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May 29, 2019 - 9:01 pm

Girl Believed To Be Tiniest Newborn Weighed As Much As Apple

When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple.

Some workers, patients, and their supporters rallied in Oakland Tuesday afternoon in support of higher wages, the right to form a union, and an end to the UPMC-Highmark split set for June 30th.

Joe DeStio

May 28, 2019 - 5:10 pm

UPMC Workers, Patients, and Supporters Rally in Oakland

Some workers, patients, and their supporters rallied in Oakland Tuesday afternoon in support of higher wages, the right to form a union, and an end to the UPMC-Highmark split set for June 30.

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May 28, 2019 - 1:49 pm

Planned Parenthood: Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic May Shut

Missouri's only abortion clinic could be closed by the end of the week because the state is threatening to not renew its license, Planned Parenthood officials said Tuesday.

Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe in the 1973 court case, left, and her attorney Gloria Allred hold hands as they leave the Supreme Court building in Washington

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May 26, 2019 - 1:27 pm

Would Overturning Abortion Rights Turn Back Clock To 1973?

A wave of state abortion bans has set off speculation: What would happen if Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide, were overturned?

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May 24, 2019 - 4:22 pm

Free Tick Screening After Bites Could Help Prevent Lyme Disease

This tick season, there's a new screening that can help detect Lyme disease after a tick bite. You simply remove the tick and mail it into a lab for testing.

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May 24, 2019 - 2:26 pm

FDA Okays $2M Medicine, Most Expensive Ever

U.S. regulators have approved the most expensive medicine ever, a therapy meant to cure a disorder that rapidly destroys a baby's muscle control and kills most within a couple years.

Allegheny County

May 24, 2019 - 11:41 am

Allegheny Health Department Director Leaving For CDC

The director of the Allegheny County Health Department will leave her position at the end of July.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 file photo, Oumou Balde, 4, left, plays with her teacher Jacqualine Sanchez, right, and some pretend food in a pre-kindergarten class at the Sheltering Arms Learning Center in New York in a program that was produced in conjunction with the Sesame Street children's television show to educate children about nutrition and health. Lead author of a analysis released on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, Dr. Amanda Perak, a heart specialist at Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital, says in most cases, kids can improve cholesterol levels by adopting healthier habits _ eating more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and less processed food, and exercising more. Researchers studied data from health surveys in 1999 through 2016 involving 26,000 U.S. kids aged 6 to 19. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

May 21, 2019 - 11:06 am

Cholesterol Improves In US Kids Despite High Obesity Rates

CHICAGO (AP) — Cholesterol levels in children and teens improved in the latest analysis of U.S. health surveys, yet only half of them had readings considered ideal. Overall, 7% of kids had high cholesterol in surveys from 2009 to 2016. That was down from 10% a decade earlier. In children, high...