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January
- Wednesday, January 02, 2002University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Strengthens Military Leave Policy University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has further strengthened its military leave-of-absence policy to enhance the compensation package provided to staff members who may be called to active duty in the U.S.armed forces.
- Sunday, January 06, 2002University Of Pittsburgh Research Shows Early Lead Exposure May Be A Significant Cause Of Juvenile DelinquencyChildren exposed to lead have significantly greater odds of developing delinquent behavior, according to a University of Pittsburgh researcher.
- Monday, January 07, 2002UPMC Physicians Studying New Blood Filtering Device Used During AngioplastyPhysicians at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute are beginning a research study to test the effectiveness of a small basket-like filtering device to capture particlesin the blood that may be released during angioplasty.
- Wednesday, January 16, 2002Breast Cancer Detection Aided By New Technology Installed At Magee-Womens Hospital Of University Of Pittsburgh Medical CenterMagee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has announced the availability of a promising new technology called computer aided detection, or CAD, that offers an added benefit to mammography in the detection of early breast cancer .
- Thursday, January 17, 2002University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine Creates Nation’s First Department Of Critical Care MedicineThe University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has established the nation’s first department of critical care medicine (CCM) at a medical school.
- Tuesday, January 22, 2002University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center Partners With Air Force Medical Service In $8.5 Million Telemedicine InitiativeIn a benchmark collaboration between an academic medical center and a branch of the U.S. military, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the U.S. Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) will work to develop sophisticated telemedicine technology.
- Friday, January 25, 2002Top Federal Insurance Official Touts Medicare Partnerships With Private Insurers As UPMC Health Plan Announces Expanded Coverage Area For Medicare+Choice ProductUPMC Health Plan's announcement of an expanded service area for its Medicare HMO, UPMC for Life, could not have drawn a more interested observer.
- Friday, January 25, 2002No Association Between Fertility Drugs And Ovarian Cancer, Say University Of Pittsburgh ResearchersFertility drugs do not put women at a higher than average risk of ovarian cancer.
- Monday, January 28, 2002Robotic Gamma Knife Increases Accuracy and Speed of Stereotactic Brain Surgery, According to University of Pittsburgh StudyThe recently introduced gamma knife with robotic automatic patient positioning system (APS) permits greater accuracy in radiation-dose planning during brain surgery, provides faster treatment and more flexibility in dose delivery.
- Thursday, January 31, 2002University Of Pittsburgh Research Uncovers New Mechanism That May Be The Cause Of Mild Cognitive ImpairmentA study out of the University of Pittsburgh has uncovered a completely different mechanism behind mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an increasingly common memory problem that is thought to be a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
February
- Friday, February 01, 2002Pitt's Transplant Team Uses Standard Stem Cell Procedure in Unique Way for Recipient of Living Donor Kidney TransplantA grateful sister got more than her brother's kidney; she also got millions of cells from his immune system.
- Monday, February 04, 2002University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Partners with Federal Technology Transfer AgencyUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) at Wheeling Jesuit University.
- Tuesday, February 05, 2002President Bush Visits University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterPresident George Bush today led a high level delegation on a visit to the University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where they learned first hand about efforts to combat terrorism.
- Tuesday, February 12, 2002University Of Pittsburgh School Of Dental Medicine Establishes Center For Dental InformaticsThe University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine has recently formed the Center for Dental Informatics, making the school one of a select few in the United States to focus on the use of information technology in the field of dentistry.
- Thursday, February 21, 2002Immune Response is Uniquely Activated during Pregnancy, Report University of Pittsburgh ResearchersScientists at the University of Pittsburgh are zeroing in on cellular changes associated with normal pregnancy and whatthese changes may mean in relation to preeclampsia and other disorders of pregnancy.
- Wednesday, February 27, 2002UPMC Shadyside Begins Program To Prevent Delirium In ElderlyWith the establishment of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), geriatricians at UPMC Shadyside have taken an innovative approach to preventing older patients from declining physically and mentally while hospitalized.
- Wednesday, February 27, 2002University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy is Listed Among the Nation’s Top 10 National Institutes of Health-Funded Pharmacy SchoolsFor the second consecutive year, the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy ranks in the top 10 among the nation’s schools and colleges of pharmacy when measured by research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- Thursday, February 28, 2002Researchers Find Region Of Gene For Inherited Pancreatic CancerResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine have mapped the location of a gene associated with inherited pancreatic cancer.
