reunite and celebrate their survival with members of their care team.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a protein that governs a key molecule involved in orchestrating the balance between tumor growth and tumor suppression.

Vocal health seminar for church choirs and vocal teams.

Dr. Gordon J. Vanscoy White Coat Ceremony, marking student pharmacists’ entry into the profession.

First Niagara will transform the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Eat’n Park Atrium into a winter wonderland and host a Snowflake Dance.

Neil Resnick, M.D. and Janice L. Pringle, Ph.D. have been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its inaugural group of Innovation Advisors.

UPMC has successfully moved all of its electronic transactions with suppliers to an electronic data interchange (EDI) solution from Toreion Corp. of Ontario, Canada.

Rachel Berger, M.D. M.P.H., a member of the Child Protection Team at the Child Advocacy Center of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection.

Direct Energy will host its second annual winter carnival, “Afternoon on the Midway,” for patients and families at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

An informational session for high school students and their parents and teachers reviewing research and experiential learning opportunities at the University of Pittsburgh.

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is offering winter and spring classes for children and adults at several locations throughout the greater Pittsburgh area.

Sesame Street Live characters Elmo and Super Grover will make a stop to visit with patients at their bedsides at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

Guest chef, Judith Balk, M.D., at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, will host a dinner party for those who have had or are considering bariatric surgery.

Four current and three former University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine faculty are among 20 world-renowned intensivists who are the first to be selected to receive the Society of Critical Care Medicine's highest honorific.

Mice bred to age too quickly seemed to have sipped from the fountain of youth after scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine injected them with stem cell-like progenitor cells derived from the muscle of young, healthy animals.