UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital In the News

As one of the nation’s top five hospitals specializing in women’s care, Magee is frequently featured in the news. See below to read some recent articles highlighting a few of our services.

March 2015	Magee-Womens Hospital's Pregnancy App is featured on Pittsburgh Today Live. CBS Pittsburgh
January 2015	Magee doctors believe that new treatments for breast cancer will revolutionize care during the next decade and could even lower mortality rates. Trib Total Media
December 2014	Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and the Magee-Womens Research Institute have found a gene mutation that helps breast cancer spread. In the future, patient treatment could be personalized based on these specific mutations. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
November 2014	Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC is a leader in offering posterior tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder. CBS Pittsburgh
October 2014	Magee patient and mother continue to set goals despite battle with cancer Trib Total Media
October 2014	Sometimes babies are born too early and are treated by Magee experts in the NICU; read about two local mothers' incredible journeys Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 2014	Dr. Kandace McGuire discusses the results of a recent study linking abdominal fat and breast cancer. NBC News
September 2014	Kandace McGuire, MD, director of the pre-menopausal breast cancer program at Magee discusses a study regarding the recent increase in the rate of double mastectomies seen in younger breast cancer patients. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 2014	Magee's Dr. Andrew-Jaja has been singing to the 8,000 babies he has delivered for the past three decades Huffington Post
June 2014	3D Mammograms Offer Sharper Results NBC News
January 2014	Magee Hospital Set To Open New Emergency Department CBS Pittsburgh
January 2014	Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC set to debut new emergency department Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

November 2013	The benefits of pregnant women exercising for two Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
September 2013	Savor Pittsburgh a delicious fundraiser for neonatal unit Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 2013	First 3D guided biopsy done at Magee. Pittsburgh Business Times
July 2013	Dr. Robert Edwards, co-director gynecologic oncology discusses BRCA and ovary removal. Today Health
July 2013	Dr. Draion Burch discusses a study on genetic breast cancer in African American women. Inside UPMC
May 2013	Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC patient Amisha Upadhyay discusses her experience with a voluntary double mastectomy. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
May 2013	Sylvia Bernassoli, a certified registered nurse anesthetist with the Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, plans to donate a portion of her retirement savings to infertility research. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
March 2013	Text message reminders don't increase flu vaccinations in pregnant women, according to a small pilot study. Reuters
March 2013	Deliveries at Magee trended upward despite a sluggish economy. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review