Health Talk: The details on a new bariatric surgery study
Talk Pittsburgh's Mikey Hood is going more in-depth with Dr. Anita Courcoulas, the chief of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery at UPMC, on a new study on surgery and treatment.
Talk Pittsburgh's Mikey Hood is going more in-depth with Dr. Anita Courcoulas, the chief of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery at UPMC, on a new study on surgery and treatment.
If you're still working on your New Year's goal to lose weight, how you're structuring your workouts matters.
GLP-1 class medications reduce cardiovascular risk and treat diabetes. But they also allow people to lose an average of 10-20 percent of their body weight in the first year. What does that mean for the overweight or obese?
With all the food, drink, candy, and parties, it's easy to let go during the holidays, but it is avoidable while still enjoying it.
There have been drugs in the past meant for high blood pressure that turned out to help with ADHD and an Alzheimer's drug that helps with OCD. Now comes confirmation a weight loss drug can lower the risk of cardiac events.
There have been drugs in the past meant for high blood pressure that turned out to help with ADHD and an Alzheimer's drug that helps with OCD. Now comes confirmation a weight loss drug can lower the risk of cardiac events. KDKA-TV's John Shumway has more.
Swapping just 30 minutes of sitting for 30 minutes of sleeping each day lowered overall body mass by nearly one pound and cut about two-thirds of an inch from waistlines.
Swapping just 30 minutes of sitting for 30 minutes of sleeping each day lowered overall body mass by nearly one pound and cut about two-thirds of an inch from waistlines.
The medication, tirzepatide, was previously approved as Mounjaro for diabetes and will now be marketed as Zepbound for weight loss.
A personal injury law firm filed a suit against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and Co., the manufacturers of Ozempic and Mounjaro.
Transformation videos highlighting crazy weight loss journeys are taking over social media.
Berberine is the latest supplement craze, gaining attention on social media as a "natural" weight loss option. Here's what to know, according to experts.
Host Heather Abraham is talking with Dr. Mehrshid Kiazand, an obesity specialist at UPMC, about the most trendy drug on the market right now, Ozempic, and why it's not necessarily a miracle weight loss treatment.
Host Heather Abraham is talking with Dr. Natalie Gentile, of Direct Care Physicians of Pittsburgh, about the toxic impact diet culture can have on your mental wellness.
Employees are losing their jobs as weight-loss company's plans to wind down its brick-and-mortar business.
Host Heather Abraham is talking with Dr. Christopher Kline, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, about his new study that examine the role of sleep in achieving your weight loss goals.
The new medications show promise for inducing weight loss, but many aren't FDA-approved for that use.
The report from the World Obesity Federation also predicts childhood obesity could more than double compared to 2020 levels.
It will be mostly dry on Thursday before heavy downpours move in on Friday to start the weekend.
Access to Oakland from the Parkway East and the Boulevard of the Allies will be a challenge this weekend.
The shooting happened along Scott Street just before midnight on Wednesday.
K9 Eli served the community for the past eight years.
William Contreras went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and hit one of Milwaukee's five homers off Martín Pérez in the Brewers' 10-2 blowout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
It will be mostly dry on Thursday before heavy downpours move in on Friday to start the weekend.
Access to Oakland from the Parkway East and the Boulevard of the Allies will be a challenge this weekend.
The shooting happened along Scott Street just before midnight on Wednesday.
K9 Eli served the community for the past eight years.
William Contreras went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and hit one of Milwaukee's five homers off Martín Pérez in the Brewers' 10-2 blowout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump will go head-to-head in presidential debates on June 27 and Sept. 10, their campaigns said Wednesday.
Republican Gov. Jim Justice has won West Virginia's GOP Senate nomination.
The Biden administration announced new tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese-made steel and other products. As KDKA-TV money editor Jon Delano reports, White House officials and industry experts both say this is good news for western Pennsylvania jobs.
