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Do Good, Feel Great: Lung Association Invites Pittsburgh Area Residents to Climb Stairs of Iconic One Oxford Centre

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Here in Pennsylvania, there are nearly 2 million people living with lung disease, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung ...

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Patients Identified as Frail Before Surgery Less Likely to Die One Year After

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

New research published last week in JAMA Surgery shows that when frail patients are connected to resources, including conversations with a physician ...

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Allegheny Health Network Women’s Behavioral Health Unveils New Therapy and Childcare Spaces for Pittsburgh’s First Maternal-Infant Health Program

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Women’s Behavioral Health (WBH) program today unveiled a new therapy space in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood, designed ...

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A Possible Solution to Local Rural Physician Shortage

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Nick Jacobs

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projects that a physician shortage could reach a high of 124,000 by 2024. ...

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Highmark Health and AHN to Host Internationally Renowned Public Health Leader Daniel E. Dawes for Lecture on Health Equity

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) are pleased to host Daniel E. Dawes, JD, internationally recognized leader in health ...

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AHN Customizes Iconic Candy Hearts to Spread Awareness this Valentine’s Day

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Network Launches Campaign Encouraging Women to Schedule their Annual Heart Screenings For more than a century, candy “conversation hearts” have ...

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Shake Your Groovy Booties With Dancing Queen at the Children’s Home & Lemieux Family Center’s Gala This April

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The Children’s Home & Lemieux Family Center is hosting their annual Shake Your Booties Gala, at Acrisure Stadium. The Children’s ...