The Daily Beat

Electrical Stimulation Could Zap the Need for Post-Surgical Physical Therapy

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

For Patricia Brooks, the tingling of electrical current running through her leg was preferable to the sting of physical therapy ...

Innovations in Pest Control

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Phil Pierce With the potential to spread disease and infection, pests have no place in the healthcare environment. However, ...

Complex Carbohydrate Chemistry: A Key for Unmet Medical Needs

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By David Platt, Ph.D. Carbohydrates serve a basic role in normal cell functions as well as in major disease pathologies ...

Butler Health System, UPMC CancerCenter Form Joint Venture for Cancer Care

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Butler Health System (BHS) and UPMC CancerCenter have formed a joint venture agreement for radiation oncology that will allow patients in the Butler ...

Doctor, Why Are You Hurting Me?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Dr. Steven G. Goldberg, DDS, FADFE The very thought of going to the dentist sends chills up the spine for ...

$20M tax bill would be a drop in the bucket for UPMC

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Great article from Luis Fábregas in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today. Here’s an excerpt: “UPMC had it coming. No one can expect ...

Pittsburgh researchers aim to create compact, portable artificial lung in 5 years

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Great article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today. Here’s an excerpt: Pittsburgh researchers have set a five-year goal to develop a ...