Type 1 Diabetes: Closing in on a Cure
A UPMC Children’s physician-researcher and his team are closer than ever to discovering a new treatment for over 200,000 children, adolescents, and adults living with diabetes in the United States.
UPMC Children’s Improves Patient Experience With Adaptive Care Team
March is Child Life Month, and Child Life specialists play a vital role in helping children and families feel comfortable, safe, and at ease in our hospital. But not all children’s experiences are the same. For children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental conditions, or behavioral challenges, traditional methods of fostering comfort and calm are not […]
Physicians in Pursuit of the Self-Healing Heart
In the lab of Bernhard Kühn, MD, new findings offer the potential for use of an existing drug to treat children with heart disease by allowing the heart to heal itself.
Innovation in Gene Therapy Starts at UPMC Children’s
UPMC Children’s is on its way to becoming the lead site for development and human clinical trials of a new gene therapy treatment for VLCADD (Very Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency), a rare genetic disorder that is identified through newborn screening.
Lasting Gifts to Strengthen Music Therapy at UPMC Children’s
Music therapy is one of UPMC Children’s most treasured programs.
Blazing New Trails in Transplantation
UPMC Children’s is at the forefront of pediatric transplantation research.