March
- Monday, March 18, 2002Common Treatment For Endometriosis Is Linked To Ovarian Cancer, Say University Of Pittsburgh Researchers A commonly prescribed medication for treating endometriosis appears to elevate the risk of ovarian cancer.
- Wednesday, March 27, 2002UPMC Northwest Breaks Ground for New HospitalCeremonies to celebrate the groundbreaking for UPMC Northwest’s new hospital are being held at 5 to 7 p.m. today, Wednesday,March 27, 2002, at Cranberry High School in Seneca, PA.
- Thursday, March 28, 2002Pitt Researchers Find Men And Women Have Different Genes Behind DepressionResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found evidence that men and women have different genes that anchor the roots of depression, a revelation that could have a major impact on the way doctors treat patients in the future.
April
- Wednesday, April 03, 2002Seventy Five Percent of Pittsburgh Magazine's Best Doctors are from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center HospitalsMore than 250 physicians in 34 specialties from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals are included in the list of 'Best Doctors' published in the April issue of Pittsburgh Magazine.
- Friday, April 05, 2002Scientists At The University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Present Findings At Annual Meeting Of The American Association For Cancer ResearchResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) will present their findings at the 93rd annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research being held April 6-10 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.
- Thursday, April 11, 2002Why Heart Transplant Patients Resume Smoking Revealed in University of Pittsburgh Study Presented at International Heart and Lung Transplant MeetingNearly half of ex-smokers who receive heart transplants resume smoking at some point after their life-saving operation, and now researchers have good evidence to suggest who is at risk of relapse.
- Saturday, April 13, 2002Test Identifies Patients at Risk for Severe Organ Rejection, Report University of Pittsburgh Researchers at International Heart and Lung Transplantion MeetingA simple blood test takes much of the guesswork out of predicting who is at risk for severe organ rejection.
- Monday, April 22, 2002Teresa (Terri) G. Petrick Named Chief Executive Officer of UPMC PassavantTeresa (Terri) G. Petrick has been named chief executive officer of UPMC Passavant, Jeffrey Romoff, president of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, announced today.
- Thursday, April 25, 2002Controlling Systolic Blood Pressure Early Prevents Heart Disease in Elderly, Reports University of Pittsburgh ResearcherHypertensive elderly individuals who begin blood pressure therapy before signs of heart disease appear may completely avoid the associated cardiovascular problems.
- Saturday, April 27, 2002New Company Forms With Support From University Of Pittsburgh Medical CenterLeading experts in radiation therapy today announced the formation of a new company, D3 Advanced Radiation Planning Services, that will greatly improve patient access to a promising cancer treatment called IMRT, or intensity modulated radiation therapy.
- Sunday, April 28, 2002HIC Patients Transplanted For Hepatitis C Have Similar Outcomes to Other HCV Patients and No Progression of HIV, According to University of Pittsburgh StudyPatients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who underwent liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus (HCV) did not have further progression of their HIV after transplantation despite their taking immune-suppressing anti-rejection drugs.
- Tuesday, April 30, 2002Matching Test Should Be Used for Liver Transplantation: Could Prevent Disease Recurrence, University of Pittsburgh Researchers Report at American Transplant CongressWhile matching currently is not used for liver transplantation, a study of more than 3,000 transplants suggests such testing for donor and recipient compatibility could reduce the incidence of disease recurrence after transplantation.
May
- Wednesday, May 01, 2002University of Pittsburgh Researchers Present Findings at American Geriatrics Society Annual MeetingResearchers from the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will present findings from several studies at the American Geriatrics Society Annual meeting in Washington,D.C., May 8-12.
- Wednesday, May 01, 2002UPMC Health Plan Speeds Service, Cuts Costs with Web ApplicationsUPMC Health Plan has launched three Web site applications for employers, providers, and members that will lead to lower administrative costs, faster processing, and more value for the healthcaredollar.
- Wednesday, May 01, 2002University Of Pittsburgh Recruits Team Who Discovered Virus Linked To Most Common Cancer Among AIDS PatientsThe University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has appointed Patrick S. Moore, M.D., M.P.H., to a faculty position as professor, department of molecular genetics and biochemistry, and Yuan Chang, M.D., professor, department of pathology.
