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April 15, 2015 09:09 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Transplant Team Participates in Nation's Largest Multi-State Paired Kidney Exchange

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - As participants in the nation's largest multi-state paired kidney exchange to date, 34 people with advanced renal disease, including two...
April 07, 2015 10:11 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

New App Supplements Therapy for Traumatized Kids, Teens

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - A new mobile game app created by Allegheny Health Network mental health professionals and students at the Entertainment Technology...
March 19, 2015 08:04 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Offers Innovative Minimally-Invasive Surgical Procedure for Patients with Common, Yet Difficult to Diagnose, Form of Recurring Back Pain

PITTSBURGH, March 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Allegheny Health Network is among the first medical centers in the nation to offer a new, minimally invasive surgical alternative for one of...
March 16, 2015 11:35 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Western Pennsylvania's First Robotic-Assisted Hip and Knee Surgeries Performed at Allegheny Health Network's West Penn Hospital

PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Orthopaedic surgeons at Allegheny Health Network have performed the region's first robotic-assisted total-hip and partial-knee...
February 13, 2015 08:01 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Nationally-Recognized Cleveland Clinic Foot and Ankle Surgeon, James J. Sferra, MD, to Lead Allegheny Health Network Program

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - James J. Sferra, MD, a nationally recognized orthopaedic surgeon, has been named Director of the Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery for...
February 12, 2015 08:04 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

CMU, Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network Announce Second Round of Funding for Disruptive Health Technology Institute Projects

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network today announced a second round of funded CMU projects...
February 10, 2015 15:03 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Physician Research Points to Possible New Paradigm in Ovarian Cancer Treatment

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Aggressive surgery to remove all visible disease in ovarian cancer patients may have little benefit for some patients whose cancer is...
January 27, 2015 10:11 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Introduces Innovative Technology That Provides Direct Visualization of the Heart Following Surgery

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Allegheny Health Network is the first hospital network in Pittsburgh and among an elite group of innovative medical centers across the...
January 26, 2015 11:03 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Clinical Trail Finds Kids' Growth Impacted by Intranasal Corticosteroids

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - An Allegheny Health Network clinical trial examining whether intranasal corticosteroids stunt children's growth – the first such...
December 22, 2014 14:05 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network, Highmark Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine Announce Collaboration

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Officials at Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network, Highmark Inc. and Johns Hopkins Medicine today announced the signing of a new...