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August 18, 2015 08:03 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Orthopaedic-Sports Medicine Specialist Selected to Care for Team USA in Rugby World Cup

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Sam Akhavan, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist with Allegheny Health Network and a team physician for USA Rugby...
August 12, 2015 11:54 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny General Hospital Launches Study to Determine Best Practices for Treating Epilepsy in the Emergency Room

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Allegheny General Hospital, part of the Allegheny Health Network, is one of 39 medical centers across the United States participating in...
June 30, 2015 12:02 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Noted Duke Brain Cancer Specialist to Direct Allegheny Health Network Neuro-Oncology Program

PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Tulika Ranjan, MD, a prominent neuro-oncologist from the Duke Brain Tumor Center, has joined Allegheny Health Network (AHN) as Director...
June 23, 2015 10:47 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Research Confirms Value of Less-Invasive POEM Procedure For Wider Range of Esophageal Disorders

PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - POEM (Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy), a newer endoscopic procedure used to treat the swallowing disorder known as achalasia, is also an...
June 18, 2015 08:03 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network's Susan Manzi, MD, Receives National Lupus Advocacy Award

PITTSBURGH, June 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Susan Manzi, MD, MPH, Chair of the Department of Medicine at Allegheny Health Network, was presented with the Lupus Foundation of America's...
June 01, 2015 14:02 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Today at ASCO: Anastrazole Offers Higher Breast Cancer-Free Survival Rates than Tamoxifen Following DCIS, Phase III Study Shows

PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Note: Dr. Julian is available for interviews today on this new development in breast cancer prevention. A phase III trial funded by the...
May 22, 2015 10:02 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Carnegie Science Center, Allegheny Health Network Partner to Create BodyTech

PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Carnegie Science Center and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) today announced a new partnership to develop BodyTech, a dynamic, three-pronged...
May 08, 2015 06:03 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny General Hospital Introduces New Treatment for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Physicians at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), part of Allegheny Health Network, are offering a new treatment for patients with relapsing...
April 28, 2015 10:07 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Launches First U.S. Clinical Trial of Extracellular Matrix as Replacement for Pre-Cancerous Tissue

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - An Allegheny Health Network (AHN) team led by Blair A. Jobe, MD, FACS, has launched the first U.S. clinical trial to investigate whether...
April 24, 2015 10:39 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Among 15 Centers Nationwide Launching Clinical Trial of Non-Surgical Weight Loss Balloon

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Allegheny Health Network today announced its participation in the first U.S. clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of a...