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The Bookworm Sez: “Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus” by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

c.2012, Viking                                    $25.95 / $27.50 Canada              275 pages, includes index By Terri Schlichenmeyer You’ve been robbed. Robbed of ...

Pediatrics

Childwise: Helping Your Child Deal with Death

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Childwise is a medical advice column for parents of children ages birth to 21.  By Kathleen Ganster One of the ...

Health & Wellness

What to Do When an Accident Interrupts Your Summer Vacation

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Michael H. Rosenzweig Summer is finally here, and for many of us, that means vacation. But if you’re hitting ...

News & Trends

VA Butler To Host Annual Welcome Home Event For Veterans

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

VA Butler Healthcare invites Veterans and their family members to attend the annual Welcome Home Event – to honor their service and ...

News & Trends

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Earns Magnet Designation for Nursing Excellence

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has earned prestigious Magnet® recognition, granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center(ANCC) to only 6 percent of hospitals ...

Pediatrics

Using Your Social Language Skills to Communicate with Children with Autism

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By Cherie River, MS-CCC-SLP Did you ever wish you could follow your child to school? Do you find yourself longing ...

News & Trends

Mosquito Spraying Re-Scheduled in Pittsburgh’s West End

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Set for Today, July 25, 8:30 to 11 p.m., Weather Permitting The Allegheny County Health Department has re-scheduled mosquito spraying ...

Health & Wellness News & Trends

Free Arthritis and Joint Pain Seminar Presented by Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Steven Hand

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Jameson Health System and Stryker Orthopaedics are sponsoring a free Arthritis Joint Pain Seminar on Thursday, August 2nd at 6:00 ...

Patient Resources

The Power of a Clown Nose

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Allen Klein, MA, CSP When my daughter Sarah was a teenager she worked at a camp every summer.  One ...

News & Trends

Issue 7 of Hospital News Now Online!

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Our latest issue is now online! Be sure to check it out and forward it onto your friends and colleagues. Download ...