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Drug OD Epidemic Has Been Growing Exponentially for Decades

The overdose death rate began growing at least 15 years before the mid-1990s surge in opioid prescribing, Pitt Public Health found.

The U.S. transplant scoring system underestimates the risk of death for children compared with adults when awarding donor livers.

UPMC Pinnacle is celebrating a year of innovation and advancement since becoming the hub of UPMC in central Pennsylvania in September 2017.

New FDA treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma only available at select cancer centers including UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

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Drug OD Epidemic Has Been Growing Exponentially for Decades

Liver Allocation Disadvantages Kids Awaiting Transplants

Western Maryland Health System Welcomes UPMC Vascular Surgeons to The Heart Institute

Free ‘Diabetes and Dental Care’ Presentation to Offer Tips to Protect Your Smile

Free Wellness Wednesday Education Series: ‘Managing Menopause’

UPMC Breast Cancer Researchers Receive Top Komen Award

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Los Angeles Times
Over four decades, an 'inexorable' epidemic of drug overdoses reveals its inner secrets

NPR
Scientists Create Immature Human Eggs From Stem Cells

Indiana Gazette
Cancer center partnership links IRMC, UPMC, Punxs'y

Erie Times News
Our view: Awards shine spotlight on Erie businesses

WTAJ-TV
Organ donation from stranger saves local man's life

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R. Marshall Austin, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology and director of cytopathology at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is lead author of a large-scale retrospective study that shows that when done with up-to-date methods, Pap smears boost cervical cancer or precancer detection rates compared to HPV testing alone.
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