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Highmark Offers Services to Help Members With Alcohol Use Disorder

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

As COVID-19 spread throughout 2020, data shows that many people turned to alcohol to deal with stress and uncertainty related ...

Working with Purpose: Pandemic Inspires Rising Interest in Nursing Throughout the U.S.

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Two Ohio nurses Ashley Bailey and Faith Burke tell their stories as thousands are career-shifting to answer the call to meaningful ...

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Allegheny Health Network Surgeons Complete First Living Donor Liver Transplant

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The abdominal transplant team at Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), has joined a select group of medical ...

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Non-Invasive Technology Helps Battle Liver Disease, Enables Early Diagnosis, Intervention and Monitoring

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Jon Gingrich, CEO, Echosens North America Chronic liver diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its more severe ...

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IP Considerations During a Public Health Crisis

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Western Pennsylvania Healthcare News Team

Photo credit: Depositphotos By David G. Oberdick The swift development, production, deployment and — most importantly — efficacy of the COVID-19 ...

Nursing

Nurse Licensure Compact in Pennsylvania

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Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

Act 68 of 2021, the Nurse Licensure Compact Act (NLC), was signed into law in Pennsylvania by Governor Wolf on ...

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Covering our Bases: The Three Policy Changes Needed to Create Safe Care for Everyone

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By David Mayer, MD, CEO of The Patient Safety Movement Foundation Creating safe care for everyone requires a collaborative effort ...