While the outbreaks have similarities — notably, that the epicenter of the outbreaks in each state hit hardest in counties with concentrations of Mennonites — the public health approaches have differe...

LEWISTOWN, Pa. — In an aging, white Pennsylvania farmhouse at the end of a long gravel driveway, the Amish couple brought their 18-year-old daughter...

UPMC will cease offering pediatric gender-affirming care as part of an agreement the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a release from the federal...

Several years ago, vaccine expert Paul Offit gave a speech to medical staff at a pediatric hospital, saying some parents choose not to immunize their children...

Allegheny County health officials are reminding parents to get their children vaccinated, particularly against measles, mumps and rubella, before the school...

Amid record-breaking air quality disruptions in the Allegheny County region due to wildfire smoke, residents have been advised to stay indoors, limit outdoor...

In the midst of an early summer heat wave and record-breaking temperatures globally, physicians are grappling with a parallel trend: heat-related...

Pennsylvania has surpassed 100 measles cases this year — a grim milestone reached this week as a dozen new infections were confirmed by state health...

Pennsylvania has surpassed 100 measles cases this year — a grim milestone reached this week as a dozen new infections were confirmed by state health...

An unprecedented measles outbreak in the state has spread to an additional county, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday. Health officials...

With the spread of dangerous childhood diseases rising across Pennsylvania, top lawmakers say they want to rein in the legal exemptions that have allowed...

As measles cases in Pennsylvania spike to levels not seen in decades, state officials say they will disclose the vaccination rates in classrooms across...

As measles cases in Pennsylvania spike to levels not seen in decades, state officials say they will disclose the vaccination rates in classrooms across...

As vaccination rates plummet in hundreds of schools across Pennsylvania, state health officials say 32 cases of measles have been reported so far this...

Pennsylvania health officials confirmed Wednesday that Lebanon County has 11 new cases of measles, with three hospitalizations. Nearly all of the...

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A six-month Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation found that school leaders have allowed thousands of children into schools without all the required vaccines even though they had no special exemptions...

A six-month Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation found that school leaders have allowed thousands of children into schools without all the required vaccines even though they had no special exemptions...

Trans Day of Visibility this year was more than a symbol for Allegheny County. It also included the opening of a space for transgender people to gather,...

A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.

It seems counterintuitive — give people a place indoors to use drugs under the supervision of medical professionals and recovery specialists —...

Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania’s Greensburg location is open again, according to an announcement on its website. The health clinic, which...

An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in Lancaster County, about 250 miles east of Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed via...

A firsthand look at how an award-winning newsroom learned it was closing

A firsthand look at how an award-winning newsroom learned it was closing

Jean pulled up to the Narcotic Addiction Treatment Program, a methadone clinic and behavioral health center in Wilkinsburg, about 6 a.m. Nov. 11. It was...

Throughout her 15-year career as a pediatric hospitalist, Lisa Costello had never seen a case of pertussis. That is, until this fall. Pertussis, or whooping...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues...

Addiction medicine specialists, community members and advocates are pushing back against UPMC’s closure of its Wilkinsburg-based methadone clinic...

In a fight to gather sensitive information about patients seeking gender services at UPMC, the Department of Justice asked a federal court Tuesday to narrow...

Providers are reeling from a change last week by a federal agency responsible for setting and updating vaccination guidelines for American children and...

NEW: Click author’s NAME to jump to their section or SCROLL to read the issue in its entirety. WINTER 2025 CURATORBARABARA SABOL VENUS IN HEAT: CHARLES SHERMAN EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD WIN…

When hearing aids became available over the counter in late 2022 following Food and Drug Administration approval, millions of Americans were given the...

UPMC’s outpatient methadone clinic in Wilkinsburg is closing at the end of the month, as the lease for the site has not been renewed. The Narcotic...

‘Right now in 2025, if we had a rubella outbreak, we wouldn’t be able to handle it how they did in the ‘60s prior to the rubella vaccine. It would be a worldwide emergency.’

The Facebook video depicted a girl with dyed blonde hair, lounging on a plush outside patio in gray sweatpants. Her legs were crossed, and she faced the...

The Facebook video depicted a girl with dyed blonde hair, lounging on a plush outside patio in gray sweatpants. Her legs were crossed, and she faced the...

A newly formed, multistate coalition represents the largest coordinated pushback to federal public health guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

With two-thirds of American adults taking supplements regularly, and more getting their news and health information online, it can be tricky to know what’s...