Amount of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery Helps Predict Health Risks
Measuring the percentage of weight regained following the maximum amount of weight lost after bariatric surgery can help predict a patient’s risk of several serious health problems. The study also revealed that the rate of weight regained was...
15-Oct-2018 12:05 AM EDT
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Long-Running Study Identifies Modifiable Dementia Risk Factor in Older Adults
Stiffness of the aorta – more so than blood pressure or subclinical brain disease – is a key risk factor for dementia. Since aortic stiffness can be reduced by medication and healthy lifestyle changes, these results suggest that people can still...
16-Oct-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Alcohol Disorder Screening Tests Fail in Weight-Loss Surgery Patients
People who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, a common type of bariatric surgery, are at an increased risk for alcohol-related problems. However, common screening tools that help physicians identify patients at high risk for alcohol use...
15-Oct-2018 8:30 AM EDT
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$1M Women’s Health Research Prize Goes Toward Studying Role of Placenta in Congenital Heart Defects
The inaugural Magee Prize was awarded to Pitt's Dr. Yaacov Barak to research in how placental defects may lead to congenital heart defects.
11-Oct-2018 10:05 AM EDT
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ThyroSeq Test Approved for Medicare Coverage to Improve Thyroid Nodule Diagnosis
A UPMC-developed test for diagnosis of thyroid nodules, ThyroSeq® Genomic Classifier, has been approved for coverage by its Medicare Administrative Contractor, Novitas Solutions. This decision paves the way for the test to be accessible to more...
10-Oct-2018 8:30 AM EDT
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Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Associated with Poorer Physical and Mental Health Among Midlife Women
Sexual Harassment and Assault Linked to Worse Physical and Mental Health Among Midlife Women
1-Oct-2018 12:05 PM EDT
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Pitt Researchers Receive Prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's Awards
Three Pitt faculty members win highly selective NIH awards supporting high-risk, high-reward research projects
2-Oct-2018 10:00 AM EDT
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Pitt Innovation Challenge Awards $475K to Spur Innovation Around Human Performance
A total of $475K in prizes was awarded to teams of budding entrepreneurs with the best ideas around improving human performance.
27-Sep-2018 1:00 PM EDT
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UPMC Pathology Expert Available to Discuss Importance of Pap Smears in Addition to HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer.
20-Aug-2018 8:00 PM EDT
Expert Participant Available: NIH Study Shows Induction at 39 Weeks May Reduce C-Section Rates and Has Better Outcomes for Babies
9-Aug-2018 11:00 AM EDT
Actor Alan Alda recently revealed he has Parkinson’s Disease. Dr. Amber Van Laar, neurologist at UPMC, is available to discuss the disease and current treatment options.
1-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Aug. 1 marks the beginning of World Breastfeeding Week. Cynthia Garrison, a @UPMCnews lactation consultant, can discuss breastfeeding myths and options for all moms.
31-Jul-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Expert & Study Participant Available: NIH Study Shows Induction at 39 Weeks May Reduce C-Section Rates and Has Better Outcomes for Babies
1-Feb-2018 11:05 AM EST
Sexually Transmitted Infectious Disease Expert Available to Comment on CDC Report
27-Sep-2017 8:30 AM EDT
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center immunology expert available to talk about FDA approval of CAR - T cell therapy.
30-Aug-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Ophthalmology Expert Video: How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse
17-Aug-2017 12:00 PM EDT
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