The novel coronavirus has rapidly spread across the globe, and we are now seeing business closures and limitations in movement throughout the U.S. An increasing… Read more
March 2020
UPMC Launches Regional Testing; Widespread COVID-19 Not Yet Detected
The Pittsburgh region is not yet seeing widespread transmission of COVID-19, according to research done by UPMC clinicians, indicating that the health system’s “nuanced” approach… Read more
Pitt Turns Rapid Coronavirus Data Sharing into Sustainable Research Infrastructure
Wilbert van Panhuis, M.D., Ph.D., was scrolling through Twitter over the winter holiday break when he noticed chatter among infectious disease epidemiologists about a new… Read more
UPMC Using Research Testing Approach to Monitor Community Spread of COVID-19
Dr. John Williams, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, announced at a press conference today that a… Read more
UPMC Developing Test for COVID-19
UPMC Clinical Laboratories are rapidly developing a test for use in diagnosing patients suspected of having COVID-19, a disease caused by a new coronavirus rapidly… Read more