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 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…

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 …

 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 St. Margaret has earned the distinguished Magnet® Recognition once again, granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. UPMC St.…

UPMC continues its growth on the campus of UPMC West Shore and across central Pennsylvania with the opening of a new UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at 2020 Technology Parkway in Mechanicsburg. This state-of-the-art facility delivers…

Children and families in Lawrence and Mercer counties and beyond now have local access to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s pediatric rehabilitation services at UPMC Jameson. “Convenient access to nationally ranked UPMC Children’s…

UPMC has again been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute.   UPMC is one of 136 honorees recognized for 2024, spanning across 44 industries and 20 countries, and the only organization recognized in the …

A new smartphone app developed by physician-scientists at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately diagnose ear infections, or acute otitis media (AOM), could help decrease unnecessary…

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…

Anne Marie Lennon, M.D., Ph.D., a physician-scientist and leading innovator in the early detection of pancreatic cancer, will become the next chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and chair…