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More Than 400 Innovative Medicines in Development For Top Chronic Diseases Affecting Older Americans
Two Reports Show Progress in Treatment Options for Chronic Disease America’s biopharmaceutical research companies are developing 465 new medicines that ...
News & Trends
Pittsburgh researchers aim to create compact, portable artificial lung in 5 years
Great article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today. Here’s an excerpt: Pittsburgh researchers have set a five-year goal to develop a ...
Health & Wellness News & Trends
Less sitting, more exercising leads to more sleeping, survey says
Great article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today. Here’s an excerpt: Exercise may not be too stimulating before sleep — it ...
Fitness
Product Reviews: Garmin Forerunner and Prospera Ultimate Jade Massager
With spring just around the corner, more people will be taking to the streets to run or power walk and ...
Events
Monongahela Valley Hospital Offers Free Colorectal Cancer Screening, Education
Monongahela Valley Hospital will offer a free colorectal cancer education and screening program on Wednesday, April 24, from 1 to ...
News & Trends
Pharmacy Students Provide Valuable Service in Charitable Pharmacy
Students Putting Studies into Action It’s eight o’clock on a Saturday morning and most college students are still sound asleep. ...
Fitness
Living Healthy with Diabetes
Your health matters By Dr. Judith Black, medical director for Senior Markets at Highmark Inc. Diabetes is the most common ...
News & Trends
St. Barnabas Health System is Proactive Against CRE Outbreak
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, CRE, is the new super-bacteria putting healthcare systems on full alert. Infamous for its resistance to most commonly ...
Events
Volunteers to Shave Their Heads in Local Annual Event to Support Childhood Cancer Research
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Pittsburgh event to raise funds for lifesaving research The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity dedicated ...
News & Trends
Monongahela Valley Hospital’s Wound Care Center: A Jewel in the Valley
Sometimes wounds just will not heal on their own. Dana and Michael Gottke, of Allenport, know firsthand the frustration that ...
