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January
- Tuesday, January 03, 2012A Shot of Young Stem Cells Made Rapidly Aging Mice Live Longer and Healthier, Pitt Team SaysMice 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.
- Monday, January 09, 2012Seven Current and Former Critical Care Medicine Faculty to Receive Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Highest HonorFour 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.
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Offers Cooking Class for Current and Potential Bariatric Surgery PatientsGuest 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.
- Thursday, January 12, 2012Sesame Street Live Characters to Visit Patients at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMCSesame 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.
- Friday, January 13, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Announces 2012 Winter-Spring Community Education CalendarChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is offering winter and spring classes for children and adults at several locations throughout the greater Pittsburgh area.
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012University of Pittsburgh High School Summer Academy Open HouseAn informational session for high school students and their parents and teachers reviewing research and experiential learning opportunities at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Wednesday, January 18, 2012Direct Energy Brings Winter Carnival Atmosphere to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMCDirect Energy will host its second annual winter carnival, “Afternoon on the Midway,” for patients and families at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
- Thursday, January 19, 2012Child Abuse Expert at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Appointed to Task Force on Child ProtectionRachel 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.
- Monday, January 23, 2012UPMC Turns to Toreion to Improve Supply Chain EfficiencyUPMC has successfully moved all of its electronic transactions with suppliers to an electronic data interchange (EDI) solution from Toreion Corp. of Ontario, Canada.
- Tuesday, January 24, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Patients to Enjoy a Snowflake Dance Presented by First NiagaraFirst Niagara will transform the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Eat’n Park Atrium into a winter wonderland and host a Snowflake Dance.
- Tuesday, January 24, 2012Pitt’s Resnick, Pringle Among First Class of CMS Innovation AdvisorsNeil 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.
- Wednesday, January 25, 2012Pitt School of Pharmacy to Celebrate Student Pharmacists with White Coat CeremonyDr. Gordon J. Vanscoy White Coat Ceremony, marking student pharmacists’ entry into the profession.
- Thursday, January 26, 2012UPMC Voice Center Offers Free Vocal Health Seminar for Church Choirs and Vocal TeamsVocal health seminar for church choirs and vocal teams.
- Friday, January 27, 2012Pitt Team Finds Protein That Keeps Balance Between Tumor Cell Growth and SuppressionResearchers 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.
- Friday, January 27, 2012UPMC Mercy Burn Survivor Sunday: A Year of CelebrationBurn 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.
- Monday, January 30, 2012More than Half of Hookah Tobacco Websites Don’t Include the Word “Tobacco,” Pitt-led Study FindsOf 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.
- Monday, January 30, 2012Surgery for Common Heart Valve Condition in Elderly is Safe, Restores LongevityMitral 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.
February
- Thursday, February 02, 2012UPMC Reports Strong First Half Fiscal Year 2012 Financial ResultsUPMC’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.
- Thursday, February 02, 2012Health Plan Introduces New Individual ProductsUPMC 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.
- Friday, February 03, 2012Pitt Department of Ophthalmology Physicians Recipients of 2012 Carnegie Science Center AwardsThe 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.
- Monday, February 06, 2012Organ Donor Families, Recipients to Dedicate Giving Life Wall at UPMCUPMC 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.
- Wednesday, February 08, 2012Pittsburgh Steeler Brett Keisel “Shears Da Beard” in Support of Cancer Programs at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMCPittsburgh 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.
- Wednesday, February 08, 2012Pitt Study: Drug Costs, Not Volume, Cause Regional Differences in Medicare Drug SpendingThe 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.
- Wednesday, February 08, 2012UPMC Ovarian Cancer Symposium Unites Physicians, Researchers, Patients May 10-11Nearly 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.
- Thursday, February 09, 201220th Annual World Day of the Sick Mass Celebrated at UPMC MercyWorld 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.
- Friday, February 10, 2012UPCI Summer Academy Receives Grant to Expand Research Program for Minority High School StudentsThe University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) has been awarded $194,400 over three years by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) to expand minority high school student participation in summer research programs.
- Tuesday, February 14, 2012Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Offers Weekly Exercise Class for Those Who Need to Move MoreThe class emphasizes improving health through moving more and consists of low impact cardio as well as balance and strengthening routines designed for each participant by a personal trainer.
- Tuesday, February 14, 2012Pioneering Immunologist To Give Inaugural Eberly Distinguished LectureMax D. Cooper, M.D., a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Emory University, will deliver the inaugural Eberly Distinguished Lecture, “Evolution of Adaptive Immunity.”
- Wednesday, February 15, 2012Relief for Aortic Stenosis: UPMC First in Region to Implant New ValveUPMC is the first hospital in the region to successfully implant a newly FDA-approved valve in patients suffering from severe aortic stenosis.
- Thursday, February 16, 2012Rory Cooper, Ph.D., Receives American Association for the Advancement of Science 2011 Mentor AwardA University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) researcher who is a renowned expert in rehabilitation and assistive technology has been awarded the 2011 Mentor Award of the AAAS.
- Friday, February 17, 2012‘World Travelers’ to Enjoy 16th Annual UPMC Children’s BallThe 16th annual UPMC Children’s Ball will take visitors to “faraway lands” where they’ll explore international cultures, and fill a “passport” with stamps from around the world, all inside the Carnegie Science Center.
- Tuesday, February 21, 2012Highmark to Limit Access to UPMC for MedicareHighmark has notified UPMC that Highmark’s Medicare subscribers will not have in-network access to UPMC East when that state-of-the-art facility opens in Monroeville in July 2012, despite previously announcing otherwise to its subscribers.
- Wednesday, February 22, 2012Pitt-led Study Examines Cost-Effectiveness of Adult Pneumonia VaccinesA newly approved vaccine to prevent pneumonia in adults might prevent more illness and be more economical than the vaccine currently in use, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Monday, February 27, 2012UPMC Researchers Find Early Indicators May Predict Recovery Time from Sports ConcussionsEarly neurological indicators and symptoms can predict a protracted healing time in certain cases, according to specialists at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Monday, February 27, 2012Local Runners Invited to Participate in Fourth Annual River Run 5K and One-Mile ChallengeLocal runners are invited to lace up their sneakers for the fourth annual Athletic Trainer River Run 5K and One-Mile Challenge on March 4, sponsored by UPMC Sports Medicine.
- Monday, February 27, 2012UPMC Researchers Find Early Indicators May Predict Recovery Time from Sports Concussions The unpredictable nature of concussions is one of the most frustrating factors to the millions of sufferers each year, but early neurological indicators and symptoms can predict a protracted healing time in certain cases, according to specialists at UPMC
- Monday, February 27, 2012Screening Could Help Prevent Fractures in Long-Term Care Residents, Pitt Study FindsA new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine demonstrates that screening strategies vary widely — from 17 to 98 percent — in identifying women residing in nursing homes who are eligible for treatment of osteoporosis.
March
- Thursday, March 01, 2012University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Enter Partnership with Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology to Jointly Fund ResearchThe University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have entered into a partnership with Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT) to support translational research.
- Friday, March 02, 2012New High Definition Fiber Tracking Reveals Damage Caused by Traumatic Brain InjuryA powerful new imaging technique called High Definition Fiber Tracking will allow doctors to clearly see for the first time neural connections broken by traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other neurological disorders, according to Pitt researchers.
- Monday, March 05, 2012Family Members of ICU Patients Overly Optimistic When Faced with Grim Prognoses, Says Pitt-Led Research TeamFamily members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) tend to be overly optimistic about the possibility of recovery despite being told that the prognosis is grim.
- Wednesday, March 07, 2012Esteemed Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Cardiologist Awarded the Peter and Ada Rossin Endowed Chair in Pediatric CardiologySteven A. Webber, MBChB, MRCP, chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, has been awarded the Peter and Ada Rossin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology.
- Wednesday, March 07, 2012UPMC Forum to Highlight New Treatments for Deep Vein ThrombosisRabih Chaer, M.D., and Geetha Jeyabalan, M.D., will host a community education program focusing on the signs, symptoms and treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
- Thursday, March 08, 2012Seven Injured in Western Psych Shooting Expected to Do WellSeven people are expected to survive injuries they sustained when a gunman entered the lobby of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) of UPMC today, said Donald Yealy, M.D., chief of emergency medicine at UPMC.
