The Western PA Healthcare News Team
Nursing
RMU Names Valerie Howard Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Robert Morris University has named nursing Professor Valerie M. Howard as dean of its School of Nursing and Health Sciences, ...
People in the News
Brian S. Parsley MD Takes Office as President of American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Brian S. Parsley, MD of Houston Texas took office as president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons ...
Nursing
The Case of the Lateral-Limb Lymphedema
Sally is a 62-year-old woman who had a mastectomy for stage IIB left-sided breast cancer. She had preoperative chemotherapy followed ...
People in the News
Paul Gionfriddo Named President and CEO of Mental Health America
Paul Gionfriddo, an experienced nonprofit leader and former state legislator and mayor, has been named the new President and CEO ...
Patient Care
Successful Cancer Care Means Treating the Whole Person, Not Just The Disease
By Dr. J. Lynn Martell Cancer care today is about more than solely eliminating the disease itself. Physicians, nurses, radiologists, ...
Events
Online Registration for Walkers Now Open for Highmark’s Walk for A Healthy Community
For the 12th consecutive year, Highmark is hosting its Walk for a Healthy Community fundraiser to benefit nonprofit organizations. Online registration is ...
