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Realhealth.TV Adds University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to Consumer Internet TV Channel

Posted on: Monday, 4 June 2007, 12:00 CDT

realhealth.TV (www.realhealth.tv), an Internet TV channel dedicated to a new form of consumer health education that showcases real people sharing their health stories, has begun collaborating with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Physicians and health experts from the center will share their knowledge of key health topics on realhealth.TV, providing extensive educational content on such topics as aging, oral health, diabetes and cancer.

"Our partnership with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center allows physicians from one of the U.S. News and World Report's top rated hospitals to share their knowledge with Internet users," said Dennis Lynch, founder of realhealth.TV. "The addition of this prestigious medical center greatly adds to the educational value of our site."

An example of a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center physician providing analysis can be viewed here: http://www.realhealth.tv/site.html?goto=10&vid=115&vo=1

Previously announced partnerships for hospitals to provide educational content to realhealth.TV include Duke University Medical Center, UCLA Healthcare, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, University of Colorado Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio State University Medical Center, University of Michigan Health System, Emory University and Washington University School of Medicine.

About University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is the largest integrated health care system in Pennsylvania and one of the leading nonprofit medical centers in the country. It is one of only 14 hospitals nationwide to earn "honor roll" status in U.S. News & World Report's 2006 "America's Best Hospitals" survey and is widely recognized for innovations in patient care, research, technology and health care management.

About realhealth.TV

realhealth.TV is an Internet TV channel showcasing real people sharing their health stories. realhealth.TV features short, high-quality videos, both professionally produced and user submitted, that explore the diversity of stories that fall under "health." Divided into two categories -- "healthy living and lifestyles" and "conditions and procedures" -- realhealth.TV starts with the patient's story first, then offers expert commentary by top doctors in the country on selected health topics.


Source: Business Wire

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