We are changing the way the world treats women.
Liam Finnigan Music Program at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
After the loss of their son, Chris and Melanie established the Liam Finnigan Music Program in his honor. Today, they provide sleep soothers to babies in the NICU, comforting them with lullabies, therapy options, and even voice recordings from their loved ones.
Toasting Darcel Fahy — And the Ovarian Cancer Research She Championed
In the summer of 2010, a young woman woke up from exploratory surgery at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital to the most devastating news possible: at the impossibly young age of 25, with no family history and no genetic markers, she had advanced ovarian cancer. After that day, she set two goals for herself: that she would live the rest of her life to the fullest extent possible, and she would fight to help other women facing the same diagnosis. She accomplished both.
Studies Underway at Magee-Womens Research Institute in Erie
Fueled by a $6 million grant from The Erie Community Foundation last September, Magee-Womens Research Institute has launched several studies, including noteworthy research led by Dr. Halina Zyczynski focusing on how obesity, smoking, diabetes, and high blood pressure affect pregnancy.
A Magee-Trained Doctor Turns Patient in a Fight Against Ovarian Cancer
When she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017, Dr. Carolyn Kubik’s life was saved thanks to clinical trials fueled by Darcel Fahy, a woman she never met: “That’s who I’m most grateful to, and that’s who I’m living for.”
Could COVID-19 impact male fertility? MWRI researcher is investigating
As scientists continue to work toward a deeper understanding of COVID-19, an investigator from Magee-Womens Research Institute is focusing on a question that could have a long-term impact on survivors: how does the coronavirus affect male fertility?
From woman-controlled HIV protection to therapies that could prevent the recurrence of ovarian cancer, we are helping to solve real-world problems and impacting women’s lives. And the potential is boundless. Anything is possible when the country’s largest women’s research institute partners with a world-class women’s hospital.
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We accelerate discoveries in stem and germ cell biology to unlock the mysteries—and enormous medical potential—of the very beginnings of life.
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We study maternal health and fetal and placental development to ensure healthy mothers and babies. And those first nine months can actually affect our entire lives.
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Hundreds of millions of women are affected every year. We are developing new therapies for STDs, including a groundbreaking study that is putting women in control of preventing HIV.
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From family planning and safer contraception to postmenopausal health, we focus on the incredible and sometimes challenging adventure that is a woman’s life.
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Treatments for infertility are safer and more effective than ever. And major breakthroughs are coming that will help even more couples who are struggling to conceive.
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What if there was a vaccine for ovarian cancer? Here, we are making tremendous strides in the detection, treatment and yes, prevention of women’s cancers.
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We study behavioral science, patient-provider communication and health service outcomes to improve access to affordable, quality health care for women—especially women at risk.
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Women are Different Than Men.
From how they present symptoms to the way their brains work. The thing is, most research has sidestepped sex differences, studying men and applying the findings to women.
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“I’m very lucky to have a happy ending. I’m very blessed. With all of the stressors I have gone through during the cancer and recovery, you still have to take those blessings – here I am to talk about it.”
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