Search Results for: innovation
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Center for Rare Disease Therapy: Giving Hope to Parents of Kids with Rare Diseases
The Center for Rare Disease Therapy at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh sees more than 200 new patients with rare inborn errors of metabolism each year, and manages care for thousands of patients living with previously diagnosed rare disorders.Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics
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An Innovative Weapon in the Fight Against Lung Cancer
UPMC Passavant–McCandless is the first hospital in the Pittsburgh area to use Monarch™ robotic bronchoscopy in the fight against lung cancer.Read More
Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Topics A-Z
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UPMC Radiation Oncologist Advancing Clinical Trials in Immunotherapy Combined with Radiation
Combining immunotherapy and radiation therapy in certain cancers may lead to better patient outcomes. UPMC is a leader in this research.Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness
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UPMC Neurosurgeon Explains Microvascular Decompression for Facial Pain and Spasms
UPMC is a leading center for microvascular decompression, a minimally invasive surgery that treats the underlying cause of trigeminal neuralgia.Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness
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UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Can Your Joints Really Predict the Weather?
Can your joints really predict the weather? Are fish oil supplements good for bone health? Albert Lin, MD, Chief of Shoulder Surgery and Associate Chief of Sports Medicine at UPMC weighs in on some old wives tales and lists some simple things you can do to promote joint health.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Orthopaedics, UPMC HealthBeat Podcast
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Advancing Care In Central And North Central Pennsylvania
Residents of central and north central Pennsylvania now have access to world-class UPMC care in the communities where they live.Read More
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness
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New Procedure For Shoulder Surgery at UPMC Jameson
GPS, or guided personalized surgery, is the latest technology for shoulder replacement surgery. It allows the surgeon to be more accurate. Learn more about GPS.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Orthopaedics
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Leslie Davis: Ushering in New Era at UPMC
UPMC's Board of Directors appointed Leslie C. Davis to the role of President and CEO on July 28 following a unanimous vote.Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness
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UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Heart Surgeon Continues to Refine His Procedure That Has Become Worldwide Standard of Care
The da Silva Center for Ebstein's Anomaly continues to innovate and expand the use of the cone procedure, a repair technique developed by Dr. da Silva.Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness