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  How Older Adults Can Get Started with Sports

  March 30, 2023

  Which sports have the greatest benefits for older adults? We scan the research and offer tips for getting started.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Sports Medicine

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Living and Wellness, Senior Health, Sports Medicine

  Tagged with: Discovery

  

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  UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Testing For COVID-19 Therapies

  June 16, 2020

  UPMC has developed a novel approach to fast-tracking clinical trials for COVID-19 therapies.Watch Now

  Medically Reviewed by Infectious Diseases

  Categorized as: COVID-19, UPMC HealthBeat Podcast

  Tagged with: COVID-19

  

• Article - 3 Minute Read

  It Takes a Village: The Importance of a Support System for New Parents

  November 13, 2019

  Nearly half (48 percent) of new parents don't feel they have the support they need when they're stressed. Learn about the importance of a support system for your newborn.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Magee-Womens

  Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women's Health

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  Ryan Shazier’s 50 Phenoms Podcast: Overcoming a Traumatic Car Crash

  May 18, 2022

  Paula was an active 60-year-old who played hoops in the National Senior Games before a terrible car accident in 2016. Hear how she rebounded.Watch Now

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC

  Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness

  Tagged with: Ryan Shazier's 50 Phenoms, Ryan Shazier's 50 Phenoms Season 1 Podcast

  

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  Ryan Shazier’s 50 Phenoms: Learning to Cope After a Devastating Crash

  April 11, 2022

  Paula Franetti was seriously injured when a speeding driver ran a red light, blindsiding her. Learn how Paula later drove her own recovery.Watch Now

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC

  Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness, UPMC Stories

  Tagged with: Ryan Shazier's 50 Phenoms, Ryan Shazier’s 50 Phenoms Season 1

  

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  10 Tips for Race Day: DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and UPMC Health Plan Half Marathon

  April 25, 2022

  Whether you’re an experienced runner or looking to cross the finish line for the first time, follow these tips from UPMC Sports Medicine.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Sports Medicine

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine

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  Patients Win When Payers and Providers Work Together

  April 17, 2018

  The nation's health care system is in flux – transformational care that provides better experiences and outcomes is becoming more and more necessary.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC

  Categorized as: UPMC Next

  Tagged with: health insurance, payers, providers

  

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  Ask Diane, Part 1: Aligning Patients, Payers, and Providers

  April 2, 2018

  Learn how aligning incentives among consumers, practitioners, and insurance companies creates greater value.Watch Now

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC

  Categorized as: UPMC Next

  Tagged with: insurance, UPMC Health Plan

  

• Article - 3 Minute Read

  NCAA Athlete Isaiah Austin Dreams Despite Marfan Syndrome Diagnosis

  July 2, 2014

  College athlete Isaiah Austin was bound for the NBA before a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome put him on the sidelines.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

  Tagged with: 2014 NBA Draft, Adam Silver, advocacy, aneurysm, aorta, aortic dissection, awareness, beta blockers, college basketball, connective tissue, detached retina, Dream Again, Forbes, genetic disorder, heart, heart disease, Isaiah Austin, Marfan Foundation, Marfan Syndrome, NBA Commissioner, NCAA, spontaneous mutation