- Thursday, May 09, 2002Cardiovascular Disease Leads To Higher Risk Of Dementia, Including Alzheimer's Disease, According To University Of Pittsburgh StudyPeople with cardiovascular disease have an elevated risk of developing dementia, including both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
- Monday, May 13, 2002Traveler Advisory: University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Offers Tips on Storing Medication While on VacationAs the travel season starts to kick into high gear many vacationers look forward to lying on the beach, hiking in the mountains or traveling to a foreign country.
- Thursday, May 16, 2002Gemcitabine Demonstrates Promise As A Low Toxic Chemotherapeutic Agent For Patients With Bladder Cancer Patients with bladder cancer could benefit from treatment with gemcitabine (Gemzar®), a chemotherapeutic agent that has been used successfully to treat pancreatic cancer and non-small cell lung cancer.
June
- Tuesday, June 04, 2002New Radiation Technique Can Significantly Reduce Length Of Time Breast Cancer Patients Spend In Treatment A new tumor site-specific radiation therapy, MammoSite® Radiation Therapy System, is now an option for breast cancer patients with early and small breast tumors treated at Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
- Wednesday, June 12, 2002Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease Informational Release In the interest of public disclosure, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is releasing the following information about a former surgical patient who, upon autopsy, was determined to have Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD).
- Friday, June 21, 2002Chronic Stress Affects More Than Fertility, According to Magee-Womens Research Institute StudyIncreased levels of the stress hormone cortisol are clearly elevated in child-bearing-aged women who have stopped menstruating - not only in the bloodstream, but also in the cerebrospinal fluid.
- Wednesday, June 26, 2002Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Reach Agreement on Hospital ContractsHighmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have reached an agreement in principle for the commercial and SecurityBlue hospital contracts which are scheduledto expire June 30.
July
- Wednesday, July 03, 2002Physiological Changes During Pregnancy And Preeclampsia Studied By Magee-Womens Research Institute ScientistsEvery six minutes, a woman dies of a pregnancy complication called preeclampsia - nine women an hour, according to the Preeclampsia Foundation.
- Friday, July 12, 2002For the Fourth Consecutive Year, UPMC is the Only Area Health System to Be Ranked Among the 'Best Of The Best' in the Country by U.S. News and World ReportFor the fourth consecutive year, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has been placed on U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Hospitals 2002 Honor Roll as one of the "Best of the Best" hospitals in the United States.
- Monday, July 15, 2002University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Named One of 100 Most Wired Hospitals in the United States for Fourth Consecutive YearUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center has again been named one of the 100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems in the United States by Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association.
- Wednesday, July 17, 2002High Mortality Rate among African Americans with Type 1 Diabetes due Largely to Acute Complications, Say University of Pittsburgh ResearchersWhile the rate of deaths related to type 1 diabetes is declining in the overall population, mortality among African Americans with the disease remains higher than in whites, and acute complications such as diabetic coma are to blame.
- Wednesday, July 17, 2002Controlled Diet and Lots of Walking Lead to Weight Loss and Metabolic Control for Type 2 Diabetes, According to University of Pittsburgh StudyPeople with type 2 diabetes who have the freedom to choose their own diets within certain guidelines, who follow an aggressive exercise regimen and are monitored by a registered dietician can achieve and maintain significant weight loss.
- Friday, July 19, 2002Women's Health Grants Go To Magee-Womens HospitalPhysician research groups at Magee-Womens Hospital received a $594,000 grant from Pfizer Inc. to study the effects of hormone-replacement therapy and oral contraceptives on women's health.
- Friday, July 26, 2002Monongahela Valley Hospital Joins UPMC Health Plan's NetworkUPMC Health Plan and Monongahela Valley Hospital have announced an agreement that adds the hospital to the Health Plan's growing network of contracted facilities and physicians.
August
- Thursday, August 01, 2002Map Of Amplified Genome Region Clarified And New Gene Identified As Overexpressed In Oral Cancer, Report University Of Pittsburgh ResearchersInvestigators from the University of Pittsburgh have used a new technique to map a region of the genome - chromosomal band 11q13 - that is present in extra copies, or amplified, in a large percentage of oral cancers.
- Tuesday, August 06, 2002Botox™ Injections Safely And Effectively Treat Spasticity In Stroke PatientsResearchers have found that intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX-A™), commonly known as botox, effectively improve disability of the wrist and fingers after a stroke.
- Thursday, August 08, 2002University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Awarded Substance Abuse Grant from The Pennsylvania Department of HealthThe University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy has received a three-year grant totaling $400,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Bureau of Drug and Alcohol programs.
