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Study: 1 in 10 adults reports heavy drinking, obesity

A new study led by a researcher at UPMC in Pittsburgh found that 1 in 10 U.S. adults reports both heavy drinking and obesity. Both are on the rise across the country, and the study published this spring in JAMA Internal Medicine examines how often these risk factors overlap and how clinical ...

Washington hospital workers express concern over UPMC cuts

A representative for unionized employees at UPMC Washington said job cuts announced this week by the health system break a promise to invest in the community that was made when UPMC took over the hospital two years ago. UPMC announced Tuesday that it was laying off 200 employees and ...

UPMC brings free concussion baseline testing to Washington

Here's a heads-up. UPMC Sports Medicine and the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation have teamed up to bring the HeadsUP Pittsburgh program to the UPMC Wellness Center at the Wilfred R. Cameron Pavilion in Washington this summer, offering free pediatric and adult ImPACT concussion baseline testing ...

UPMC Children’s expands rehab services in Washington, McMurray

From the moment Jacob Bennett was born, his parents, John and Ashley Bennett of Houston, knew his life would bring challenges – but that it would also be filled with love, joy and hope. Jacob, 7, was born with Dandy-Walker malformation, a rare, congenital brain defect, and Down ...

Medicaid cuts threaten hundreds of hospitals, new report finds

A new analysis from consumer watchdog Public Citizen found that 446 hospitals are at high risk of closing or cutting services due to planned Medicaid cuts under President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill." Included in the list of hospitals at risk as cuts to Medicaid go into effect are ...

UPMC Washington expands breast care services

UPMC Washington has added breast surgery services, providing residents of Washington County and surrounding communities with greater access to comprehensive breast cancer care. The expanded services strengthen the area’s coordinated cancer care network that includes UPMC Washington and UPMC ...