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Article - 6 Minute Read
The Growing Challenge of Workplace Violence Against Nurses: Q&A with UPMC Chief Nursing Officer Maribeth McLaughlin
UPMC Chief Nursing Officer Maribeth McLaughlin discusses the concern of violence against nurses and steps to prevent it from happening. Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Policy and Advocacy
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Article - 5 Minute Read
Desk Exercises to Stay Fit at Work
Exercises you do at your desk can get you started on the way to better health. And you don’t have to buy expensive equipment like treadmill desks or exercise ball chairs to add fitness to your daily routine. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine
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Article - 2 Minute Read
How Inpatient Rehab Helped Nancy After Heart Surgery
Nancy was visiting Pittsburgh to attend her daughter's nursing school graduation when she learned she needed emergency open-heart surgery. Learn more. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Rehabilitation
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Article - 6 Minute Read
Climate Plays a Major Role in Health. UPMC Is Taking Steps for a More Sustainable Future
Clinicians for Climate Action, a group of health care professionals from UPMC and Pitt, are working toward decarbonizing health care. Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics
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Article - 1 Minute Read
Mark’s Story: Treating Prostate Cancer with Robotic Surgery
As a retired funeral director with a family history of cancer, Mark Razanauskas has a unique perspective on life and death. Learn more. Read More
Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Topics A-Z
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Article - 4 Minute Read
Rehabilitation After Stroke: Outpatient Therapy for Stroke Recovery
Do you know the symptoms of a stroke or how to respond? Learn how to spot a stroke and respond and the types of outpatient therapies that help to treat strokes. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Rehabilitation
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Article - 3 Minute Read
How a Speech Therapist Works with Aphasia Patients
Someone with aphasia may have trouble speaking, reading, or writing. This occurs when the language centers of the brain have become damaged. Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Rehabilitation
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Article - 5 Minute Read
How Can Speech Therapy Help People with Head and Neck Cancer?
What's speech therapy for people with head and neck cancer? Learn how speech therapy after cancer can help with swallowing and communication. Read More
Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Topics A-Z
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Jeremiah Fielder-Bailey Survived Two Brain Aneurysms. Now, He’s Focused on the Future
Jeremiah Fielder-Bailey suffered two aneurysms while preparing for work one afternoon. Emergency brain surgery and rehabilitation at UPMC helped him survive. Watch Now
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Neurosurgery and Brain Health