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Seven out of 10 babies born to mothers with Hepatitis C at Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC are not screened for the virus, which can cause serious liver…
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The Allegheny County Health Department reports the highest concentration of overdose deaths in the Pittsburgh region from 2008 to 2016 is an area covering…
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Pittsburgh played host to one of the largest cocaine rings in Western Pennsylvania history, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady, who served 39…
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At about 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, the door at the Solevo Wellness medical marijuana dispensary in Squirrel Hill opened, allowing in a line of patients that…
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Emergency medical workers in Westmoreland County will soon begin leaving naloxone and addiction treatment information with overdose survivors who refuse…
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Testing stamp bags seized by law enforcement can give almost real-time insight into what drugs are circulating in the community before a public health…
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A new combined 27-bed addiction rehabilitation-detox facility will soon open at UPMC McKeesport.UPMC said the unit, with 18 beds for detox and 9 for…
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*UPDATED: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 at 4:35 p.m. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has declared Pennsylvania's opioid addiction epidemic a public health emergency…
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A series of community discussions and an interactive website featuring the stories of the opioid crisis will launch in Pennsylvania next year as part of a…
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A Pittsburgh area doctor was charged Friday with causing the deaths of two patients by overprescribing opioids, state prosecutors announced.The attorney…