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View news clips below featuring Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center.

October 2009

UPMC doctor gets $300,000 grant
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (10/9/09)

Pitt biomedical researchers reap billions in federal Recovery Act grants
Pittsburgh Business Times, (10/9/09)

Pitt and UPMC to test H1N1 vaccinations on people with asthma
Pitt News, (10/9/09)

New treatment for sickle cell anemia
WABC-TV New York, (10/7/09)

Autism may be more common than thought
U.S. News & World Report, (10/6/09)

September 2009

Pittsburgh evolves into international leader in health-care research
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (9/21/09)

Allergies, reflux may be behind chronic cough
KDKA (with video link), (9/10/09)

August 2009

Children's researchers find molecular links between insulin resistance and inflammation
Medical News Today, (8/27/09)

Some experts don't expect H1N1 outbreak in fall
KDKA (with video link), (8/14/09)

Newsmaker: John F. Alcorn
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (8/7/09)

Rare athlete deaths spur sickle cell trait testing
USA Today, (8/5/09)

Babies cared for in another home become heavier toddlers
USA Today, (8/5/09)

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC biologist receives prestigious fellowship award
Medical News Today, (8/5/09)

Rare athlete deaths spur sickle cell trait testing
MSNBC (Associated Press), (8/4/09)

Researcher: Costs show obesity has become U.S. crisis
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (8/3/09)

July 2009

NIH testing H1N1 flu vaccines
KDKA (with video link), (7/27/09)

Joint project removes thymus enzyme from mice with promising results
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (7/13/09)

Knock out PAPPA and live longer
Napa County Science News Examiner, (7/13/09)

Enzyme important in aging identified by scientists at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Medical News Today, (7/13/09)

Family travels to D.C. to ask legislators for more childhood cancer research funds
Sewickley Herald, (7/9/09)

Experiment seeks to head off type 1 diabetes
USA Today (Associated Press), (7/7/09)

June 2009

UPMC develops cooling technique to save newborn brains
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (6/12/09)

Induced hypothermia for newborns with brain injury
WDUQ radio, (6/12/09)

Children's selected as center for Sarah Jane Brain Project
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (6/4/09)

Test at Children's Hospital could detect pediatric brain injuries Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (6/4/09)

April 2009

Doctors investigate possible link between economic stress, child abuse
WTAE, (4/27/09)

A vision for Children's: Become one of the nation's top pediatric research centers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (4/26/09)

The art of healing
Pittsburgh Magazine, (4/23/09)

World-class innovation comes in all flavors at Children's, hiring 330 researchers
Pop City, (4/23/09)

Pitts hires researcher in causes of heart defects
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (4/22/09)

February 2009

Visual problems often accompany hearing loss in childhood
MedPage Today, (2/17/09)

Unhealthy suspicion: A study reveals harsh attitudes toward medicine
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (2/6/09)

Projects plant hope for littlest hearts
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (02/04/09)

Blacks mistrust health research
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (02/04/09)

Parental distrust may explain lack of black children in clinical trials
U.S.News & World Report, (02/03/09)

Children's Hospital study finds blacks distrust research
Pittsburgh Trib-Review, (02/03/09)

Pediatric heart pump was his lifeline
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (02/01/09)

January 2009

 

Women survive starvation better
United Press International, (1/27/09)

Pitt: Female brains survive starvation better than males
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (1/26/09)

During starvation neurons show sex-dependent changes
Medical News Today, (1/20/09)

Hematopoietic growth factor no help for underweight preemies
MedPage Today, (1/16/09)

Study: Pneumococcal meningitis making comeback
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (1/15/09)

Bariatric surgery for teens goes beyond weight loss
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (1/07/09)

High local incidence of serious asthma target of study
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (1/05/09)

Renowned researcher to study children's asthma here
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (1/02/09)

 

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