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2023 trends: Red Cross responds to growing disaster-driven humanitarian needs

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

In 2023, intensifying extreme disasters took a devastating toll on people in the U.S. who turned to the American Red ...

Cancer Care

What Makes Them Rare?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Woman’s beautiful poem urges healthcare providers to see the person as more than patient As the primary caregiver for her ...

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Allegheny Health Network Advances Virtual Critical Care Service with Launch of New, In-House ‘TeleICU’ Program

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

 Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Highmark Health recently announced the launch of a new virtual intensive care solution which combines ...

Clinical Care

New Report Reveals Pennsylvania Among Leaders in the Nation for Lung Cancer Survival, Screening and Treatment; Lags Behind in Radon Levels

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The 2023 “State of Lung Cancer” report reveals that Pennsylvania ranks 8th in the nation for lung cancer screening, 10th for survival and ...

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Pittsburgh’s Allegheny General Hospital Becomes Top Investigational Site in the World for Implant Procedure of New Investigational Heart Failure Therapy Device

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), the academic and research flagship of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network (AHN), announced today it has become ...

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UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Expands Inpatient Pediatrics at UPMC Hamot

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

UPMC Hamot today announced the naming of their nine-bed pediatric unit to UPMC Children’s at UPMC Hamot, forming a closer alignment ...

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AHN Cancer Institute Unveils State-of-the-Art Skin Cancer Center at West Penn Hospital

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute recently unveiled its new, state-of-the-art Skin Cancer Center at West Penn Hospital, featuring a first-in-the-region ...