COVID hospitalizations climb for 2nd week. Is it a summer surge?

COVID-19 trends remain far below levels seen at this time last year, but the numbers are ticking upwards.

• Aug 1, 2023

Eating for cheap in the heat

The harvest is rolling in, and with a little creativity, you can feed the family without a lot of kitchen cooking and save money at the same time.

• Aug 1, 2023

Crews to distribute 300k rabies vaccine baits by hand and aircraft in Allegheny County

Efforts to vaccinate raccoons in Allegheny County against rabies started Monday.

• Jul 31, 2023

CHIP glitch leaves some kids without insurance and parents with anxiety

A mother from Butler County says a snag with her son's health insurance couldn't have happened at a worse time.

• Jul 31, 2023

Hospital introduces new dancing program to combat Parkinson's disease

A U.S. hospital is using a new approach aimed at helping those living with Parkinson's.

• Jul 30, 2023

Stress Test: New research finds moderate amount of stress helps our immune systems

The study indicates that being able to handle some stress actually helps our body's ability to fight off stress.

• Jul 28, 2023

Up to 450,000 in U.S. allergic to red meat after tick bites, CDC estimates

The CDC also found "concerning" numbers of doctors don't know about alpha-gal syndrome, an allergic reaction to red meat.

• Jul 27, 2023

Nasal swab test could be breakthrough for children with suspected sinus infections

It's a nasal swab test that checks for three types of bacteria with sinusitis.

• Jul 26, 2023

Study: Exposure to extreme heat, pollution could double risk of deadly heart attack

Extreme temperatures and air pollution are associated with an increased risk of heart attacks that result in death.

• Jul 25, 2023

A year with the 988 Lifeline: What worked? What challenges lie ahead?

Mental health experts say the three-digit number has made help more accessible​ than before.

• Jul 25, 2023

Health Talk: Self-diagnosing ADHD

In today's Health Talk, we're breaking down information on some parents and experts expressing alarm over teens self-diagnosing themselves with ADHD. Dr. Justin Schreiber from UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh joined us in studio.

• Jul 21, 2023

Sen. John Fetterman opens up about depression in Time cover story

In Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman's cover story for the latest issue of Time magazine, he opened up about his treatment for and recovery from the severe depression that followed his victory last November and left him hospitalized for weeks.

• Jul 20, 2023

Long-term medicine shortages likely after tornado damages Pfizer plant

A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant was severely damaged after a deadly tornado ripped through North Carolina on Wednesday.

• Jul 20, 2023

Testing finds toxic chemical levels near derailment site higher than samples in neighboring towns

Independent testing expert Scott Smith blames the dust kicked up during the soil remediation process.

• Jul 19, 2023

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Allegheny County

Mosquitoes collected in parts of Allegheny County tested positive for West Nile virus, the health department announced on Wednesday.

• Jul 19, 2023

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