- Friday, March 09, 2012Western Psych Mourns Loss of Employee and Therapist Michael SchaabMichael Schaab, 25, worked at Western Psych since 2008 as a milieu therapist, providing program development and group therapy.
- Monday, March 12, 2012Gene Mutations Contribute to Fibroid Development, Say Pitt/Magee-Womens Research Institute TeamMutations in a regulatory gene are present in two-thirds of uterine fibroids, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI).
- Tuesday, March 13, 2012Medical Students and Their Residencies: ‘Match Day’ to Take Place at University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineMatch Day is an annual event at which fourth-year students at the Pitt School of Medicine gather with faculty, friends and families to learn their residency assignments for the next year.
- Thursday, March 15, 2012Pitt Study Finds Treating Depression After Coronary Artery Bypass Improves Quality of Life, Reduces CostsPatients who are treated for depression through a new collaborative care model after undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures showed improvements in mood and health and incurred lower health care costs.
- Friday, March 16, 2012Cell-Signaling Pathway Plays Key Role in Development of Gestational Diabetes, Say Pitt ResearchersResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a cell-signaling pathway that plays a key role in increasing insulin secretion during pregnancy and, when blocked, leads to the development of gestational diabetes.
- Tuesday, March 20, 2012UPMC Transplant Hospital in Sicily Performs Its First Pancreatic Islet TransplantationISMETT, operated by UPMC in Palermo, Italy, performed its first pancreatic islet-cell transplant on a man suffering from type-1 diabetes to prevent serious complications from the disease.
- Thursday, March 22, 2012Awards and Accolades: UPMC Announces Leadership, Staff AchievementsThe staff of UPMC often are recognized by professional societies and other prestigious organizations for significant achievements and exceptional leadership.
- Friday, March 23, 2012University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff AchievementsThe faculty, staff and students of the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences often are recognized by academic and scientific societies and other prestigious organizations for their significant achievements and exceptional leadership.
- Friday, March 23, 2012Pitt Study of Lower Back Pain, Depression Seeks ParticipantsResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh Late Life Depression Program are seeking participants for a clinical trial that will study the effectiveness of medication combined with counseling.
- Monday, March 26, 2012‘Celebrating Research on Aging: Building Collaborations for the Future’Aging Institute of UPMC Senior Services and the University of Pittsburgh Present 6th Annual Research Day
- Monday, March 26, 2012Pitt Researchers Assert Preventing Depression Should be Global PriorityPrevention may offer new possibilities to reduce the global disease burden of depressive disorders, according to a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Viewpoint written by faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Monday, March 26, 2012Coaching Boys into Men Is Effective Tool in Preventing Teen Dating Violence, Study FindsCoaching Boys into Men (CBIM), a program for high schools that seeks to reduce dating violence and sexual assault, is effective in discouraging teen dating violence and abusive behaviors.
- Wednesday, March 28, 2012Alumni, Students, Faculty Celebrate Pitt School of Dental Medicine at Dean’s Scholarship BallThe University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine’s 12th annual Dean’s Scholarship Ball raises money to provide tuition support to deserving dental students.
- Friday, March 30, 2012UPMC Provides Insurance Department with Formal Notice of Expiration of Highmark ContractsToday UPMC provided Insurance Commissioner Michael Considine with formal notice that contracts permitting Highmark to include certain UPMC hospitals in its commercial network will expire on June 30, 2012, initiating a one-year run-off period.
April
- Monday, April 02, 2012First-of-its-kind Study of Peptide Vaccine by Pittsburgh Researchers Shows Evidence of Immunological Response in Children with GliomasPeptide vaccines in children with gliomas, the most common type of brain tumor, not only were well-tolerated but also showed evidence of immunological responses.
- Monday, April 02, 2012UPCI, Pitt Researchers Gain Better Understanding of Radiation-Mitigator DrugResearchers from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have a better way of understanding how a drug used to protect against and mitigate irradiation damage interacts inside human cells.
- Tuesday, April 03, 2012UPCI, Pitt Researchers Build Mouse Model to Evaluate Compounds to Protect Against Radiation ExposureResearchers from UPCI and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed a mouse model that will allow scientists to study radiation-induced genetic changes and cellular defense mechanisms against radiation exposure at the same time.
- Monday, April 09, 2012Media Tour of Newly Expanded UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program A hands-on, media-only tour of the new second floor – 3,500 square feet, nine examination rooms for a multi-specialty staff of 24 – devoted solely to assessing, treating, managing and researching all aspects of sports-related concussion
- Tuesday, April 10, 2012Pitt Researchers Look for Adults to Participate in Complicated Grief StudyAdults who have lost a loved one to illness, accident or suicide and who are having trouble coping with the grief may be eligible to participate in a University of Pittsburgh research study.
- Wednesday, April 11, 2012Tsinghua University Hosts First Symposium with Pitt Under New Biomedical Research Training CollaborationAdministrators and faculty from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will travel to Tsinghua University School of Medicine in Beijing this month to participate in the first symposium hosted by the school.
- Thursday, April 12, 2012UPMC Urges Community to Start the Conversation About End-Of-Life CareEvery April, healthcare leaders nationwide encourage discussion about advance care planning as part of National Healthcare Decisions Day. UPMC is sponsoring community forums to encourage conversations with loved ones about wishes for end-of-life care.
- Wednesday, April 18, 2012New Director, Associate Director at McGowan Institute for Regenerative MedicineWilliam R. Wagner, Ph.D., professor of surgery, bioengineering and chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a joint effort of Pitt and UPMC, effective immediately.
- Wednesday, April 18, 2012UPMC Celebrates Donate Life Month With Flag Raising, Awareness EventsAs part of Donate Life America’s national campaign to register organ donors, 20 Million in 2012, UPMC will raise the Donate Life Flag in celebration of the Center for Organ Recovery and Education’s (CORE) "Flaunt Your Colors" day.
- Friday, April 20, 2012UPMC Names Tyler Haney as Vice President of Digital StrategyTyler Haney has joined UPMC as the Vice President of Digital Strategy. Mr. Haney comes to UPMC from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, where he led digital marketing efforts as the director of Interactive Marketing and Digital Strategy.
- Tuesday, April 24, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Presents 7th Annual Conference on Child MaltreatmentChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC will host the 7th Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Child Maltreatment, on Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27.
- Thursday, April 26, 2012Pitt Research Study Examines Military Couples’ SleepA University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine research study will examine the role sleep plays in military couples’ relationships and their risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
- Monday, April 30, 2012Participants Needed to Test Stem Cell Therapy for StrokeMillions of stem cells derived from the bone marrow of healthy adult donors have been implanted in the brains of two stroke survivors at UPMC, one of two sites conducting a safety and dose escalation study of the technique.
May
- Wednesday, May 02, 2012Joint Statement by Highmark and UPMCHighmark and UPMC are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement in principle to provide for in-network access to all UPMC hospitals and physicians for Highmark Commercial and Medicare Advantage members until December 31, 2014.
- Wednesday, May 02, 2012Three University of Pittsburgh Faculty Elected to National Academy of SciencesIn recognition of their scientific contributions and accomplishments, three University of Pittsburgh faculty members have been elected to membership in the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
- Wednesday, May 02, 2012Son of Polio Vaccine Inventor Jonas Salk to Participate in ‘Topping Off’ Event at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public HealthPublic health leaders will sign the final construction beam for the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health’s new four-story laboratory pavilion.
- Wednesday, May 02, 2012Pitt Investigation into Rare Blood Disorder Cluster Expands to Question Family MembersAn investigation into a potential cluster of a rare and mysterious blood disorder in eastern Pennsylvania has led University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) scientists to expand their questioning to next-of-kin.
- Wednesday, May 02, 2012Pitt-UPMC Researchers Find Sharp Rise in Wheelchair Breakdowns, Health ConsequencesThe incidence rate of wheelchair breakdowns has risen significantly from an already high statistic, and it continues to leave more and more people with spinal-cord injuries in precarious situations, according to specialists at the University of Pittsburgh
- Wednesday, May 02, 2012Dedicated Alumni Honored by Pitt’s Graduate School of Public HealthFour University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) alumni will be recognized for their outstanding service in the field of public health at the school’s Alumni Awards ceremony.
- Thursday, May 03, 2012UPMC Senior Community Cumberland Woods Village to Host Health Fair for SeniorsDay-long health fair for area seniors who will receive free evaluations including blood pressure, bone health, medication review and vision questions to assess balance and fall risks.
