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The creator of UPMC’s sports medicine program, long-time chair of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and head team physician for Pitt’s Department of Athletics died Friday, according to statements from UPMC and the university.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Allegheny County and across Pennsylvania are at the same level that was last seen in mid-November of last year, according to data from the state’s Department of Health.
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As cases surge among unvaccinated people, the treatment offers a chance to help them, and to better understand the delta variant.
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The head of UPMC’s Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery faces fraud allegations in federal court. These civil charges are the result of a two-year investigation of Dr. James Luketich.
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Some states like New York and Maine are mandating that all health care workers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But Pennsylvania is leaving that decision up to individual medical providers.
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UPMC is offering a new preventive treatment to people who have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, but have yet to develop the illness. The new therapy was recently granted emergency use authorization by the federal government.
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UPMC is the largest non-governmental employer in Pennsylvania, and largest employer in the Western part of the state, with 92,000 employees. However, it isn’t requiring employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite an increase in cases in Allegheny County.
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UPMC president and CEO Jeffrey Romoff is stepping down. Leslie C. Davis will succeed him on Aug. 1.
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UPMC is partnering with community groups and small businesses to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics in neighborhoods throughout Allegheny County. The health system is working with a hair salon, several churches, school districts and a farmers market to bring COVID-19 vaccines to people. Walk-ups will be accepted, but registration via UPMC’s website is encouraged.
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On today’s program: Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel explains how the department is bringing back in-person visits at state prisons, and the preventative measures in place to reduce COVID-19 outbreaks; the participant in a breakthrough study explains how he can "feel" some sensations through his robotic arm; and a new program is helping people earn more based on their skills, and not just education.