The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Patient Care
The Biggest Impacts to Local Healthcare from Continued ACA Instability
Encompassing roughly one in five dollars in the US, healthcare spending remains at an all-time high. For many in Western ...
Education
What is CBD Oil? 10 Best Ways to Consume Diamond CBD
Millions of people worldwide live in pain. However, pain medications such as morphine have significant side effects, unlike CBD Oil. ...
Real Estate, Design & Construction Healthcare System
Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network to Invest More Than $1 Billion to Improve Health Care Quality, Access in Western PA
Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today plans to invest an additional $700 million in new facility construction ...
People in the News
UPMC Senior Services Honors Pitt’s Dr. Arthur S. Levine as 2017 Grand Champion
UPMC Senior Services will honor Arthur S. Levine, M.D., senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and John and Gertrude ...
Technology
How Titanium Surfaces May Improve Medical Implants
For many patients needing traditional medical implants like stents, tubing, and catheters, there is an increased risk for infection and ...
Real Estate, Design & Construction
Heritage Valley Health System Announces Plans for New Medical Neighborhood and Surgery Center
Heritage Valley Health System announced today plans for a new Heritage Valley Medical Neighborhood in Center Township. The facility will ...
Technology
Could Telomere Length Be a New ‘Actionable’ Test for Patients?
By Jason Shelton Healthcare providers have a new option for gauging the state of their patients’ health: measuring the length ...