Ravenstahl Challenges UPMC’s Tax-Exempt Status
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Headquartered in the city’s biggest building, UPMC is by far the largest employer in the region, the largest property owner in Allegheny County — and, says Mayor Luke Ravenstahl,...
View ArticleUPMC Taking Steps To Ban On-Duty Employees From Smoking
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is the area’s largest health employer with more than 60,000 employees. The medical provider says they don’t care if those workers smoke,...
View ArticleMedical Researcher Accused In Wife’s Death Arrested In W. Va.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dr. Robert Ferrante, a prominent UPMC researcher, was arrested Thursday evening by state police in West Virginia after his car was stopped when police executed a rolling traffic...
View ArticleDA’s Affidavit Lays Out Case Against Husband Accused In Cyanide Poisoning
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Shortly after Dr. Autumn Klein died, investigators knew it was due to cyanide poisoning. The question is, why. “Most of these deaths are suicides,” said Allegheny County Medical...
View ArticleHusband To Waive Extradition In Wife’s Cyanide Poisoning Death
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A defense attorney says a University of Pittsburgh medical researcher plans to waive extradition on charges of having fatally poisoned his neurologist wife with cyanide. Attorney...
View ArticleNew Device Could Help With Sleep Apnea
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) There is potential for a new device that is similar to a pace maker that would help people with sleep apnea. An estimated 12 to 18 million people have the condition....
View ArticleExperiment Tests Stem Cell Technique Using Material From Pigs
PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Nick Clark’s lower left leg was badly damaged in a skiing accident nearly 10 years ago. “Because of complications of that severe break, there was a lot of internal bleeding inside...
View ArticleUPMC Says ID Theft Scam Affects All 62,000 Workers
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center says federal investigators now believe all 62,000 of the hospital network’s employees have had their personal information accessed by...
View ArticleStudy Shows Later Start Time For Teens Improves Their Performance
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – The Academy of Pediatrics recently reported that a later start time for middle school and high school students will increase academic scores and decrease sleep...
View ArticleCystic Fibrosis Patient Seeking Help From UPMC
Katie Prager has cystic fibrosis and needs a double lung transplant to save her life. The problem: insurance won’t pay for it. “I think it’s unlikely that Katie will live longer than a year,” says Dr....
View ArticleGov. Wolf, AG Ask Court To Enforce UPMC, Highmark Consent Decree
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_2704201518231773976AA.mp4 PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf and the state attorney general want the Commonwealth Court to force the University of...
View ArticleState Wins Court Order In UPMC-Highmark Fight Over Medicare
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf and Attorney General Kathleen Kane hailed a court decision Friday that they had sought in a bid to protect Medicare Advantage enrollees caught in the middle of a...
View ArticleForeign Suspect Indicted In UPMC Identity Theft Tax Case
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted a foreign citizen in a conspiracy to file more than 900 phony federal tax returns seeking $2.2 million in refunds by using employee information...
View ArticleUPMC, Highmark Resolve Dispute Over In-Network Rates
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Health insurer Highmark Inc. and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have resolved their dispute over which Highmark members can maintain in-network access to UPMC doctors and...
View ArticleStudy: Illegal Hits Play A Big Role In Youth Hockey Concussions
(KDKA) A study published in Pediatrics says that nearly half of concussions sustained in youth hockey are the result of an illegal hit. According to HealthDay.com, while the rate of concussions in...
View ArticleTeen Rushed To Pitt ER After Developing ‘Wet Lung’ From Vaping
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (CBS Local) – A teen in Pennsylvania had to be placed on a breathing machine after doctors say she developed “wet lung” from vaping. The Details: Doctors...
View ArticleUPMC Docs Detail Teen’s Health Scare, Warn ‘You Can Get Very Sick Vaping’
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In a study just published in the medical journal “Pediatrics,” UPMC doctors detailed the case of an 18-year-old Pennsylvania teenager, a...
View ArticlePitt Researchers Discover Llama ‘Nanobodies’ Are Powerful New Coronavirus...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Llamas could be the new key to helping humans fight the coronavirus. According to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, medical researchers have discovered a way to...
View ArticleUPMC Reports Rising Revenues Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Coronavirus pandemic does not appear to be threatening the financial strength nor slowing the growth of UPMC. According to the Tribune-Review, UPMC’s...
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