Medical Frontiers talks about Heart Disease
Dr. Gerald Pifer was joined on NewsRadio1020 KDKA's Medical Frontiers by Dr. Robert Biederman. Dr. Biederman is an Allegheny General Hospital Cardiologist, and the Director of Cardiovascular MRI Center.
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Dr. Gerald Pifer was joined on NewsRadio1020 KDKA's Medical Frontiers by Dr. Robert Biederman. Dr. Biederman is an Allegheny General Hospital Cardiologist, and the Director of Cardiovascular MRI Center.
Pennsylvania is on target to become the fattest state in the nation, if not the world. What is causing the obesity rates to soar, and how can we start to make healthier choices?
Many Americans grappling with the high cost of medicine may be putting themselves in harm's way, according to the Consumer Reports National Research Center.
The Allegheny County Health Department is getting involved to spread the word about the flu shot.
Dr. Gerald Pifer was joined on NewsRadio1020 KDKA for Medical Frontiers by Dr. Robert Keenan and Dr Marvin Balaan.
Thanks to the research done at Pitt's McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a local Marine who was injured is now being compared to the "Six Million Dollar Man," from the 70s TV show.
KDKA Radio's Johnna Pro talks with Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone and supervising detective for the Washington Drug Task Force Rick Gluth about prescription drug abuse.
KDKA Radio's Mike Pintek interviewed Kathy Gillen, a local nutritionist and owner of Wellness Roadtrip about New York City's new soda ban.
Dr. Ron Voorhees, the acting director of the Allegheny County Health Department, stood outside his office with a bottle of pop in his hand to show us how drink sizes have gotten bigger over the years.
Following a representative sample of more than 10,000 children across the U.S. born in 2001, researchers looked at mothers who reported symptoms of depression at nine months and the height and weight of the kids at ages 4 and 5.
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine is raising concerns about that final dose of whooping cough vaccine and just how long it protects children.
To treat the heart, researchers at Allegheny General Hospital are targeting the brain. Congestive heart failure, or CHF, is like having a broken pump. The body compensates by bombarding the heart with signals to do more. The device slows things down, so the pump can work more efficiently.
Donna Machen of Fox Chapel is leaving for Cuba soon on a mission trip. Among her vaccinations was the flu shot because she had the virus once before.
The arrival of cooler temperatures means that flu season is just around the corner.
Two local doctors joined KDKA-TV's Dr. Maria Simbra on Twitter to answer your questions about physicals.