As a young man on the streets of Homewood, Robby Wideman was bound for trouble.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will decide if hundreds of state inmates serving a mandatory life sentence for second-degree murder will get a chance at a second chance. KDKA-TV's Andy Sheehan profiles an inmate who got a second chance and is making the most of the rest of his life.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
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It's the time of year when parents go car shopping with their graduates, so what are some tips and tricks to get them on the road safely?
Natural gas producer CNX Resources says it plans to build a $1.5 billion facility at Pittsburgh's airport to make hydrogen-based fuels.
A new report shows Pennsylvania drivers are paying some of the highest tolls in the country.
PTL is going on the ultimate adventure to the land of fire and ice. Boaz Frankel is boarding the inaugural flight on Icelandair from Pittsburgh to Reykjavik for the trip of a lifetime.
For our 20th Anniversary Special, we did a Friday Free for All with our live audience at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
A fresh salad with crispy, tasty panko-breaded shrimp is perfect for springtime. Rania Harris has the recipe.
PTL hosts Mikey Hood and David Highfield welcome student inventors from Keystone Oaks to the studio. The students and their creations are headed to an international competition in Iowa.
Feel like a round of mini golf? Something new and unique is coming to Mars-Bethel Golf, next to Mars High School. PTL's Katie O'Malley is getting a preview.
Pittsburgh Controller Rachael Heisler raised alarms about so-called p-card payments to Mario Ashkar.
As a young man on the streets of Homewood, Robby Wideman was bound for trouble.
Xylazine, known on the street as "tranq," is a horse tranquilizer that drug dealers mix with illicit drugs to increase the high from opioids.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro calls the sentences cruel and a violation of the state's constitution.
A popular drink will soon disappear from Panera's menu after some people say it harmed their health.
Pennsylvania has launched a new dashboard tracking tickborne diseases.
We introduced you to Elizabeth Loughren in December, as one of the junior co-hosts for last year's KDKA Free Care Fund Telethon for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Mother's Day may be joyful in many homes, but for even more, it can be a day of pain.
Dr. Christie Hilton at Allegheny General Hospital knows a lot about breast cancer and how it can impact women both at home and at work.
A Pennsylvania senator is among those moving to ban selling water beads, the colorful, water-filled toy nationwide.
William Contreras went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and hit one of Milwaukee's five homers off Martín Pérez in the Brewers' 10-2 blowout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The schedule includes a Christmas Day game at Acrisure against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers' 2024 NFL regular-season schedule has been released.
Cameron Heyward, a defensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has one year left on his contract.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day.
Anthrocon 2024 sold out more than 11,000 hotel room nights in 12 minutes, a record for the event.
The Bakery Square restaurant will open for takeout on May 28 as a preview of what's to come once the interior space of the restaurant is completed.
Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June.
More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother's Day with hard-fought access to paid time off to care for newborns.
Pittsburgh's first Shake Shack is opening this month.
The official "Wicked" trailer released on Wednesday gives a look at Pittsburgh native Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
A new music festival in the works for Pittsburgh later this year has suddenly been canceled.
A border collie-papillon mix named Nimble took home top prizes at the 148th Westminster Dog Show's Masters Agility competition.
Tickets to "The New World Tour" will go on sale beginning Friday, May 17 at 10:00 a.m.
Get the latest weather updates with meteorologist Ron Smiley’s forecast!
It's road construction season and this weekend, there will be major headaches on the Parkway East.
The shooting happened along Scott Street.
K9 officer Eli served the community for eight years.
The season doesn't start for four more months but the excitement is already palpable.
The EF2 tornado touched down in Peters Township and moved through Finleyville and Union Township.
The northern lights were visible in the Pittsburgh area on May 10, 2024.
To celebrate Pittsburgh Today Live's 20 years on the air, we invited fans to Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse for a special show full of fun and surprises.
Ahead of the Pittsburgh Today Live 20th Anniversary Special, Team PTL, show contributors, and fans walked the PTL Ford Red Carpet at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Team PTL invaded Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse for the taping of a very special 20th Anniversary Celebration. Here's a look behind the scenes and backstage.