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UPMC Children’s to Provide Pediatric Emergency Resources to Regional Hospitals
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is partnering with regional hospitals to provide telemedicine and other pediatric emergency care.Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics
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Four-Part Living-Donor Liver Exchange
A living-donor liver transplant exchange starts with a person who signs up to become a living donor but doesn't have a specific individual in mind to receive their donation. This generous person donates their liver to a patient on the waiting list who has an incompatible living donor.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Liver Transplant, Transplant
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What Is Atrial Fibrillation?
It's not unusual to experience an occasional heart palpitation — that feeling of your heart racing or fluttering. Sometimes it's a response to stress or a scare. But for some people, it's a sign of a heart condition called atrial fibrillation (Afib).Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health
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Donate Life Month: Q&A With Meaghan Beerson
During the month of April, we encourage people to share how the impact of becoming an organ donor can be life changing for patients in need while honoring all organ donors by recognizing the lifesaving gift of transplantation.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Transplant
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Do You Need Joint Replacement Surgery?
Joint replacement surgery can relieve pain and improve quality of life, but it's not for everyone. Here's what you need to know.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Orthopaedics
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Liver Transplant Evaluation Clinics: Expanding the Expertise of the UPMC Liver Transplant Program
Did you know that the world-class expertise of the UPMC Liver Transplant Program is now available in your own backyard? Learn more.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Liver Transplant, Transplant
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Water Vapor Therapy for Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
This minimally invasive procedure injects steam into the prostate to shrink enlarged prostate tissue. Learn more about this new therapy.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Living and Wellness, Men's Health, Urology
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Prophylactic Mastectomy: Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer
One option for patients who are found to have a BRCA gene mutation is a prophylactic mastectomy. The procedure is aimed to reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.Read More
Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Topics A-Z, Living and Wellness, Women's Health
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Everything You Need to Know About Centers of Excellence and Certified Recovery Specialists
Pennsylvania has the third-highest rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States. Learn more from the experts at UPMC.Read More
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness, Policy and Advocacy