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Detecting Invisible Wounds: New Study Could Change How Wound Closure is Defined

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers ...

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Pharmaceutical

How Pharmacists Do Their Part To Prevent Contamination

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Henry Johnson

Preventing contamination in the pharmacy is a pharmacist’s top priority. Here’s a look at how they do this and what they employ to do their part.

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Healthcare Administration

Ways To Improve Retention Among Your Healthcare Staff

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Henry Johnson

Minimizing staff turnaround means less burnout, better care, and greater employee satisfaction. Improve retention among your healthcare staff with these tips.

Around the Region

Penn Highlands Mon Valley Observes May as Hyperbaric Awareness Month Raising Awareness of the Life-Saving Potential of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Penn Highlands Mon Valley is proud to join the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) in recognizing May as Hyperbaric ...

Nursing

National Nurses Week 2025 – Nurse Licensure Compact Full Implementation Coming Soon for all Pennsylvania Nurses!

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Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

Happy Nurses Week to all nurses –  which started Tuesday, May 6, 2025 and ends on Florence Nightingale’s birthday,  Monday May 12, 2025. ...

Around the Region

Health Department Expands Asthma Support Across Allegheny County

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

This May, in observance of Asthma Awareness Month, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) is deepening its commitment to addressing ...

Around the Region

UPMC Opens State-of-the-Art Cancer Center in Croatia, Bringing Precision Oncology and U.S. Healthcare Innovation to Europe

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States, has officially ...