UPMC-Developed Test Increases Odds of Correct Surgery for Thyroid Cancer Patients PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The routine use of a molecular testing panel developed at UPMC greatly increases the likelihood of performing the correct initial surgery...

UV Robots Zap Germs and Disinfect Rooms at UPMC Hospitals PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - UPMC today unveiled the latest in its growing cadre of disinfecting robots that use ultraviolet (UV) light to sanitize hospital operating...

UPMC Patient First in U.S. Implanted with Hemolung Before Lifesaving Double Lung Transplant PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Suffering from cystic fibrosis and rejecting the transplanted lungs he had gotten just two years ago, Jon Sacker, 33, came to UPMC from...