- Friday, May 04, 2012UPMC to Host Community Job FairUPMC is inviting job-seekers in the Pittsburgh area to a job fair May 17 through 19 at 6425 Penn Ave., Bakery Square, Larimer.
- Friday, May 04, 2012Cardiovascular Research Studying Runners Launches at Pittsburgh MarathonThis weekend, the University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine will inaugurate a year-long research study into the cardiovascular stress that athletes experience from a long-endurance event—particularly, the 26.2-mile marathon.
- Monday, May 07, 2012Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Sponsors 10th Annual Girls on the Run® 5K and 3rd Annual Kids Ribbon Race
- Monday, May 07, 2012Harvard Faculty Members to be Awarded Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and ImmunologyTwo scientists from Harvard Medical School who have made important contributions to inducing tolerance of transplanted organs will receive the 2012 Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology, an annual award that honors transplantation icon Thomas E
- Tuesday, May 08, 2012Genome Variation in Prostate Tumors and Blood Samples Could Help Predict Disease Progression, Says Pitt TeamThe detection of certain gene abnormalities in the blood or tumor tissue of prostate cancer patients can predict the likelihood of relapse, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Wednesday, May 09, 2012‘Kidney Attack’ As Serious as Heart Attack, Warns UPMC Critical Care ExpertKidney complications during hospitalization are as frequent and as dangerous to patients as heart attacks, and the medical community must implement recently developed guidelines to better detect and respond to the problem.
- Wednesday, May 09, 2012Pitt/UPCI Team Uses Genomics to Identify a Molecular-based Treatment for a Viral Skin CancerResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the School of Medicine have identified a molecule activated by this virus that, in animal studies, could be targeted to selectively kill the tumor cells.
- Thursday, May 10, 2012UPMC Reports Strong Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Financial ResultsUPMC’s financial strength through the first nine months of fiscal year 2012 allows the region’s largest health care provider to serve the needs of the community while continuing to re-invest in the region.
- Friday, May 11, 2012Check Your Heart for Mother’s Day: UPMC Hosts Cardiovascular Screenings at Ross Park Mall
- Friday, May 11, 2012UPMC-led Study Finds Improvements in Pacemaker Lead Placement Get Better Results for Heart Failure PatientsSpecial advanced ultrasound images of the heart to determine the ideal location for implanting a biventricular pacemaker’s left ventricular lead, can reduce the rates of death or hospitalization for some heart failure patients.
- Friday, May 11, 2012Pitt Conference to Focus on Early Intervention of Psychotic DisordersThis conference will focus on the early phases of psychosis, given findings that suggest early identification and intervention may favorably influence outcomes in psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
- Monday, May 14, 2012Pitt Symposium to Focus on Early Intervention in Treatment of Psychotic DisordersA daylong symposium will focus on research that suggests early identification and intervention may positively influence outcomes in psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
- Monday, May 14, 2012Bio-hybrid Device Acts as ‘Thermostat’ to Control Systemic Inflammation in SepsisA small, external bioreactor holding human cells pumped out an anti-inflammatory protein to prevent organ damage and other complications in a rat with acute inflammation caused by bacterial products in a model of sepsis.
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012UPMC CancerCenter Recognized for Quality Cancer Care from Largest Oncology Society in United StatesUPMC CancerCenter, partner with the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), has been recognized for its high quality by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program.
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012Expert in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Appointed Chief at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMCAmy Houtrow, M.D., M.P.H., an expert in the care of children with disabilities, has been named the new chief of the Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012UPMC Holds Second Annual International Telemedicine SymposiumJune 6-8 in Brussels, Belgium
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012UPMC CancerCenter Recognized for Quality Cancer Care from Largest Oncology Society in United StatesUPMC CancerCenter, partner with the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), has been recognized for its high quality by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program (QOPI).
- Thursday, May 17, 2012UPMC Holds Second Annual International Telemedicine SymposiumMedical experts and technologists from around the world will discuss the rapidly changing field of telemedicine, or eHealth, and examine best practices in applying this technology to improve both access to and the quality of patient care.
- Friday, May 18, 2012Pitt Study Examines Potential Role for Video Games in Improving Certain Health OutcomesCertain video games may be useful tools for psychological and physical therapy, according to University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.
- Monday, May 21, 2012U.S. Study Strongly Supports Screening for Colorectal Cancer, Demonstrates Substantial Cancer Prevention and Mortality ReductionColorectal cancer screening is effective at preventing cancer from developing in the left and right colon, and also prevents death due to the disease, according to the first U.S. endoscopic screening study.
- Tuesday, May 22, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s “Hard Head Patrol” Back This Summer on the Lookout for Kids Wearing HelmetsThis month marks the return of the Hard Head Patrol, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s annual community-based program aimed at educating children of all ages on the importance of wearing helmets while riding anything on wheels.
- Tuesday, May 22, 2012Intensivist Presence at Night Improves Patient Outcomes in ICUs with Limited Daytime Intensivist Staffing, say Pitt/UPMC ResearchersIntensive care units (ICUs) that have no or limited access to critical care doctors during the day can improve patient outcomes by having the specialists, called intensivists, staff the unit at night.
- Wednesday, May 23, 2012Pitt Lecture To Show How Arts Can Improve Care for Alzheimer’sForget Memory, Try Imagination,” a lecture about using the arts to improve quality of life for people with dementia.
- Wednesday, May 23, 2012Pitt’s Primack to Lead New Program for Research on Media and HealthThe University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has established a new research program that will work to understand the relationship between media exposures and health, with the goal of improving health outcomes.
- Wednesday, May 23, 2012Robotic-Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery Drives Up Costs, Despite Little Evidence of Better Outcomes for Patients, UPMC Study FindsIn one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of the cost of robotic-assisted, laparoscopic surgery for prostate cancer, researchers at UPMC found that this now-dominant surgical approach is significantly more costly than standard open surgery.
- Wednesday, May 23, 2012Press Statement: UPMC Responds to West Penn Allegheny Health System’s Meritless LitigationUPMC today released the following statement about its legally required response to the antitrust litigation filed by West Penn Allegheny Health System.
- Thursday, May 24, 2012Natural Language Processing Programs Can Effectively Measure Colonoscopy Quality According to University of Pittsburgh ResearchersSoftware that analyzes written text, known as natural language processing (NLP) programs, can effectively measure colonoscopy quality in an inexpensive, automated and efficient manner.
- Thursday, May 24, 2012Pitt Receives Center of Excellence in Pain Education Designation from NIHThe University of Pittsburgh has been recognized as a Center of Excellence in Pain Education by the National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium, one of only 11 schools chosen nationally for the designation.
- Monday, May 28, 2012Human Genes Repaired Using Paired Chromosome as Template, Say University of Pittsburgh ScientistsIn a challenge to the current scientific view, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown that complete breaks in the gene-encoding DNA of non-dividing cells are repaired with a highly sophisticated mechanism.
- Tuesday, May 29, 2012Media Briefing and Tour Inside the Soon-to-be-Open UPMC East HospitalSet to open July 2, UPMC East will provide world-class inpatient care close to home for residents of the eastern suburbs. The brand new 156-bed, state-of-the-art hospital will serve the growing needs of the communities east of Pittsburgh.
- Tuesday, May 29, 2012Physical Symptoms Influence Young Athletes’ Perception in Assessing Concussion RecoveryIn findings published online in the inaugural issue of Applied Neuropsychology: Child, researchers found that young athletes base their perceptions of their recovery primarily on physical (somatic) symptoms.
- Tuesday, May 29, 2012Pitt Center to Convene City-Wide “Think Group” to Tackle Community ViolenceIn a comprehensive effort to reduce inner-city gang and handgun violence nationwide, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) will bring city and community leaders together to help design community violence prevention programs.
- Tuesday, May 29, 2012UPMC Receives Four Achievement Awards from State Hospital AssociationA statewide organization has lauded UPMC for its work on nurse retention, the creation of an energy and environmental engineering department and efforts to improve children’s access to behavioral health services.
- Wednesday, May 30, 2012Pitt Researchers Identify Agent That Can Block Fibrosis of Skin, LungsResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified an agent that in lab tests protected the skin and lungs from fibrosis.
