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July 24, 2014 02:07 ET | Source: UPMC

UPMC-Developed Test Increases Odds of Correct Surgery for Thyroid Cancer Patients

PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The routine use of a molecular testing panel developed at UPMC greatly increases the likelihood of performing the correct initial surgery...
July 09, 2014 03:03 ET | Source: UPMC

UV Robots Zap Germs and Disinfect Rooms at UPMC Hospitals

PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - UPMC today unveiled the latest in its growing cadre of disinfecting robots that use ultraviolet (UV) light to sanitize hospital operating...
July 02, 2014 09:04 ET | Source: UPMC

UPMC Patient First in U.S. Implanted with Hemolung Before Lifesaving Double Lung Transplant

PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Suffering from cystic fibrosis and rejecting the transplanted lungs he had gotten just two years ago, Jon Sacker, 33, came to UPMC from...