How Summer Air Quality Affects Your Lungs

How Summer Air Quality Affects Your Lungs

Have you ever stepped outside on a summer day and found it uncomfortable to breathe? Maybe the air felt thick or you were coughing during a walk that normally wouldn’t bother you. While you may think your symptoms are due to the heat and humidity, air quality...
Is It a GLP-1 Side Effect or Gastroparesis?

Is It a GLP-1 Side Effect or Gastroparesis?

GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide (Ozempic®, Wegovy®), tirzepatide (Mounjaro®, Zepbound®) and similar drugs have helped many people lose weight and improve blood sugar control. But like all medications, they can cause side effects, often involving the digestive...
9 Tips to Prevent Psoriasis Flare Ups This Summer

9 Tips to Prevent Psoriasis Flare Ups This Summer

For many people with psoriasis, summer can be a welcome change. Warmer weather, higher humidity and a little natural sunlight may help calm symptoms. But summer may not be as skin-friendly as it seems for all those who have psoriasis. Heat, sweat, sunburn and time...
Restoring Dignity, Nurturing Hope: How UPMC Trinity and Urban Mission Ministries Serve the Ohio Valley

Restoring Dignity, Nurturing Hope: How UPMC Trinity and Urban Mission Ministries Serve the Ohio Valley

At UPMC Trinity, our faith-inspired mission calls us to look beyond clinical care and embrace the total well-being of the people we serve—body, mind, and spirit. Healing begins with human connection, and no one embodies that spirit of humankindness better than our...
Protecting Every Stage of Life: Celebrating National Immunization Awareness Month

Protecting Every Stage of Life: Celebrating National Immunization Awareness Month

At UPMC Trinity, we believe true healing and health begin long before illness takes hold. August marks National Immunization Awareness Month, a vital time to highlight the power of preventative care and the extraordinary role vaccines play in keeping our families,...