- Monday, August 12, 2002Pittsburgh Public Schools First Major City School District In The Country To Use ImPACT® Sports Concussion Evaluation SystemThe Pittsburgh Public School District is the first major city public school district in the country to use a computerized sports concussion evaluation system to assess the severity of concussions.
- Thursday, August 15, 2002St. Francis Cranberry Will Be Purchased by University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterIn mid-October, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will purchase all assets of St. Francis Cranberry.
- Monday, August 19, 2002Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital, St. Francis Health System and Jameson Health System Join Together to Address Important Community Health Care IssuesHighmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, St. Francis Health System and Jameson Health System today proposed a $520 million initiative.
- Monday, August 19, 2002UPMC Sports Concussion Researchers Study New Revolution™ Football Helmet At Area High Schools This FallDuring the upcoming high school football season, UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program directors will be conducting a research study with 12 area high school football teams to collect data regarding the new Revolution™ football helmet.
- Thursday, August 22, 2002Pregnancy Hormone Induces Healthy Blood Vessels, Magee-Womens Research Institute Scientists ReportThe pregnancy hormone relaxin induces a healthy physiological response in blood vessels, increasing dilation and benefiting blood pressure and kidney function.
- Monday, August 26, 2002Kidney Transplant Patients from 40 Years Ago, Long Off Drugs, Cause University of Pittsburgh Doctors to Take About-Face with Approach to Treating PatientsIn a radical departure from the standard way of treating transplant patients, doctors from the University of Pittsburgh’s Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute have gone back to the future, soto speak.
September
- Sunday, September 01, 2002Kidney Disease In People With Type 1 Diabetes Is Related To How Well Insulin Works, Say University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Insulin resistance, a condition commonly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes , is likely a major cause of kidney disease, or nephropathy, in people with type 1 diabetes.
- Tuesday, September 03, 2002Federal Government Funds Center for Public Health Preparedness at University of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) is implementing a $1 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Center for Public Health Preparedness
- Tuesday, September 03, 2002Triangle Radiation Oncology Joins UPMC Cancer CentersTriangle Radiation Oncology, a group of five office-based oncology clinics in western Pennsylvania, announced it has joined UPMC Cancer Centers - a clinical network that employs over 185 physicians across the tri-state region.
- Monday, September 16, 2002At Least One in 100 Babies in the U.S. Are Involved in a Car Crash While in the Womb, Say Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Injury Research and ControlAt least one out of 100 babies born in the United States will have been involved in a police-reported car crash while in the womb.
- Tuesday, September 17, 2002UPMC Presbyterian Only Hospital in the Area to Receive Consumer Choice Award by National Research CorporationUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center's UPMC Presbyterian Hospital has been named a 2002 Consumer Choice Award winner by the National Research Corporation.
October
- Tuesday, October 01, 2002University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Beginning Study of Severe AsthmaAAARC at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has begun a clinical research study to identify and understand biological aspects of severe asthma in comparisonwith people who have mild to moderate asthma.
- Tuesday, October 08, 2002University of Pittsburgh Researchers Find a Marker for Blood Clotting in Patients Who Suffer Cardiac Arrest Outside the HospitalWhen a patient's heart stops and goes into cardiac arrest, the patient's blood begins to clot, a process that begins as early as six minutes after cardiac arrest and may hamper resuscitation efforts.
- Tuesday, October 08, 2002Waiting More Than 10 Minutes to Shock the Heart After Cardiac Arrest May Be Harmful, Report Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh at ACEP Research ForumDelaying by 10 minutes before defibrillating a patient's heart in cardiac arrest - the typical amount of time it takes most emergency medical professionals to respond to a call - probably won't help and may even be detrimental.
- Thursday, October 10, 2002University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Included in Informationweek Magazine's Top 500 Most Innovative Users of Information TechnologyUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center's initiatives in using computer technology to improve health care access have been recognized by InformationWeek magazine.
- Tuesday, October 15, 2002Cancer Pain Control Possible With Gene TherapyBy “programming” a herpes simplex virus to deliver a gene-mediated pain-blocking protein at the cellular level, University of Pittsburgh researchers have been able to significantly reduce cancer-related pain in mice with tumors.
- Wednesday, October 16, 2002University Of Pittsburgh Researcher Receives Grant For AIDS Vaccine DevelopmentRonald Montelaro, Ph.D., has received a $90,000 grant from the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) to conduct research that will contribute to the development of a more effective AIDS vaccine.
