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A child’s history of depression and concussion within the previous year, along with their race, ethnicity and sex, can help predict the likelihood of a suicide attempt, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh School of…

While patients with diabetes on Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to receive preventive treatments, they were less likely to be prescribed newer, more expensive medications and were more likely to have higher blood pressure and…

A new mouse model identified by virologists from the University of Pittsburgh might revolutionize development of therapies targeting brain inflammation caused by Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV). As the first mouse model that faithfully…

Chadi Hage, M.D., renowned for his clinical expertise in treating patients diagnosed with common to complex lung conditions, has been appointed as medical director of the UPMC Lung Transplant program.Hage’s research and clinical interests…

Contrary to early studies, brain levels of enzymes that regulate DNA-folding drop as Alzheimer’s disease progresses, neuroscientists from the University of Pittsburgh, McGill University and Harvard University reported today in Nature…

Compared to the general U.S. population, adults who are not married and get weight-loss surgery are more than twice as likely to get married within five years. Likewise, adults who are married and get bariatric surgery are more than twice…

UPMC’s longtime Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Government Relations Officer, Scott Baker, has announced his intention to retire June 30, 2022. Baker joined the UPMC leadership team in 2012 after 32 years of government…

The University of Pittsburgh and Saint Joseph’s University, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, are offering continuing education to first responders to prevent opioid overdoses and deaths in the commonwealth.The…

Fighting cancer and chronic disease is tiring work for the immune system. When T cells are engaged in this kind of lengthy battle, they can become exhausted, or unable to function properly. One immunotherapy that revitalizes these cells…

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and the Mario Lemieux Foundation have opened Austin’s Playroom in the hospital’s child and adolescent unit, the first playroom in a behavioral health inpatient setting.The playroom is a therapeutic,…