June
- Friday, June 01, 2012Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC to Host 10th Annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Reunion at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG AquariumA reunion of children who have beaten the odds. A celebration of survival and quality of life for 200 former Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients, their families and the Magee NICU nursing and clinical staff.
- Friday, June 01, 2012Non-Smoking Adults Diagnosed with Asthma Needed for Vitamin D Study Researchers at the University Of Pittsburgh Asthma Institute at UPMC and the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine are recruiting patients for the VIDA (Vitamin D add-on therapy enhances corticosteroid responsiveness in Asthma) Study.
- Monday, June 04, 2012UPMC Rehabilitation Institute Hosts Wheelchair Wash and Tune-Up EventAnyone regularly using a wheelchair is invited to the event sponsored by the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Peer Support Group.
- Monday, June 04, 2012Pitt Office of Health Sciences Diversity Panel to Focus on LGBT HealthThe University of Pittsburgh Office of Health Sciences Diversity is partnering with Pittsburgh Pride 2012 for its "Diversity in Practice Speaker Series” and offering a panel discussion on sexual minority health.
- Monday, June 04, 2012Pitt Scientists Find Treatment Doubles Survival in Patients with Skin Cancer That Has Spread to BrainUniversity of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) scientists have presented work of an international trial that shows that an oral molecular inhibitor therapy more than doubles survival in people who have melanoma that has progressed to the brain.
- Tuesday, June 05, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Again Named One of the Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World ReportChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2012-13 Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals, one of only 12 hospitals in the nation to earn the distinction.
- Wednesday, June 06, 2012One-Third of all College Students Report Hookah Smoking Pitt Study FindsNearly 1 in 3 U.S. college students has smoked tobacco from a hookah, according to the findings of a large nationwide study led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Thursday, June 07, 2012UPMC East Hosts Open House June 16 Residents of Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs will get the chance to tour the inside of their new community hospital, UPMC East, before it opens, at a free open house for the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 16.
- Monday, June 11, 2012Children with Heart Conditions to Experience Summer Fun at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s Annual Heart CampThe Dr. Bill Neches Heart Camp for Kids offers children with heart disease the opportunity to trade in doctor’s appointments for warm weather and pool time.
- Thursday, June 14, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Chief Appointed President of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/OncologyA. Kim Ritchey, M.D., chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been named president of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO).
- Monday, June 18, 2012Popular Weight-loss Surgery Increases Risk of Alcohol Use Disorders, Study FindsPeople who receive the most popular weight-loss surgical procedure are at increased risk of developing symptoms of alcohol use disorders, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) researchers have discovered.
- Monday, June 18, 2012High-School Students Invited to Study Athletic Training at July Workshop
- Tuesday, June 19, 2012Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s Brain Care Institute Receives Prestigious Award for First-of-its-kind Study of Peptide Vaccine
- Tuesday, June 19, 2012Aging Slowed in Mouse Model by Blocking Key Protein, Pitt Researchers Say
- Wednesday, June 20, 2012Adolescent Understanding of STD Transmission Greater than Public Health Messages Assume, Pitt Study FindsA University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study reports that adolescents understand how sexually transmitted diseases (STD) occur, and they actively attempt to reduce their risk but do so by developing ineffective practices.
- Wednesday, June 20, 2012UPMC Hosts Town Hall Meeting for Heart Failure PatientsExperts from the UPMC Advanced Heart Failure Center will host an educational town hall forum for patients and health care professionals about the latest treatments for severe heart failure.
- Thursday, June 21, 2012Center for Military Medicine Research Established at University of PittsburghPromoting research to advance medicine for the military is the focus of a newly established center at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences.
- Friday, June 22, 2012UPMC Sponsors Cyclists of Team PHenomenal Hope to Promote Awareness of Pulmonary HypertensionPatricia George, M.D., a UPMC pulmonologist, and three teammates have formed Team PHenomenal Hope with support from UPMC and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) to raise awareness of pulmonary hypertension.
- Monday, June 25, 2012Amniotic Fluid Could be Elixir that Prevents Deadly Gut Inflammation in PreemiesLack of exposure to amniotic fluid could be the reason that preterm infants are more susceptible to the gastrointestinal inflammatory disease known as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), according to researchers at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC a
- Monday, June 25, 2012Shoeshiner Donates Tips, Raises Funds and Writes Book about Experiences at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMCChildren’s Hospital is holding a book-signing event to promote a new book about Mr. Lexie’s efforts over three decades to support the hospital’s Free Care Fund.
- Monday, June 25, 2012Region’s First Health Information Exchange Begins Sharing Patient Records to Improve Care in Western Pa.Patients at Heritage Valley Health System and Butler Health System will be among the first to benefit from the launch of ClinicalConnect, western Pennsylvania’s first health information exchange, or HIE.
- Wednesday, June 27, 2012Pitt Researchers Awarded $8.3 Million NIH Grant to Study Sarcoidosis, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin DeficiencyA multidisciplinary team at the University of Pittsburgh will be leading a national effort to explore the relationships between the bacteria that live in the lungs, gene activation patterns, and disease progression.
- Wednesday, June 27, 2012UPMC Mercy Burn Center Stresses Fireworks Safety at News ConferenceInformational press conference featuring a panel of UPMC Mercy physicians who will discuss some of the physical and psychological challenges that accompany the catastrophic injuries that can be a result of fireworks use by non-professionals.
- Thursday, June 28, 2012ISMETT Performs World’s First Fully Robotic Right Hepatectomy for Adult-to-Adult Living-Donor Liver TransplantPhysicians at the Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (ISMETT) have performed the world’s first minimally invasive right liver lobe resection and procurement for an adult-to-adult living-donor liver transplant.
- Friday, June 29, 2012UPMC Mercy Burn Center Team Reiterates the Dangers Fireworks Pose to the PublicWith 4th of July celebrations next week, the UPMC Mercy Trauma and Burn Center team wants to remind the public of just how dangerous fireworks can be.
July
- Tuesday, July 03, 2012Pitt Plastic Surgery Announces Department Status Under the Leadership of J. Peter Rubin, M.D.Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has been granted department status, completing its evolution from a division under the Department of Surgery.
- Monday, July 09, 2012UPMC to Assist Kazakhstan in Creating National Center for Cancer Care and ResearchUPMC has been selected by Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan to conduct a feasibility study related to the development of a national oncology treatment and research center in that country.
- Monday, July 09, 2012High-schoolers Become True Captains at Student Athlete Leadership AcademyUPMC Sports Medicine is sponsoring the eighth-annual Student Athlete Leadership Academy (SALA) to be held 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3 at Robert Morris University.
- Tuesday, July 10, 2012Second Annual Pittsburgh Cure Sarcoma Run-Walk Set For July 14The 2nd annual Pittsburgh Cure Sarcoma 5K Run/Walk will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, July 14 at the North Park Boathouse.
- Tuesday, July 10, 2012Pitt Researchers Share Global Health Research Techniques in Central AsiaEpidemiologists from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) will bridge continents, cultures and the information gap to present a novel, computer-based learning system to an audience in Central Asia.
- Tuesday, July 10, 2012UPMC Horizon and UPMC Northwest Join Select Group of Hospitals In Advanced Use of Electronic Medical Records to Improve Patient CareUPMC Horizon and UPMC Northwest join 10 other UPMC hospitals as being among the most advanced in the world for their use of comprehensive electronic medical records (EMRs).
- Tuesday, July 10, 2012UPMC’s Harner Becomes President of National Sports-Medicine OrganizationChristopher D. Harner, MD, one of the founding doctors for the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, will be installed Saturday as the 41st president of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, the organization announced Tuesday.
- Wednesday, July 11, 2012Endoscopic Therapy is an Effective Treatment for Chronic Pancreatitis, Pitt Researchers FindEndoscopic therapy was found to be effective for patients with chronic pancreatitis, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Wednesday, July 11, 2012UPMC Mercy Honored as ‘Most Wired Innovator’ for Improving Care with SmartphonesUPMC Mercy has been honored with the “Most Wired Innovator” award from Hospitals & Health Networks magazine for its innovative use of smartphones to improve communication among caregivers.
- Wednesday, July 11, 2012Pitt Study Offers Insight on Doubts About the “Good” in “Good Cholesterol”New research from the University of Pittsburgh suggests that doubts raised recently about the protective effects of high density lipoprotein (HDL) could be put to rest by using a better indicator of HDL status.