- Wednesday, October 16, 2002Starzl Transplant Institute Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Develop Promising Cell-Based Strategy for Transplant ToleranceResearchers from the University of Pittsburgh’s Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute have been awarded $2.3 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
- Monday, October 28, 2002University Of Pittsburgh Sports Concussion Study First To Show Cumulative Effects Of Multiple Concussions In High School AthletesA high school athlete with a history of three or more concussions who sustains a new concussion may be up to nine times more likely to experience common symptoms compared to high school athletes with no history of concussion.
- Wednesday, October 30, 2002UPMC Shadyside Named Among Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals in the CountryUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s UPMC Shadyside Hospital has been selected as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country for cardiovascular services.
- Thursday, October 31, 2002University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Link Gene To Depressive Disorders In WomenResearchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have made significant progress in identifying the first susceptibility gene for clinical depression.
November
- Friday, November 01, 200220-Year Follow-Up Shows No Significant Increase in Cancer Deaths Among Three Mile Island Residents, Report University of Pittsburgh ResearchersIn a 20-year follow-up study of mortality data on residents living within a five-mile radius of Three Mile Island (TMI).
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002Animal Studies Verify Hormone Replacement Therapy Can Improve Learning, Report University of Pittsburgh ResearchersFor estrogen to enhance learning and memory, nerve cells in the brain called cholinergic neurons are essential to the process, suggest animal studies performed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy.
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002Intensivists Reduce Mortality And Length Of Stay In ICU Patients The greater use of intensivists, physicians who specialize in the management of critically ill patients, in intensive care units (ICUs) significantly reduces ICU mortality, hospital mortality and length of stay.
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002Pitt Researchers Awarded NIH Grants To Study Social, Ethical Implications Of Genetics Research In IndiaTwo University of Pittsburgh researchers have received grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to initiate collaborations among scientists in India and the United States in the area of human genetics.
- Thursday, November 07, 2002Two FDA-Approved Osteoporosis Drugs Go Head To Head In University Of Pittsburgh StudyThe University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health invites local postmenopausal women to participate in a national research study that will compare two osteoporosis medications in preventing bone fractures.
- Monday, November 11, 2002University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine Among First To Integrate Bioterrorism Into CurriculumThis week at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) Annual Meeting, representatives from the nation’s medical schools met to discuss the best way to integrate bioterrorism training into the curriculum.
- Tuesday, November 12, 2002New UPMC Cancer Center Dedicated At St. Clair Hospital Officials from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and St. Clair Hospital joined with cancer survivor artists to dedicate the UPMC Cancer Center at St. Clair Hospital today.
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002Physicians Are Familiar With Critical New Treatment Data But Fail To Use Them In The ICUThough most critical care doctors are aware of new life-saving clinical trial results published in leading medical journals, many do not apply these results in their own intensive care units (ICUs).
- Friday, November 22, 2002Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine Unveils State-Of-The-Art Simulation ClinicWhen first-year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine are introduced to their first patient they won’t have to worry about the patient being scared of the dentist – the patient is a mannequin.
- Monday, November 25, 2002University of Pittsburgh Researchers Conclude Phase II Clinical Trials of Advanced Mobility System for People with DisabilitiesA panel of experts has recently recommended to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the approval of a new wheelchair that enables users to operate on two wheels, allowing them to better negotiate obstacles like stairs and uneven pavement.
December
- Tuesday, December 10, 2002UPMC South Side Opens New Digital Operating Rooms And Learning Center For Orthopaedic SurgeryUPMC South Side hospital has opened new technologically advanced digital operating rooms with a learning center for orthopaedic surgery.
- Monday, December 16, 200250 Years and Counting, UPMC Artificial Heart Patients Reach Half-Century Milestone That They Have Been on Assist DevicesThe Artificial Heart Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) recently reached a new milestone.
- Monday, December 16, 2002Respiratory Support Device To Be Evaluated For Possible Battlefield UseResearchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are partnering with U.S. Army scientists to evaluate the merit of the experimental Hattler Respiratory Catheter for use in battlefield medicine.
- Monday, December 23, 2002Federal Grant To Help University Of Pittsburgh Pinpoint Possible Genetic Differences In Risk Of Alzheimer’s DiseaseThe University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) have received a National Institutes of Health grant.