Allegheny Health Network and Johns Hopkins Medicine Complete First Successful Collaborative Lung Transplantation
Share Article PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) February 02, 2021 Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Johns Hopkins Medicine announced today the first successful lung transplantation as part of a unique collaboration launched last year between the two organizations.
A 65-year-old woman from Pittsburgh with level D chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) underwent a bilateral lung transplant at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in September 2020 as part of the program. According to body-mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity (BODE) rating, level D is the most severe form of COPD, often leading to lung transplantation being considered. After a week in the hospital and six weeks of post-operative care in Baltimore, the patient returned home to Pittsburgh where she is continuing her c
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A healthcare system in central Pennsylvania recently opened its website for coronavirus vaccination appointments, and in less than 48 hours, it was booked through the end of February.
Between that Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning, 45,000 people had signed up for vaccinations, said Ryan Coyle, manager of WellSpan Health Systems public relations and communications.
But booking an appointment in February may get easier.
Hospital systems are coordinating with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to provide mass vaccination sites across the state starting in mid- to late-February, according to Department of Health spokesperson April Hutcheson. While we await additional quantities of vaccine for the expanded 1A group, we have identified locations in several communities to establish mass vaccination sites, said Scott Gilbert with Penn State Health s public relations team via email.
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While receiving the COVID-19 vaccine for one s self is enough of a concern for some people, what about being vaccinated for two?
Receiving the vaccine while pregnant may sound disconcerting, but Dr. Michael Aziz, a maternal-fetal physician with Allegheny Health Network, told the KDKA Radio Morning Show that there s no reason for the concern.
Related There is no theoretical risk that the vaccine can hurt your baby or be transferred to your baby or somehow get incorporated into your DNA or even impact your fertility, he said Wednesday.
Pregnancies are a high-risk health condition for women, but Dr. Aziz said the vaccine should be as safe in a pregnant person as it is in a non-pregnant person.
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Armed with statistics showing 28% of the city’s police recruits acknowledge never having had a conversation with a homeless person, Pittsburgh police recruits are receiving new training to understand the experiences of people who are homeless.
The new “Homelessness Academy” program at the police training academy is part of Mayor Peduto’s plan to give front-line workers more support when interacting with people in need of social services.
The recruits are taught about the problems faced by people living outside, trauma, reasons people don’t stay in shelters and how police can help them. Police leaders also talk about their experiences and how they build empathy for those living on the street.