- Thursday, July 12, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Grows Access to Outpatient Services in Johnstown Region with Move to New LocationChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is improving access to its pediatric specialists for families in the Altoona and Johnstown regions with a move to a new location.
- Monday, July 16, 2012Study Led by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Expert Shows Improved Clinical Trial Enrollment in Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology PatientsAdolescents and young adults who have cancer were more likely to enroll in clinical trials with the establishment of a unified program of both pediatric and adult cancer specialists.
- Tuesday, July 17, 2012UPMC Clinches Top-Ten Spot on U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America's Best HospitalsUPMC rose to 10th place in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals – making it the highest-ranked medical center in Pennsylvania. U.S. News & World Report ranked UPMC first in the state and first in Pittsburgh.
- Wednesday, July 18, 2012Pitt Team Finds New Type of Severe Asthma, Can Be Treated with Drugs that Suppress the Immune SystemResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a subset of severe asthma that improves with drug regimens that suppress the immune system.
- Thursday, July 19, 2012Pitt Scientists Developing Universal Flu Vaccine in Partnership with Sanofi PasteurA vaccine strategy that protects against all strains of seasonal influenza and avoids the need for annual vaccination is the ultimate goal of a research collaboration.
- Thursday, July 19, 2012High Definition Fiber Tracking Images Accurately Reflect Brain Fiber Anatomy, Says Pitt/UPMC TeamHigh definition fiber tracking, or HDFT, provides colorful, detailed images of the brain’s fiber network that accurately reflect brain anatomy observed in surgical and laboratory studies.
- Monday, July 23, 2012Antibiotic that Works in Low-Oxygen Setting Prevents Reactivation of TB Infection, Says Pitt TeamReactivation of latent tuberculosis infection could be better prevented if a drug that is effective against bacteria in low-oxygen environments is added to the treatment regimen.
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012Most U.S. Cities That Prohibit Smoking in Bars Allow Hookah Smoking, Pitt Study FindsNearly 90 percent of the largest U.S. cities that prohibit cigarette smoking in bars have exemptions that permit hookah smoking despite the health risks of this increasingly popular form of tobacco consumption.
- Thursday, July 26, 2012Pitt Researchers Obtain $4.5 Million Grant to Study Potential Improvements for Wheelchair UsersResearchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC will lead a five-year, multi-site project aimed at improving the lives of people with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI).
- Thursday, July 26, 2012Media Opportunity at UPMC Rehabilitation Institute Picnic for Spinal Cord InjuryWheelchair Basketball, Swimming, Robotics and more as part of an Appreciation Picnic for SCI Research Participants and hosted by UPMC Rehabilitation Institute’s SCI Research Team
- Thursday, July 26, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Earns Magnet Designation for Nursing ExcellenceChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has earned prestigious Magnet® recognition, granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to only 6 percent of hospitals nationwide.
- Friday, July 27, 2012Pitt Researchers Developing Liver and Joint “Tissue Chips” to Better Predict Drug SafetyResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have been awarded federal grants to create micro-models of the liver and an arthritic joint as part of a national effort to build 3-D chips of cells and tissues
- Friday, July 27, 2012UPMC Eye Center Team Participating in 5th Annual Pittsburgh VisionWalkThis event will promote awareness of vision-robbing retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome and many other rare, inherited conditions that affect over 10 million Americans.
- Friday, July 27, 2012PurpleStride Pittsburgh 5K Strives to Double Pancreatic Cancer Survival RateThe PurpleStride 5K, supported in part by UPMC CancerCenter, is designed to raise money, awareness and support in the search for a pancreatic cancer cure. The organization’s ultimate goal is to double the current pancreatic cancer five-year relative survi
- Friday, July 27, 2012PurpleStride Pittsburgh Walk- Run Set For August to Fight Pancreatic CancerThe annual PurpleStride Pittsburgh 5K Walk-Run will be held 9 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 5, in the North Park Swimming Pool Lot to help fund the fight against pancreatic cancer. The race’s mission is to raise money and increase awareness and support in search of
- Monday, July 30, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Expands Outpatient Services in North Hills with opening of Children’s Pine CenterChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is expanding its outpatient services offered in the North Hills with the opening this month of the expanded Children’s Pine Center.
- Tuesday, July 31, 2012Pitt Researchers Pinpoint Peptide that Blocks Hepatitis C Virus EntryResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) have identified a specific peptide that may block the entry of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) into the liver, representing a potential target for new drug development
August
- Wednesday, August 01, 2012Urine Test Can Indicate a Woman’s Risk of Bone Fracture, Pitt Study FindsA simple urine test can indicate a premenopausal woman’s risk of suffering bone fractures as she ages, according to new research led by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health epidemiologists.
- Thursday, August 02, 2012Pitt School of Medicine to Hold 18th Annual White Coat CeremonyThe White Coat Ceremony is a symbolic event marking the entry of first-year students into the medical profession. At the ceremony, the 148 students of the Class of 2017 will be individually garbed in a white clinician’s coat.
- Thursday, August 02, 2012UPMC Names Scott Baker as Vice President, Government AffairsK. Scott Baker will join the senior staff of UPMC as vice president and chief government affairs officer on Sept. 1, 2012.
- Monday, August 06, 2012Pitt’s CTSI Brings Kids, Science Together at ‘Field Day for Science’In the summer, hundreds of campers in a field normally means exercise and fun. For many Pittsburgh-area campers this month, it also means scientific discovery.
- Monday, August 06, 2012UPMC Wins Industry Award for Supply Chain InnovationUPMC today received the 2012 Award for Healthcare Supply Chain Innovation from the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) at the opening session of the group’s 50th annual conference in San Antonio.
- Wednesday, August 08, 2012Dozens of Liver/Intestine Transplant Recipients Take Part in Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s Summer CampChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC transplant patients will depart for a four-day weekend at Camp Chihopi, Children’s Hospital’s annual summer camp for liver and/or intestine transplant recipients.
- Wednesday, August 08, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Opens Specialty Care Center in Beaver County Region To Expand Access to Pediatric CareChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has opened a new specialty care center in Beaver County, improving access to pediatric subspecialty care for families in that region by having physicians travel to the center on a regular basis.
- Wednesday, August 08, 2012Brian J. Druker, M.D., Will Receive Pitt’s Dickson Prize at Science 2012— TranslationAn internationally known cancer researcher who developed a drug for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been named this year’s recipient of the University of Pittsburgh’s Dickson Prize in Medicine.
- Thursday, August 09, 2012Pitt Cancer Institute Wraps Up High School Summer AcademyThe University of Pittsburgh’s High School Summer Academy offers students the opportunity to work one-on-one with a senior cancer researcher in a laboratory or clinical setting.
- Friday, August 10, 2012Pitt Cancer Institute Researchers Say Decoy Shows Promise as Cancer-Fighter in Novel Phase 0 TrialA critical protein that had been deemed “undruggable” can be effectively targeted by using a decoy to fool the body into a cancer-fighting response.
- Friday, August 10, 2012Life Expectancy Increasing for Type 1 Diabetics, According to Latest Pitt ResearchThe life expectancy of people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes dramatically increased during the course of a 30-year, long-term prospective study.
- Tuesday, August 14, 2012UPMC Celebrates 25th Anniversary of First Gamma Knife Procedure to Treat Brain Lesions Non-InvasivelyTwenty-five years and nearly 12,000 patients ago, UPMC neurosurgeons treated a vascular malformation from a patient’s brain using 201 focused beams of ionizing radiation without making a surgical incision.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2012Clinical Milestone: Excellence, Strong Research Help UPMC Reach 3,000 Heart, Lung TransplantsThis month, UPMC became only the second transplant center in the country to have performed 3,000 heart and lung transplants.
- Thursday, August 16, 2012UPMC/Pitt Researchers Find PTSD-Concussion Link in MilitaryUPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers announced today an important finding: residual symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and concussions may be linked in military personnel who endure blast and/or blunt traumas
- Thursday, August 16, 2012Karaoke Competition to Raise Money for Copeland Burn Fund at UPMC MercyThe UPMC Mercy Trauma and Burn Center is sponsoring a karaoke competition to raise funds for the Charles E. Copeland Burn Fund.
- Friday, August 17, 2012UPMC Recognizes Community Partners with Inclusion Champion AwardsAt a recent ceremony, the UPMC Center for Inclusion recognized individuals and organizations with Inclusion Champion Awards for making significant efforts to promote inclusion and diversity in the workplace and the community.
