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How Do Vaccine Trials Work?
For more than 200 years, vaccines have played a critical role in preventing disease worldwide. There are vaccines for more than 20 life-threatening diseases. Vaccines
Tiny Antibody Component Highly Effective Against COVID-19
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have isolated the smallest biological molecule to date that completely and specifically neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is the
UPMC Appoints Orthopaedic Surgeon Patrick Carton to Lead Sports Medicine Programme
Patrick Carton, M.D., has been appointed director of orthopaedic sports medicine for UPMC in Ireland. In his new role, he will work to establish a
Corticosteroids Improve Survival in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: UPMC Announces Results of International Trial
This is a follow-up to our previous article, UPMC-led Global Effort Fast Tracks Testing of COVID-19 Therapies. In a tremendous demonstration of global collaboration, an international
UPMC Adds Most Advanced Radiosurgery System to Help More Irish Cancer Patients
Cancer patients with difficult-to-reach brain, spine, lung and other tumours are now benefiting from one of the world’s most advanced stereotactic radiosurgery systems (SRS) at
Made by UPMC: Building a Better Mask
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, William (Billy) Flynn, a materials manager at UPMC Whitfield Hospital, faced a problem: people in nonclinical areas were wearing surgical
UPMC and ISMETT Participate in Groundbreaking Liver Cancer Research
UPMC-managed ISMETT in Palermo, Italy, was one of nine Italian hospitals to participate in the first randomized trial assessing liver transplantation as a treatment for
UPMC Names CIO to Lead Technology Efforts for Ireland and Global Technology Operations Centre
An information technology leader with over 20 years of experience at healthcare and multinational companies has been named chief information officer at UPMC in Ireland
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