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Article - 4 Minute Read
How to Prepare Your Body for Your Liver Transplant Surgery
If you're having a living donor liver transplant procedure, there are some things you can do to prepare. Learn more about what you should do and make a plan. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Liver Transplant, Transplant
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Article - 6 Minute Read
UPMC Living Donor Champions – How The Younger Generation Can Help
Living donor champions tell your story to help you find a donor. Consider the younger and social media-savvy members of your family for this important role. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Transplant
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Article - 6 Minute Read
Behind the Living-Donor Liver Transplant Process
In living-liver donation, doctors remove part of a healthy donor's liver. Then they immediately transplant the partial liver into a patient with end-stage liver disease after removing the diseased organ. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Liver Transplant, Transplant
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Article - 6 Minute Read
Do I Have a Sprain or a Strain?
Sprains involve ligaments and strains involve muscles and tendons. Both cause pain and mobility problems and have similar treatments. Learn more. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine
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Article - 5 Minute Read
Saving Janet’s Leg: Vascular Surgery at UPMC Passavant
Learn about how UPMC Passavant's limb salvage program saves lives, including patient Janet C. of Mercer County. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health
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Podcast
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Dealing with Grief Over the Holidays
Dealing with the loss of a loved one can become even more difficult during the holidays. Bereavement Counselor, Elizabeth Schandelmeier, LCSW from Family Hospice, Part of UPMC, discusses ways to cope and how to help someone who’s grieving. Listen Now
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Mental Health
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Video
50 Phenoms: How Kelly Bundridge Kept Fighting After Double Amputation
Kelly Bundridge lost both her legs above her knee after a car crash. But she was determined to walk again. Learn her story in "Ryan Shazier's 50 Phenoms." Watch Now
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Rehabilitation
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Article - 2 Minute Read
Can Honey Treat a Sore Throat?
Is Honey Good For a Sore Throat: Sore Throat Symptoms, Sore Throat Causes, Uses for Honey Read More
Categorized as: Cold and Flu, Health Topics A-Z
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Article - 4 Minute Read
Urology vs. Urogynecology: What’s The Difference?
The differences between urology and urogynecology can be confusing. Read on to learn the basics about the two specialties — and which one is right for you. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Urology
Health Topics A-Z
Health Topics A-Z: Discover information on a wide range of health topics from Atrial Fibrillation to the Zika virus. The experts at UPMC are equipped with information on signs and symptoms, treatment and prevention, and everything in between.
Here, you’ll find articles, galleries, and podcasts about mental and physical health, pregnancy, chronic illness, pain management, injury, organ donation, and overall wellness.
Health Topics A-Z includes:
- Breastfeeding Tips for Summer Travel.
- Benefits of Vitamin D and Prenatal Vitamins for Pregnancy.
- Children’s Eye Safety and Health.
- How to Talk to Your Doctor About Overactive Bladder.
- Understanding Depression: Causes, Symptoms, and Resources.
- Facts About Spinal Cord Injury.
- How Concussions Affect Academics.
- How to Treat Common Cold & Flu Symptoms.
- Does Your Anxiety Disorder Cause Migraines?
- Physical Therapy for Liver Transplant Candidates.
- How to Prevent Kidney Stones.
- Does Air Quality and Pollution Affect Lung Cancer Risk?
- Sun Poisoning Dangers: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention.
- Benefits of Exercise on the Heart and Lungs.
- How Alcohol Affects Your Mind and Body.
