9+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1459+ words) Longtime Mon Valley resident Qiyam Ansari suffered a severe asthma attack at age 16 that led to a collapsed lung and a weeklong medically induced coma. He attributes the near-death episode to poor air quality in Allegheny County. Now preparing to…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago  (282+ words) Grateful but worried. This past spring, I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. I am grateful to live in the U. S. , where I have access to screening and the expert care at UPMC Magee-Womens breast cancer center. But the type…...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1185+ words) In the most severe cases of peanut allergy, the faintest trace of a peanut can alter the course of someone's life. But the number of those diagnosed with the leading cause of fatal or near-fatal anaphylaxis in the U. S. has dropped…...

12+ hour, 19+ min ago  (375+ words) Within days of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure at Independence Health Westmoreland Hospital, Bob Weaver was out mowing his lawn. The improvement in his quality of life has been amazing, Weaver said. The Hempfield man was experiencing shortness of…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (246+ words) It is amazing how pharmaceuticals, drugs if you will, have taken their place on television and in all other media. Advertising is pervasive. Patients need to be vocal and make their doctors give them the medications that are being advertised....

12+ hour, 46+ min ago  (892+ words) For aging men, worrying about prostate health can start to feel like a real " well, you know. But as Dr. Leonard Appleman of Fox Chapel " the director of genitourinary cancer disease at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center who carries 25 years of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (356+ words) GALPATHA, Sri Lanka " The site of the deadly fire at an unregistered nursing home for people with mental illnesses in Western Sri Lanka lay abandoned Friday as the death toll rose from 12 to 13 after an one of the injured succumbed…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (382+ words) Laurel: To moving forward. The agreement for acquisition of Independence Health System by WVU Health System was officially signed this week. Healthcare costs continue to rise. Competition is fierce. Specialized services and technology can be difficult for smaller systems to…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (721+ words) The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U. S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation's cattle industry and only the third time it's appeared in…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (180+ words) Allegheny Health Network announced Thursday that it's building a new hospital in Cecil to replace its aging Canonsburg hospital " a major investment in the fast-growing area of Washington County. Construction is expected to start in early 2027 with an anticipated opening…...