- Friday, August 17, 2012Skyliners to Perform at UPMC Senior Community Cumberland Woods VillagePittsburgh doo-wop group The Skyliners will perform at Cumberland Woods Village, a UPMC Senior Community.
- Monday, August 20, 2012UPMC and Beckwith Institute Join National Effort to Help Health Care Providers Honor Patients’ Wishes for End-of-Life CareUPMC and the Beckwith Institute support a new effort by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to help health care providers receive and respect patients’ wishes about end-of-life care.
- Tuesday, August 21, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Opens New Center to Expand Access to Pediatric Specialty Care in Erie RegionChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC this week opened a new specialty care center in Erie to improve access to pediatric subspecialty care for families in the tri-state region.
- Wednesday, August 22, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Transplant Recipient Named Children’s Miracle Network “Champion” for 2012Luke Maeding, who received a double-lung transplant at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, has been named the 2012 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® Pennsylvania Champion.
- Thursday, August 23, 2012Penn State, Chatham Teams Win UPMC Student Design CompetitionSeven teams of landscape architecture students from Penn State University and Chatham College recently participated in the UPMC-sponsored Living Visual Barrier Student Design Competition.
- Thursday, August 23, 2012Sherwood Oaks Retirement Community Announces Employee Scholarship WinnersResidents at the Sherwood Oaks Retirement Community, a UPMC Senior Community, have awarded 47 employees $1,000 scholarship grants for the 2012-2013 school year.
- Thursday, August 23, 2012UPMC's Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2012 Reflect Growing Preference For Its Clinical Excellence and Insurance ProductsUPMC’s strong financial results through fiscal year 2012 reflect the growing preference for UPMC’s clinical services and insurance products.
- Thursday, August 23, 2012GIST Cancer Research Fund Supports UPCI Gastrointestinal Cancer Research for 7th Year in a RowFor the seventh year in a row, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), partner with UPMC CancerCenter, have received funding from the GIST Cancer Research Fund.
- Thursday, August 23, 2012UPMC statements regarding today’s infant abduction at Magee-Womens HospitalFollowing an investigation of today’s infant abduction at Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC officials determined that a nurse removed the security tag from the baby in the mother’s room at 12:34 p.m. in preparation for discharge.
- Sunday, August 26, 2012Targeted Oxidation-Blocker Prevents Secondary Damage after Traumatic Brain Injury, Pitt Study ShowsTreatment with an agent that blocks the oxidation of an important component of the mitochondrial membrane prevented the secondary damage of severe traumatic brain injury and preserved function that would otherwise have been impaired.
- Monday, August 27, 2012Sperm Precursor Cells Made in the Lab Could One Day Restore Male Fertility, Says Pitt TeamHuman embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) can be coaxed into becoming precursor sperm cells, suggesting that it might be possible one day to restore fertility for sterile males.
- Tuesday, August 28, 2012Dr. Marshall Webster Stepping Down as President of UPMC's Physician Services Division; Dr. Steve Shapiro, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Will Lead the DivisionMarshall W. Webster, M.D., a long-time physician and executive leader at UPMC, is stepping down from his current role as executive vice president of UPMC, president of the Physician Services Division (PSD).
- Tuesday, August 28, 2012Pitt Researchers Identify Behaviors That May Lead to Successful Weight Control in Older WomenOlder women who increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables and decreased consumption of desserts, sugar-sweetened beverages, meat and cheese were the most likely to control their weight over time.
- Wednesday, August 29, 2012Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Receives Prestigious Practice Greenhealth AwardMagee-Womens Hospital of UPMC continues to receive recognition as a leader among health care facilities committed to environmentally responsible operations.
- Wednesday, August 29, 2012UPMC Recruits Military Vets to Join the RanksAs part of a system-wide, concentrated effort to recruit and provide veterans with employment opportunities, UPMC has partnered with a number of military friendly organizations to bridge the gap between employees and candidates.
- Wednesday, August 29, 2012Former Carolina Panther Chris Draft to Tour the Hillman Cancer Center, Promoting Lung Cancer Awareness, Care and ResearchFormer Carolina Panther linebacker Chris Draft, founder of The Chris Draft Family Foundation, will tour The Hillman Cancer Center, meeting with lung cancer researchers, doctors and patients, to promote lung cancer awareness, care and research.
- Thursday, August 30, 2012UPMC Receives 2012 Disability Matters AwardUPMC was selected by Springboard Consulting, LLC as a 2012 honoree among competing businesses for the company’s Disability Matters—Workforce Award.
- Thursday, August 30, 2012Public Health Colloquium Honors Dr. Bernard Goldstein, Former Pitt Public Health Dean and Professor EmeritusA colloquium to announce the appointment of Bernard D. Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D., as professor emeritus.
- Friday, August 31, 20124th Annual Celebrating Senior Champions Dinner and AuctionThe focus of the 2012 Celebrating Senior Champions dinner and auction is on promoting and celebrating healthy aging, healthy living and healthy communities.
September
- Tuesday, September 04, 2012Peter L. Strick, Ph.D., Named Chair of Department of Neurobiology at Pitt School of MedicineThe Department of Neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will have a new leader as of Oct. 1. Peter L. Strick, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, succeeds as department chair Susan Amara, Ph.D.
- Tuesday, September 04, 2012Steelers’ Ryan Clark, UPMC-Pitt Launch Sickle Cell InitiativeMr. Clark today announced he is launching Ryan Clark’s Cure League in partnership with UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh’s Vascular Medicine Institute, and the Institute for Transfusion Medicine.
- Wednesday, September 05, 2012UPMC Invests in Intelligent Infrastructure with IBM to Support Vision of Personalized MedicineUPMC, one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, today announced the renewal of its agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to continue enhancing computing and storage performance and reliability.
- Wednesday, September 05, 2012University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute to Host Reception Honoring The Pittsburgh Foundation for $2 Million Gift for Endowed ChairsA reception and luncheon recognizing The Pittsburgh Foundation for its generous gift of two $1 million endowed chairs to advance research in cancer and personalized medicine.
- Thursday, September 06, 2012University of Pittsburgh Receives Two $1 Million Gifts for Endowed Chairs from The Pittsburgh FoundationThe Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded two $1 million gifts to the University of Pittsburgh to establish two endowed chairs supporting groundbreaking cancer research and personalized medicine.
- Monday, September 10, 2012Pitt Professor Thomas E. Starzl Receives a 2012 Lasker Award, One of the World's Most Prestigious Medical Science PrizesThomas E. Starzl, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named a recipient of the 2012 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his pioneering work in the field of liver transplantation.
- Monday, September 10, 2012Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and Magee-Womens Foundation to Host Women’s Cancer LiveWell Survivorship WorkshopA workshop presented by UPMC Health Plan for women’s cancer survivors focused on managing change and exploring next steps after undergoing treatment.
- Tuesday, September 11, 2012WDVE Radio Rocks the Airwaves for Fifth Annual Radiothon in Support of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMCChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation and 102.5 WDVE are partnering once again to host the fifth annual DVE Rocks for Children’s Radiothon.
- Tuesday, September 11, 2012Pitt Team Shows How Childhood Viral Infection Leads to Increased Risk For Allergic Asthma as AdultResearchers have shown in an animal model that a common childhood virus disables the normal immune tolerance transferred from the mother to child through breast milk, leading to increased susceptibility for allergic asthma later in life.
- Tuesday, September 11, 2012Pitt Team Lands $3.4 Million in Grants for Education Projects Related to Wounded Veterans, Persons with DisabilitiesThe National Science Foundation awarded a grant to the Human Engineering Research Laboratories and the Pitt School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences to study pathways for military veterans with disabilities transitioning into education.
- Wednesday, September 12, 2012Twenty-Five Club of Magee-Womens Hospital Hosts Third Annual Cradle Will Rock BenefitFunds raised at this event will benefit newborn medicine, neonatal research and fetal intervention medicine at Magee-Womens Hospital and Magee-Womens Research Institute.
- Thursday, September 13, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Psychologist Receives Childhood Cancer Research Grant from the St. Baldrick’s FoundationRobert Noll, Ph.D., a pediatric psychologist at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, has been awarded a one-year Supportive Care Research grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
- Thursday, September 13, 2012The 2012 Hillman Cancer Center Gala: ‘A Future Without Cancer’Over 900 of the region’s leaders and longtime supporters of the Hillman Cancer Center, UPMC CancerCenter and UPCI will be recognized for their philanthropic generosity on behalf of these organizations.
