Julia Maruca

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  • Jul 11, 2024
    A bill placing regulations on pharmacy benefit managers — third-­party intermediaries who work with drug manufacturers, pharmacies and insurance providers — passed...
  • Jun 21, 2024
    As a young girl, Maria Kitay visited the hospital when her cousin, Clara Carbone Caputo, had breast cancer. “She put her back up against the wall, and she said,...
  • May 2, 2024
    The vote by delegates to the United Methodist Church General Conference in Charlotte to overwhelmingly to repeal the church’s longstanding ban on ordaining LGBTQ clergy was met...
  • Apr 29, 2024
    Briefings on medication shortages are part of Dr. Arpit Mehta’s routine. As director of pharmacy at Allegheny General Hospital, Mehta sits down with his team for an hour every week...
  • Apr 25, 2024
    Pittsburgh-based health care giant UPMC said Wednesday it is cutting 1,000 jobs because of post-pandemic challenges. The reductions will impact just over 1% of UPMC’s more than...