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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

News Releases

Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Pitt Report on Policy to Prevent Opioid Overdose Presented at National Meeting

Tuesday, September 25, 2018
UPMC Unveils Designs and Architecture Firms Selected for $2B Investment in Three Specialty Hospitals

Monday, September 24, 2018
Organs are not just Bystanders, but may be Active Participants in Fighting Autoimmune Disease

Friday, September 21, 2018
Pitt Researchers Receive American Cancer Society Grants

Friday, September 21, 2018
UPMC Passavant, Passavant Hospital Fndt. to Host Reuse Fest

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Kaiser Health News

A Late-Life Surprise: Taking Care Of Frail, Aging Parents

The Independent
Concussion fears prompt parents to stop their children taking up sports

Lock Haven Express
Dr. Ronen Elefant joins UPMC trauma program

NPR
Study: Since The 1970s, Drug Overdoses Have Grown Exponentially

KDKA-TV
Emergency Rooms Seeing Rise In Syndrome Related To Marijuana Use

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Jane A. Cauley, Dr.P.H., has received the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2018 Shirley Hohl Service Award. Dr. Cauley is distinguished professor and executive vice chair of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology.
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