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Pitt brain implant study shows touch sensation can be safely restored in people with paralysis
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (714+ words) Brain implants that can restore a sense of touch to people with paralysis remained safe through years of use and millions of electrical pulses to the brain, according to a long-running study by University of Pittsburgh and University of Chicago…...
Nicotine pouch use grows among Pittsburgh college students as doctors warn of addiction risks
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (1427+ words) As smoking rates in the United States fall to their lowest recorded levels, a new form of nicotine consumption is leaving many health experts uneasy. Nicotine pouches, tiny packets of plant fibers doped with nicotine, flavorings and other ingredients, saw…...
Rewriting the playbook: The grassroots movement for Black midlife health
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (27+ words) I was 45 when my body first started sending distress signals: drenching night sweats, sudden 2 a.m. awakenings and a persistent brain fog that had me forgetting......
At 54, a Falk School teacher breaks Guinness World Record for pushups in an hour
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (28+ words) One day in November 2024, Laura Hunt was scrolling on social media when she saw that the Guinness World Record for the number of pushups completed in one......
Northeast Philadelphia residents frustrated by ongoing rat problem: "You can't live like this"
13+ hour, 13+ min ago (374+ words) October 9, 2026 / 11:39 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia Residents in several lower Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods say a growing rat problem is disrupting daily life, damaging property and raising health concerns. Now, City Council is calling for a more aggressive response. Residents in Oxford…...
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers
18+ hour, 3+ min ago (98+ words) Who’s up and who’s down this week? New York City officials just canât seem to beat back Legionella bacteria and its attempts to root itself across the five boroughs After two deadly outbreaks of the disease swept across the…...
Unionized AGH nurses rally, threaten to strike this month as contract negotiations continue
19+ hour, 30+ min ago (15+ words) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...
What to know about Pennsylvania's new law regulating vapes, e-cigs
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (778+ words) Selling vapes and e-cigarettes prohibited in Pennsylvania will warrant prosecution after Oct. 19, when the Attorney General's office can start enforcing the law against the products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Attorney General Dave Sunday advised merchants selling…...
Caregivers need to take care of themselves, too
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (604+ words) CONCORD, N.H. — For Jessica Renda, the breaking point was a particularly chaotic Christmas season. Consumed by her eldest daughter’s mental and behavioral health struggles, she stopped exercising or doing anything else that brought her joy. Forget holiday magic, she was barely…...
Opinion: The best response to measles is action before crisis
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (620+ words) An Oak Orchard Health staffer takes a farmworker’s blood pressure. Courtesy of Oak Orchard Health Twenty-six years ago, measles was declared eliminated in the United States. It was one of the great public health achievements of a generation. Today, measles…...