A staffing company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.7 million in a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and a whistleblower.
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The Monongalia County Health Department said WVU Medicine alerted officials Sunday that an adult patient living in the county tested positive for the viral infection.
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The Pennsylvania Doula Commission will provide $1,500 to 25 expecting families for doula services.
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Records show Allegheny County has spent millions in settlement money on everything from overdose reversal drugs for first responders to housing for people in recovery.
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The group touted efforts to improve Black maternal health outcomes at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
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A University of Pittsburgh study finds that since the Dobbs ruling, more young adults are seeking permanent contraception.
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The Pitt Men's Study — one of the longest-running studies on HIV and AIDS research — turns 40 this month.
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The state House on Wednesday voted 146 to 54 for the measure, which was sent to the state Senate for its consideration.
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Some residents have criticized a $600 million preliminary settlement agreement related to the 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. But the lawyers who negotiated the settlement said it was a "very, very good deal" and asked for patience until they can help to explain it more.
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Currently responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines, Philips will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited settlement announced Tuesday by federal officials.
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As millions of Americans look to the sky on Monday to witness the total solar eclipse, a group of young astronomers from the University of Pittsburgh will be in a sparse pocket of the Texas Hill Country trying to crack a 200-year-old mystery about shadow bands.