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NOW – Episode 9

In the latest installment of NOW, get a glimpse into how one program is shaping a diverse set of future cardiologists, learn how a free health screening could save your life, and a certain special penguin provides heart hydration tips.

An international team that included Pitt Public Health, found approaches that increase the cure rate of drug-resistant TB in the DRC.

The new sports science master’s program at the Pitt School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will prepare students in one year to begin a career in sports science.

New UPMC research demonstrates that mutations in a gene called BOLA3 can lead to a syndrome that results in pulmonary hypertension in affected individuals.

News Releases

Thursday, February 21, 2019
Children’s Community Pediatrics Seeks Teen Ambassadors

Monday, February 18, 2019
UPMC Children’s Cancer Patient Named Champion for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Drug-Resistant TB Cured with New Approaches in Post-War DRC

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Public Panel on Stem Cells: Hope vs. Hype

Monday, February 11, 2019
Scientists ‘See’ Dual-Layered Scaffolding of Cellular Nuclei

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In The News

KDKA-TV
‘It’s Going To Be A Marathon, Not A Sprint’: 6-Year-Old Boy Living With AFM Facing Long Road To Recovery

Erie Times-News
Erie Emerging 2030 District set to launch with nine partners

The Economist
Tens of thousands of Americans die each year from opioid overdoses

Tioga Publishing
Hearts were warmed at UPMC Cole's Patterson Cancer Center

Penn Lines Magazine
Connecting Care

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Expert Spotlight

Dr. Stephen Chan, director of the Center for Pulmonary Vascular Biology and Medicine at Pitt and UPMC, leads a research lab that studies the molecular mechanisms of pulmonary vascular disease and pulmonary hypertension. He recently published research that explains a gene mutation's impact on pulmonary hypertension.

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