Pitt has received two grants totaling $3.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will support research aimed at developing and testing the latest innovations in rehabilitation technology and discovering more effective pharmaceutical treatments for persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). These grants make Pitt the leader in TBI research and rehabilitation in […]
The cost of health care: How much and who pays? >
January 9th, 2003Three health care industry experts agree that the cost of health care in the United States is “out of control.” Contributing factors to an overall increase of 13.7 percent in health care premiums nationally between 2001 and 2002 alone include more than 40 million uninsured Americans, the growing cost of medical research and high-tech health […]
Governor-elect’s plan is not a solution to malpractice cost problem, UPP head says >
January 9th, 2003Governor-elect Ed Rendell’s proposal for controlling the cost of medical malpractice insurance promises, at best, a short-term fix, says the head of the physician practice plan that includes more than 1,200 Pitt School of Medicine faculty members. Rendell’s proposal “doesn’t really, in our opinion, solve the underlying problems that have created this current malpractice crisis,” […]
New international phone rates expected to save some money, but faculty contend some rates still too high >
January 9th, 2003The University saved $1.3 million in telecommunications services costs over the last 18 months and expects additional savings on certain international phone rates beginning this month. But some members of a University Senate committee say it isn’t enough. While budget policies committee (BPC) members alleged Dec. 5 that the international phone rates for University personnel […]
Cell phones reduce use of dorm phones >
January 9th, 2003Pitt may have to re-assess its phone policy for on-campus residents because of an unanticipated cultural change among students, according to a University official. Jinx Walton, director of Computing Services and Systems Development, told a Dec. 6 Senate budget policies committee meeting that Pitt students, like their counterparts around the nation, are relying more on […]
Angelic reward awaits those who contribute to Heinz Chapel fund >
January 9th, 2003Be an angel — and help one of Pitt’s landmarks. Heinz Memorial Chapel recently inaugurated the Heinz Memorial Chapel Angel Program, part of an effort to support a building fund for several short- and long-term maintenance projects. A $150 donation, $100 of which is tax deductible, to the Heinz Chapel Building Fund makes the donor […]
Sun’s rays pose problems in winter too, doctor says >
January 9th, 2003Although the heat of summer is a distant memory, a UPMC Health System dermatologist warns that people can still suffer skin damage from the sun’s ultraviolet rays that results in premature aging of the skin. “Ultraviolet B (UVB) rays increase in spring and summer resulting in sunburns, but ultraviolet A (UVA) rays are constant year-round, […]