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Fewer years of ovulation mean less risk of ovarian cancer. A study by Pitt researchers tries to figure out why
Years of research have shown that the less time a woman spends ovulating during her lifetime, the lower the risk of ovarian cancer. What’s not known... → Read More
‘McKeesport is like a war zone’: Residents are getting used to violence after a very bloody start to the year
After two shootings that killed three people, McKeesport has already seen five homicides in 2023 — one more than in all of 2022. → Read More
AHN opens therapy space to help the bond between mother and child
Designed in collaboration with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, the room is used for a specific therapy to observe and aid a mother as she plays with her child. → Read More
'Awesome little creatures': How bunnies and STEM jumpstarted her life
Ever since she learned to talk, Erica Cunningham would tell people that she wanted to be a veterinarian. As a biology major and chemistry minor at Westminster... → Read More
Responding to demand, breastfeeding support for Spanish speakers launched in Western Pa.
Since 2005, Adagio Health has run a peer counselor program to help its WIC recipients with breastfeeding. In the last couple of years, Adagio, which runs... → Read More
Humane Health Coalition expands treatment for homeless people and their pets
“It really started and spread as a kind of word of mouth,” said Ariella Samson, chief veterinary officer for Humane Animal Rescue. “Now we have a bunch of regular clients.” → Read More
'2 lives were on the line': Western Pa. school nurse saves pregnant teacher's life
It’s a question that Alexis Simon has asked herself repeatedly since the morning of Dec. 12: How do you thank someone for saving your life? That... → Read More
'Angels in the sky': Charity flies 9-year-old to Pittsburgh for kidney transplant
Jailyn Mason and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh had been in this situation before. There was a kidney available for 9-year-old Jailyn, who... → Read More
New Pittsburgh Marathon programs aim to break down barriers: 'This is a sport for everybody'
There’s a stereotype of a marathon runner: Thin, fit and fast. And while the Pittsburgh Marathon does welcome those runners, it is also making new... → Read More
Ellwood City native Debra Todd was a ‘superstar from the start.’ Now she leads the Pa. Supreme Court
She'll be formally installed Friday as the first female chief justice in the 300-year history of Pennsylvania’s high court. → Read More
Midwife Center bolsters services following 40th anniversary
As the prevalence of birthing centers grows, the Pittsburgh original continues to evolve. → Read More
At Pittsburgh RV show, buyers and browsers see how industry is adapting to a post-COVID world
In terms of restrictions such as masks or social distancing, the annual Pittsburgh RV Show at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center looked pretty much... → Read More
Something borrowed: Bride wears her grandmother's 73-year-old wedding dress
As a child, when Lindsay Williams Griffith would make the trip from West Virginia to visit her grandparents in Upper St. Clair, she would stop and stare... → Read More
UPMC and Steelers neurosurgeon Joseph Maroon starts anti-aging research consortium
“None of us are going to get out of here alive,” Maroon said. “But my goal in life is to die young as late as possible.” → Read More
Years after tumor treatment, high school senior gives back to Children's Hospital
When he was 10 months old, Will Stimmel had his first MRI at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. His mother Alexis had noticed numerous “cafe... → Read More
Research center warns of holiday suicide myth
More than two decades ago, the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania decided to make recommendations to journalists on how to... → Read More
In a trying year, Ukrainian families in Pittsburgh do their best to help homeland
One step inside the door of the Kyyashko home in Cranberry brings an enthusiastic welcome by the family’s newest and cutest members – an Aussiedoodle... → Read More
With a letter to an 11-year-old girl, Chief Justice Max Baer left a legacy
Last June, Michelle Barr received a confusing piece of mail at her Mt. Lebanon home. The letter was for her 11-year-old daughter, Violet, with a return... → Read More
After stillbirth of their son, family creates 'butterfly suite' for grieving families at West Penn
In May of 2020, Becky Keenan entered West Penn Hospital at 35 weeks pregnant, experiencing what she thought was preterm labor. But in triage, she and her... → Read More
A pioneering retirement community reaches middle age
In the late 1970s, a small group of Pittsburgh women lamented the fact that some of the lifelong aging communities that they’d seen in cities such... → Read More