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A Non-Invasive Way to Predict Heart Attack and Stroke

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Acute coronary syndromes (such as heart attacks) and strokes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. ...

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Pitt and Saint Joseph’s University Train First Responders to Prevent Opioid-Related Deaths

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The University of Pittsburgh and Saint Joseph’s University, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, are offering continuing education ...

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AHN Cancer Institute Among First to Offer GammaPod Treatment for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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Western Pennsylvania Healthcare News Team

Over her years of faithfully getting annual mammograms, it wasn’t uncommon for Patti Mannarino to get a call-back for some ...

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State-of-the-Art Facility to Support Recently Launched AHN & Innovation Works Health Care and Life Sciences Accelerator – AlphaLab Health

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Representatives of Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Innovation Works today joined community leaders in Bellevue to celebrate the grand opening of a state-of-the-art ...

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When a Protective Gene Buffers a Bad One, a Heart Can Beat

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

It was a medical mystery: When University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists induced a particular genetic mutation in mouse eggs, the ...

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UPMC Primary and Specialty Care Opens in Sewickley

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Community members in the Sewickley area have new options for primary and specialty care with UPMC. UPMC celebrated the opening ...

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A Valentine’s National Donor Day Match of a Lifetime

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

This Valentine’s Day holds a special meaning for husband and wife, Dennis and Heather Haley. The couple met on Match ...