Protests persist as UPMC complies with DOJ subpoena and continues to deny gender-affirming care

By Amanda Yu, Assistant News Editor • October 7, 2025

Several months after UPMC began denying gender-affirming care for transgender patients in March 2025, community protests continue to push back.

Opinion | You don’t need to be a saint to deserve bodily autonomy

By Livia Daggett, Contributing Editor • February 11, 2025

In post-Roe America, we hear often of the heart-wrenching losses caused by policies that take away the right to abortion. Amber Thurman, an aspiring nurse who arrived at the hospital with a treatable infection...

Opinion | Your racism is killing you

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • September 16, 2024

If you simply do not care that the GOP’s blatant racism and anti-immigrant rhetoric is harming minority communities around the country, at least consider the fact that it is harming you. And if not you, probably somebody you know or somebody you care about.

‘Direct attack’: Health insurance hikes push graduate students’ budgets to the breaking point

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • September 5, 2023

Many students at Pitt who are hospitalized may hit their out-of-pocket maximum of $4,200 by the end of the academic year. That’s 21% of the minimum stipend for graduate workers — an unacceptable burden, students affected by the changes say.

Opinion | Birth control access is still a problem — even in 2023

By Emily O’Neil, Staff Columnist • June 27, 2023

Birth control has changed since its initial creation and is now, finally, less stigmatized in society. However, unfortunately this does not mean it is easy for individuals who have a menstrual cycle to get access to birth control. 

Editorial | The United States needs to medically insure more people — not fewer

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 3, 2023

A Texas judge’s ruling that eliminates the requirement that private health insurers fully cover preventive care services at no cost to patients goes against the wellbeing of Americans.

Lee and Innamorato slam UPMC, tout antitrust bill in report

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • February 3, 2023

UPMC “abused” its nonprofit status to consolidate power over the health care industry in western Pennsylvania, according to a new report from the American Economic Liberties Project.  The antimonopoly...

Pitt student founds nonprofit ‘Spread The Love Projects’ to help pediatric patients

By Khushi Rai, Staff Writer • November 9, 2022

Emaad Khan said he believes many patients are more worried about their medical costs rather than their health.

Pitt to compete for $10 billion in military health contracts

By Allison Radziwon, Assistant News Editor • May 31, 2022

The University will compete against 55 other organizations for as much as $10 billion in contracts from the Department of Defense in order to develop healthcare innovations to benefit both wounded warriors and civilians over the next five years.

The Assembly officially opens for Pitt health care research

By Allison Radziwon, Assistant News Editor • May 6, 2022

Pitt and Wexford Science & Technology, LLC held a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception on Thursday to mark the official opening of The Assembly, a center for health care research.