- Friday, September 14, 2012Joel S. Schuman, M.D., Part of Team Receiving Champalimaud Vision AwardA multicenter and multidisciplinary team that includes Joel S. Schuman, M.D., F.A.C.S., today was awarded the António Champalimaud Vision Award for its invention and validation of a revolutionary imaging system that reveals vivid details of eye anatomy.
- Friday, September 14, 2012UPMC Mercy Hospital Receives Order of Malta Grant to Assist Needy PatientsUPMC Mercy has received a $25,000 grant from the Order of Malta Federal Association, U.S.A. to support the Sister Guerin Social Services Fund at UPMC Mercy, which is used to assist indigent patients.
- Monday, September 17, 2012Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Announces 2012-2013 Fall-Winter Community Education CalendarChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is offering fall and winter classes for children and adults at several locations throughout the greater Pittsburgh area.
- Monday, September 17, 2012Four Prominent Infectious Disease Physicians Join UPMCFour prominent private practice physicians from Infectious Disease Associates of Western Pennsylvania will be leaving their practice and association with the West Penn Allegheny Health System to join UPMC, effective Oct. 1.
- Wednesday, September 19, 2012Pitt Public Health Hosts National Emergency Preparedness Conference“Dynamics of Preparedness: A Public Health Systems Conference,” hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health’s National MIDAS Center of Excellence.
- Monday, September 24, 2012Radioactive ‘Seeds’ Save Time, May Improve Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMCMagee-Womens Hospital of UPMC is the first and only hospital in western Pennsylvania to offer radioactive seed localization, an innovation allowing breast tumors that cannot be felt to be precisely located before surgery.
- Monday, September 24, 2012Regional and Seasonal Variation in Antibiotic Use, Pitt Research FindsDoctors treating older patients in Southern states are more likely to prescribe antibiotics than any other region in the United States.
- Tuesday, September 25, 2012Pitt Public Health Alumna Elizabeth Surma Pledges $1 Million for New Building, RenovationsThe University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health has received a $1 million gift from Elizabeth L. Surma (GSPH ’81) and her husband, John P. Surma Jr., to support the school’s “Building a Healthier World” campaign.
- Tuesday, September 25, 2012Hip-Hop Group ‘4 Wheel City’ Stages Free Concert to Promote Disability Awareness, Diversity4 Wheel City, a motivational hip-hop group, will give a free concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 27 at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture as a part of their “Welcome 2 Reality” tour.
- Tuesday, September 25, 2012Social Networking Reveals Food Safety Connection to Global TradeSocial network analysis of global trade patterns for corn shows that the food safety regulations imposed by national governments are an indicator of how countries organize themselves for trade.
- Wednesday, September 26, 2012UPMC Living-At-Home Program Celebrates 25th AnniversaryUPMC Living-At-Home anniversary luncheon program to celebrate 25 years of providing in-home care to the elderly.
- Wednesday, September 26, 2012Cumberland Crossing Manor Recipient of Annual Ernst & Young’s Day of ServiceCumberland Crossing Manor, a UPMC assisted living residence, will serve as the site of the 2012 Ernst & Young day of service.
- Thursday, September 27, 2012Liver Cells, Insulin-Producing Cells, Thymus Tissue Can Be Grown in Lymph Nodes, Pitt/McGowan Team FindsLymph nodes can provide a suitable home for a variety of cells and tissues from other organs, suggesting that a cell-based alternative to whole organ transplantation might one day be feasible.
October
- Monday, October 01, 2012Pitt’s Science 2012—Translation Showcases Region’s Research in Science, Engineering, Medicine and ComputationAn internationally known cancer researcher who developed a drug for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) will deliver the Dickson Prize in Medicine Lecture at Science 2012—Translation.
- Monday, October 01, 2012UPMC Fosters ‘Personalized Medicine’ with $100 Million Investment in Sophisticated Data Warehouse and AnalyticsThese are just a few of the scenarios behind UPMC’s five-year, $100 million investment in a sophisticated enterprise analytics effort that will foster personalized medicine.
- Thursday, October 04, 2012Mind-Controlled Robot Arm Research Project Receives Popular Mechanics 2012 Breakthrough AwardA University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC research project in which a quadriplegic man moved a robot arm just with his thoughts has been chosen to receive one of Popular Mechanics’ Breakthrough Awards of 2012.
- Friday, October 05, 2012University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Announce First Awards Made from Research FundThree investigators leading projects in cancer and one in HIV/AIDS are the first to receive awards from a fund established by the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC and Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology.
- Tuesday, October 09, 2012UPMC, Excela Health, Heritage Valley, Jewish Healthcare Foundation and Robert Morris Partner to Increase Quality in Area Nursing HomesUPMC has been awarded a $19 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of a comprehensive initiative to improve the quality of care and reduce avoidable hospitalizations among nursing facility residents in western PA.
- Tuesday, October 09, 2012UPMC, Pitt Earn Designation as Model System for Traumatic Brain InjuryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) has been awarded a multi-year grant that distinguishes UPMC Rehabilitation Institute as a Model System of Care for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
- Tuesday, October 09, 2012Medicare Beneficiaries Overspend by Hundreds, Pitt Public Health FindsMedicare beneficiaries are overpaying by hundreds of dollars annually because of difficulties selecting the ideal prescription drug plan for their medical needs.
- Tuesday, October 09, 2012Hospitals That Cooperate on Infection Control Fare Better Than Hospitals Acting AloneAn individual hospital’s infection control efforts have a ripple effect on the prevalence of a deadly and highly infectious bacterium in hospitals throughout its surrounding region.
- Wednesday, October 10, 2012Pittsburgh Artists Find Creative Way to Raise Awareness of Breast Reconstruction for Mastectomy PatientsSome of Pittsburgh’s favorite artists, whose lives have been touched by breast cancer, will help to call attention to the benefits of breast reconstruction for mastectomy patients.
- Wednesday, October 10, 2012Pitt Public Health Dean Delivers Keynote Address at Statewide Health ConferenceA local company with a global commitment to public health, innovative approaches to community health care and making better use of data to guide health decisions are among the highlights of the Pennsylvania Public Health Association’s annual conference.
- Wednesday, October 10, 2012Noted Human Geneticist to Deliver Lecture on Personalized Medicine at PittDietrich A. Stephan, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Silicon Valley Biosystems, works to understand the causes of common diseases so early diagnostics and interventions can be implemented.
- Thursday, October 11, 2012Four Prominent Orthopaedic Surgeons Return to UPMCFour prominent orthopaedic surgeons from the Allegheny Specialty Practice Network will leave their practice and association with the West Penn Allegheny Health System to come back to UPMC effective Jan. 1, 2013.
- Friday, October 12, 2012UPMC Surgical Oncologist Named 2012 Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy InvestigatorThe Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) has named UPMC surgical oncologist Herbert Zeh III, M.D., FACS, the 2012 ACGT Investigator.
- Monday, October 15, 2012Two Pitt School of Medicine Faculty Elected to Institute of MedicineTwo University of Pittsburgh faculty have been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM), an honor that acknowledges their contributions to the field.
- Monday, October 15, 2012Additive Effect of Small Gene Variations Can Increase Risk of Autism Spectrum DisordersAn increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) could result from an accumulation of many small, common gene genetic variations rather than large-effect, rare changes in the genetic code.
- Tuesday, October 16, 2012University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute to Benefit from QVC Presents ‘FFANY Shoes on Sale®’The Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) and QVC have named the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), partner with UPMC CancerCenter, one of the beneficiaries of the 2012 QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale®
- Monday, October 29, 2012ASX-listed, Singapore-based ACLDT formalises partnership with US healthcare giant UPMC to set up Comprehensive Transplant CentreACLDT announced today it has formalised an agreement with UPMC to develop a Comprehensive Transplant Centre (CTC) in Singapore to treat liver, kidney, stem cells and bone marrow diseases.
- Wednesday, October 31, 2012Regional Analysis Masks Substantial Local Variation in Health Care SpendingReforming Medicare payments based on large geographic regions may be too bluntly targeted to promote the best use of health care resources, a new analysis from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health suggests.
