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  Getting Referred to a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

  October 12, 2023

  If you've been referred to a maternal fetal medicine (MFM) doctor, you'll get extra monitoring and care. Learn how a MFM specialist can help you and your baby.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Magee-Womens

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Pregnancy and Childbirth

  Tagged with: Discovery, magee

  

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  Sarah’s Story: How the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program Changed the Life of an Oscar-Winning Writer and Director

  February 4, 2024

  Learn how Oscar winning screenwriting-director Sarah Polley made a full recovery from crippling concussion symptoms after receiving care at the UPMC.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC

  Categorized as: Concussion, Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine

  Tagged with: Affinity

  

• Article - 3 Minute Read

  Receiving Telemedicine Care for Heart Failure: Steve’s Story

  September 12, 2023

  Stephen Silveria of Williamsport was one of the first patients to use UPMC's Advanced Heart Failure Telemedicine Clinic.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health

  Tagged with: Affinity

  

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  Next-Gen Sequencing and Genomic Medicine

  August 29, 2023

  Next-gen sequencing helps doctors learn how changes in your genes may affect your health, now and in the future.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Pediatrics

  Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics

  Tagged with: Consideration, Provider

  

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  Two Bloodless Medicine Surgeries, Two Great Outcomes

  October 11, 2023

  Since 2010, the UPMC Patient Blood Management Program has been a leading force in bloodless medicine. Learn more.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC

  Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness

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  UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Meditation and Medicine

  December 19, 2022

  There is growing evidence of the benefits of meditation, especially when it comes to treating certain medical conditions. Carol Greco, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, discusses the meditation research underway at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, and how it could change medicine.Listen Now

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  Categorized as: UPMC HealthBeat Podcast

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  Lifesaving Medicine When Life Turns on a Dime

  October 17, 2022

  Ben Garverick remembers virtually nothing about what happened to him on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. But it's something his mother Joy — a critical care nurse — will never forget.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health

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  Information on Hyperbaric Medicine: Q&A with Julie Bielec, MD

  September 8, 2022

  If you have a wound that won't heal, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be for you. Learn more about how this treatment works.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC

  Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness

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  Running on a New Path: Lori’s Pain Medicine Story

  August 22, 2022

  In February 2020, Lori's run came to a sudden stop when she fell into a snow-covered pothole. Learn more about her pain medicine story.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Pain Medicine

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine

  Tagged with: pain medicine