tag | health

 Joseph Shapiro
February 26, 2020 | 10:08 AM

Federal report says women in prison receive harsher punishments than men

Those minor offenses include “being what’s called insolent, or disobeying an order, or swearing.”

By Joseph Shapiro/NPR
 Jason DeCrow
January 10, 2020 | 5:39 PM

Health officials urge immunization as flu cases climb statewide

State health officials are urging Pennsylvanians to get immunized as the flu season ramps up.

By Rachel McDevitt
 Jelacic Valentina
December 20, 2019 | 6:06 PM

CDC confirms a THC additive, vitamin E acetate, is the culprit in most vaping deaths

The CDC is still trying to understand the mechanism by which vitamin E acetate injures lung tissue.

By Richard Harris/NPR

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 Steven Senne
October 23, 2019 | 10:04 AM

Researchers: As vaping devices have evolved, so have potential hazards

"What you're actually exposing yourself to is not in any way, shape or form standardized."
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez/Kaiser Health News
 iStock
October 15, 2019 | 6:17 PM

Nonprofit hopes to use music to improve health

A nonprofit that supports music education in the midstate is launching a new project to improve public health through music.

By Rachel McDevitt
 Susan Walsh
October 14, 2019 | 1:34 PM

Where you die can affect your chance of being an organ donor

The Associated Press took a close look at that system and calculated that some of those agencies are securing deceased donors at half the rate of others — even as 113,000 people linger on the nation’s transplant waiting list, and about 20 die each day.

By Lauran Neergaard and Nicky Forster/The Associated Press
 Rachel McDevitt
September 20, 2019 | 4:53 PM

Harrisburg protesters join global climate strike

More than 100 people gathered on the steps of the state capitol in Harrisburg Friday to call for action on climate change.

By Rachel McDevitt
 Katie Blackley
September 17, 2019 | 7:04 PM

Maternal mortality rates for black women in Pittsburgh higher than in most other U.S. cities

Junia Howell, urban sociologist at the University of Pittsburgh, said these statistics signal that black residents can leave Pittsburgh for virtually any other U.S. city and immediately have better health outcomes.

By Kathleen Davis/WESA
 Rogelio V. Solis
September 13, 2019 | 7:46 PM

Pa. modernizing WIC nutrition program

The WIC program in Pennsylvania is switching from paper checks to eWIC cards.

By Rachel McDevitt
 Mark Lennihan
September 6, 2019 | 1:17 PM

Some 9/11 firefighters may have higher heart risks now

Firefighters who arrived early or spent more time at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks seem to have a modestly higher risk of developing heart problems than those who came later or stayed less, doctors reported Friday.

By Marilynn Marchione/The Associated Press
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