November
- Thursday, November 01, 2012Off-Label Antipsychotic Use Common in VA Nursing Home Residents, Pitt Study FindsMore than one in four older veterans residing in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Centers received antipsychotic medications, and more than 40 percent of those veterans had no documented evidence-based reason for use.
- Thursday, November 01, 2012School Children Wear Proximity Sensors to Help Pitt Researchers Fight FluHundreds of school children on Election Day – a scheduled day off from school – will wear proximity sensors to help University of Pittsburgh researchers learn more about the spread of influenza and the impact of school closures on slowing epidemics.
- Thursday, November 01, 2012International Team Identifies Genomic Regions Associated with Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseIn one of the largest genetic studies ever conducted, an international team that includes researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has uncovered 71 genomic regions associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
- Thursday, November 01, 2012Groundbreaking Epidemiologist Retires from Pitt Public HealthSheryl F. Kelsey, Ph.D., the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in statistics from Carnegie Mellon University, retired last week from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, following an illustrious career in epidemiology.
- Thursday, November 01, 2012Male Fertility Can Be Restored After Cancer Treatment, Says Pitt TeamAn injection of banked sperm-producing stem cells can restore fertility to male primates who become sterile due to cancer drug side effects, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Magee-Womens Research Institute.
- Monday, November 05, 2012Changes in Carotid Artery During Menopausal Transition May Predispose Older Women to Higher Risk of Cardiovascular DiseaseSubstantial changes in the diameter and thickness of a section of carotid artery in perimenopausal women may indicate a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
- Wednesday, November 07, 2012Pitt Public Health Hosts 3rd Annual Shale Gas ConferenceNational and local experts will discuss the latest scientific findings and explore new approaches to understanding the environmental health impacts associated with increasing development of natural gas extraction from shale deposits.
- Thursday, November 08, 2012Continued Preference for UPMC's Clinical Excellence and Insurance Products are Reflected in UPMC's Strong Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2013Continuing preference by patients, physicians and employers for UPMC’s clinical services and insurance products is reflected in UPMC’s strong financial results and increased UPMC Health Plan membership for the first three months of fiscal year 2013...
- Friday, November 09, 2012Pitt Team Receives $5.4 Million in DoD Grants For High-Definition Scans of Soldiers with Brain InjuriesResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine received two grants totaling $5.4 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to evaluate whether a new imaging tool called high definition fiber tracking can diagnose traumatic brain injuries
- Friday, November 09, 2012UPMC Centers for Rehab Services Donates to ALS Through Pitt Basketball Free ThrowsEach University of Pittsburgh free throw made this 2012-13 season means one point for the Panthers men’s basketball team and $10 for Western Pennsylvanians facing Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
- Monday, November 12, 2012Genetic Link Between Pancreatitis and Alcohol Consumption, Says Pitt TeamA new study published online today in Nature Genetics reveals a genetic link between chronic pancreatitis and alcohol consumption.
- Friday, November 16, 2012UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery Celebrates 25th AnniversaryTwenty-five years ago at what is now UPMC Presbyterian, a neurosurgeon and a head and neck surgeon began routinely taking radical routes – primarily through the scalp and face – to remove deadly tumors and other lesions on the underside of the brain.
- Monday, November 19, 2012Many Seniors’ Sleep Habits Are Similar to Those of Young Adults, Study SuggestsMore than half of all retired people aged 65 and over report sleeping at least 7.5 hours per night, and between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7:30 a.m., contrary to commonly held assumptions.
- Monday, November 19, 2012Electronic Patient Visits Appear to Offer Accurate Diagnoses but May Lead to Overprescribing of Antibiotics, Pitt Study FindsOne of the first studies to compare patients who see their doctors in person to those who receive care through the Internet, known as an e-visit, underscores both the promise and the pitfalls of this technology.
- Sunday, November 25, 2012Ultrasound Could Offer Affordable, Accessible Breast Cancer ScreeningUltrasound screening could be a more affordable and convenient way to detect early breast cancers in women, especially for those in countries where there is little access to mammograms.
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012HOK Wins Design Competition for UPMC-Managed Research Center in ItalyIn a major milestone for a project that will expand scientific research in Italy, architectural firm HOK has been selected as lead architect for a new biomedical research center to be built in Sicily.
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012UPMC Mercy Burn Center Offers Safety Tips for the Holiday SeasonThe UPMC Mercy Trauma and Burn Center team recommends following these tips for a safe holiday season.
- Wednesday, November 28, 2012Pitt Research Sheds New Light on Virus Associated with Developmental Delays and Deafness; Offers Hope for TreatmentA new study published online in PLOS ONE reveals that primitive human stem cells are resistant to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), one of the leading prenatal causes of congenital mental retardation, deafness and deformities worldwide.
- Thursday, November 29, 2012Stimulating Brain and Nerves at Synchronized Times Improves Hand Motor Function After Incomplete Spinal Cord InjuryTiming is everything when it comes to inducing plasticity, or adaptation, in the spinal cord to improve voluntary movement, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Friday, November 30, 2012Conference Addresses Allegheny County’s Biggest Health Challenges, Seeks SolutionsPublic health researchers and practitioners will outline the state of the health of Allegheny County residents at the “Health Across the Lifespan: Allegheny County 2012” conference on Monday, Dec. 3.
- Friday, November 30, 2012Pitt, Carnegie Mellon Launch New Effort to Improve Multi-scale Modeling of Biological SystemsThe University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) have been awarded a five-year, $9.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
- Friday, November 30, 2012UPMC Imaging Experts Explore Complexities Surrounding Procedures for Pregnant PatientsInterventional radiology and women’s imaging experts from UPMC explored the complexities of how to minimize radiation exposure to a fetus while taking optimal care of women who must undergo imaging procedures while pregnant.
- Friday, November 30, 2012Four HIV Research Projects at Pitt Receive More than $11 Million in GrantsResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) have been recently awarded four grants totaling nearly $11.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
December
- Monday, December 03, 2012Mitral Valve Repair Safe and Effective for Elderly Patients Once Considered Too High Risk Based on Age AloneHeart surgery to repair the mitral valve is safe and leads to a better quality of life for older patients long-suspected to be too high risk for the operation, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Monday, December 03, 2012Ear, Nose & Throat Specialty Physician Group Joins UPMCFive ear, nose & throat specialists who make up the Metropolitan ENT Associates physician practice will join UPMC on Jan. 1, 2013.
- Friday, December 14, 2012Pitt Cancer Institute Finds New Targets for Drugs to Defeat Aggressive Brain TumorUniversity of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researchers have identified over 125 genetic components in a chemotherapy-resistant, brain tumor-derived cell line, which could offer new hope for drug treatment to destroy the cancer cells.
- Sunday, December 16, 2012Woman with Quadriplegia Feeds Herself Chocolate Using Mind-Controlled Robot Arm in Pitt/UPMC StudyJan Scheuermann and a team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC demonstrated for the first time that a person with longstanding quadriplegia can maneuver a mind-controlled, human-like robot arm in seven dimensions.
- Monday, December 17, 2012Transplant Effective in Treating Those With Severe Crohn’s Disease, UPMC Study ShowsPatients suffering from severe Crohn’s disease who were no longer able to tolerate intravenous feedings were able to return to a normal oral diet and saw no clinical recurrences of the disease after undergoing intestinal or multivisceral transplants.
- Tuesday, December 18, 2012New Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers Brings Patient Comfort, Cutting-Edge Technology and Research TogetherThe newly completed Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers is a state-of-the-art facility equipped with the latest technology and designed to put patients at ease while undergoing procedures traditionally done in an inpatient setting.
- Wednesday, December 19, 2012Low Vitamin D Levels Early in Pregnancy Associated with Lower Birth Weights, Pitt Research FindsWomen deficient in vitamin D early in their pregnancies are more likely to deliver babies with lower birth weights, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health research reveals.
- Thursday, December 20, 2012Race-Specific Factors, Ambivalence about Donation May Explain Decisions to Opt Out of Bone-Marrow Donor Registries, Pitt Study FindsResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified factors associated with race and ethnicity that may help to explain higher rates of attrition amongst minorities from bone-marrow registries.
- Friday, December 28, 2012'BodyChangers’ Unique Fitness Program Supports Physical Health and WellnessMany people try to make weight loss a New Year’s resolution but find it to be more difficult than expected. A new, comprehensive wellness program at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, starting January 24, 2013, aims to change that.