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A new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health finds that opioid-related overdose deaths are being underreported, and this means…
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A recent report from Allegheny County’s medical examiner on the number of overdose fatalities in 2017 contains both good and bad news.For the fourth year…
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The city of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are suing eight pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, alleging the companies trivialized the risk of…
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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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Open To Suggestions: From Church Mergers To Addiction, Persisting Issues Call For Uncommon SolutionsThe Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said a year ago that its many parishes and church buildings could no longer be justified given current finances and…
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Wearable technology like Fitbits and Apple Watches can measure physiological signals and track a user’s location.One Pittsburgh startup wants to use these…
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According to the office of U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), 100,000 children in the commonwealth are raised by their grandparents. This is due in part to…
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Fifteen in every 1,000 babies born in Pennsylvania in 2016 and 2017 were suffering from drug withdrawal, according to a new report from the Pennsylvania…
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Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration says it is ending a pre-authorization requirement for Medicaid recipients to receive coverage for medication…
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The Justice Department will support Pennsylvania officials seeking lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of powerful opioid painkillers,…