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UPMC Study: Programs Aimed at Reducing Health Insurance Premiums May Decrease Affordability for…
Reinsurance programs, which were created to help lower premiums and increase enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces, may have had the opposite effects for many potential marketplace enrollees, according to a…
Pitt Study Reveals Simple Intervention Benefits Cancer Patients and Saves Hospitals Money
Cancer patients who received specialized mental health support as part of their treatment plan are more likely to see improvements in their quality of life and reductions in pain, depression and fatigue, according to a study led by…
UPMC: Promising Drug Candidate May ‘Unmask’ Latent HIV-Infected Cells, Targeting them…
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have identified drug candidates that show promise to reverse the ability of HIV to escape detection by the immune system.
The discovery, described today in Cell Chemical Biology,…
UPMC Introduces Decision Aid to Support Patients in Informed Sterilization Decisions
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed an easy-to-use web-based decision aid called My Decision/Mi Decisión that helps empower pregnant individuals who are considering tubal sterilization to make informed decisions about…
Study: Primary Care Telemedicine Reduces Antibiotic Use in Children Compared to Direct-to-Consumer…
New research from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC shows that telemedicine visits conducted for children with primary care providers (PCPs) are associated with fewer antibiotic prescriptions than telemedicine visits with virtual-only …
Pitt Secures NIH Grants for East Palestine Chemical Exposure Study
The University of Pittsburgh has received a pair of two-year grants from the National Institutes of Health to support studies on the health effects of environmental contamination resulting from the train derailment that spilled hazardous…
UPMC Study: Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder Could Enhance Outcomes for Patients Hospitalized…
When medications for alcohol use disorder are prescribed upon discharge to patients hospitalized for alcohol-related reasons, outcomes are markedly improved, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open and led by researchers at…
UPMC Enhances Patient Engagement and Improves Surgical Outcomes with Digital Health Platform
Coupling a smart phone app with a real-life health coach appears to be key to helping patients adhere to pre-surgical preparation and post-surgical recovery guidance and improving surgical outcomes, according to new findings led by UPMC and…
UPMC Marks Completion of New Rehabilitation Institute in Williamsport, Enhancing Access and…
UPMC continues to invest in growth on the campus of UPMC Williamsport and across north central Pennsylvania with the opening of the newly renovated and expanded UPMC Rehabilitation Institute at 700 High St. in Williamsport. A public open…
SPbPU and India Forge New Horizons of Development Through Cooperation
Since the establishment of the Russian-Indian Association of Higher Education Institutions in 2015, SPbPU’s ties with leading Indian universities have been developing fruitfully. Today, Polytechnic University is implementing several…