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Video: Living-Donor Liver Transplant Patient Story

April 23, 2014

Learn about liver transplants, primary biliary cirrhosis, and its symptoms first hand through this UPMC living donor patient story video. Watch Now

Medically Reviewed by Transplant Services

Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Liver Transplant, Transplant, UPMC Stories

Tagged with: bile, fatigue, jaundice, liver transplant, living donor, patient story, PBC, primary biliary cirrhosis

Artículo - 1 Minute Read

Testicular Cancer Awareness

April 7, 2014

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month and time to learn what to look for. Learn more about testicular cancer, it's symptoms, and treatment options. Read More

Medically Reviewed by Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

Categorized as: Cancer Care

Tagged with: Amanda Haynes, cancer awareness, cancer survivor, chemotherapy, Greg Haynes, patient story, radiation therapy, testicular cancer, testicular cancer awareness, ultrasound

Artículo - 3 Minute Read

Stem Cell Transplant Helps Patient Beat Cancer

March 27, 2014

Don Trent, a mechanical engineer for a commercial airline, is an acute lymphocytic leukemia survivor. Read about his journey and stem cell transplant. Read More

Medically Reviewed by UPMC

Categorized as: Cancer Care, UPMC Stories

Tagged with: acute lymphocytic leukemia, ALL, Dennis J Meisner MD FACP, Mario Lemieux Centers for Blood Cancers, Mounzer A Agha MD, patient story, stem cell, stem cell transplant

Artículo - 2 Minute Read

Taking on Tourette Syndrome

March 11, 2014

Tourette syndrome is a disorder that affects approximately 1 in 100 people. Learn more about diagnosis, coping tactics, and treatment for Tourette syndrome Read More

Medically Reviewed by Pediatrics

Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics

Tagged with: Amy Barnishin, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Movement Disorders Clinic at Children's Hospital, patient story, Seven Barnishin, tics, Tom Barnishin, Tourette syndrome, tourette syndrome symptoms, TS

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Listening to Her Heart: A Mitral Valve Prolapse Patient Story

February 19, 2014

Read Birdie Dally's patient story to find out how she overcame her condition, mitral valve prolapse, with help from the UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute. Learn More

Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

Tagged with: Birdie Dally, heart failure, heart surgery, minimally invasive robotic surgery, mitral valve prolapse, patient story, primary care physician, Robin Girdhar MD, Vinay Badhwar MD

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Benefits and Risks of Bariatric Surgery

January 21, 2014

This JAMA report shows that bariatric surgery can reduce or reverse obesity-related health issues -- such as diabetes -- long-term. Learn More

Categorized as: Living and Wellness

Tagged with: Anita Courcoulas MD, bariatric surgery, blood pressure, diabetes, JAMA, JAMA Network, JAMA Report, Journal of the American Medical Association, liids, Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery, patient story, weight loss surgery

Artículo - 2 Minute Read

Growing Up With Congenital Heart Disease – Now What?

November 8, 2013

Learn how the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center at UPMC responds to and treats the special challenges facing adults living with congenital heart disease. Read More

Medically Reviewed by Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

Tagged with: Alexis Laney, aorta, arrhythmia, cardiologist, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Cleveland, echocardiogram, EKG, heart failure, open heart surgery, patient story, pediatric cardiologist, Stephen Cook MD FACC, stroke, sudden cardiac death, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute