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Pitt brain implant study shows touch sensation can be safely restored in people with paralysis
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Nicotine pouch use grows among Pittsburgh college students as doctors warn of addiction risks
12+ hour, 9+ 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
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At 54, a Falk School teacher breaks Guinness World Record for pushups in an hour
10+ hour, 10+ 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"
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Unionized AGH nurses rally, threaten to strike this month as contract negotiations continue
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What to know about Pennsylvania's new law regulating vapes, e-cigs
1+ day, 15+ 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…...
Sewickley United Methodist Church’s pumpkin patch celebrates 25 years
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (806+ words) Each fall, thousands of pumpkins are lined up on pallets along the lawn of the Sewickley United Methodist Church at the corner of Broad and Thorn streets. As the church’s largest fundraiser, the annual Halloween pumpkin sale is celebrating its…...
The Stroller, Oct. 8, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1736+ words) LB Veterans Day parade seeks participants, groups Lower Burrell Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor the annual Veterans Day parade at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 on Leechburg Road in the city. Community groups and local dignitaries are encouraged to participate. A ceremony and…...
Caregivers need to take care of themselves, too
2+ day, 10+ 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…...