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February 4, 2020
A new wireless retinal device called PRIMA, which is designed to restore sight in patients blinded by retinal degeneration, was implanted for the first time in a patient in the United States by UPMC doctors.
February 4, 2020
Current treatments for long segments of nerve damage only restore about 40-60% of motor function. Pitt researchers developed the nerve guide, and their studies showed that it restored about 80% of fine motor control.
February 3, 2020
The Chronic Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis Center is approaching common, painful problems with a unified team of gynecologists, psychiatrists, physical therapists and surgeons. It aims to improve early diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis and to further research for the condition.