University of Pittsburgh

The Office CPR

CPR on TV is often inaccurate — but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

New website tracks how Pennsylvania counties spend opioid settlement funds

opioid settlement website

Pennsylvania considers tying college funding to performance at Temple, Penn State and Pitt

temple PA funding

Children's Health

New nasal swab test holds promise for asthma treatment

Asthma Nasal Swab Pitt

Slap fighting, championed by UFC founder, leaves most participants with concussion signs, Pitt study warns

AFib may be far more common in middle-age adults than once thought

AFib Younger Adults

Pennsylvania woman regained use of her impaired hand years after a stroke by using experimental treatment

Heather Rendulic

How will a high ankle sprain affect Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl? A surgeon explains

Patrick Mahomes Ankle

Cold weather brings itchy, irritated, dry and scaly skin. Here's how to treat it

Dry Skin Winter

Temple, Penn State to raise tuition despite plea from GOP lawmakers

Seat belts and smoking rates show people eventually adopt healthy behaviors

Seat Belt Rates

Achieving COVID-19 herd immunity through infection is dangerous, deadly and might not even work

Natural Herd Immunity

The polio vaccine's rollout offers lessons as America awaits a COVID-19 vaccine

Polio Vaccine COVID-19

Pitt scientists isolate tiny molecule that may prevent COVID-19

Your smartphone soon may be able to tell if you're drunk

smartphone drunk accelerometer

Compare the flu pandemic of 1918 and COVID-19 with caution

Promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Pennsylvania researchers could be fast-tracked for clinical trials

Coronavirus Vaccine UMPC

Pitt researchers develop breathalyzer prototype for marijuana

Marijuana Breathalyzer

First adult case of measles this year confirmed in Pennsylvania

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Children's Health

The anti-vaccination movement is about more than autism

Alcohol's health benefits hard to prove, but harms are easy to document

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National wrestling champion from Pennsylvania found dead on campus

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Pittsburgh man wedges himself between buildings after failed attempt to impress a girl

Phillies prospect Dylan Cozens putting on power display at Double-A

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Research: Hookah session delivers 25 times the tar of a single cigarette

Hookah

An eye for a wisdom tooth: dental stem cells tested for blindness treatment

03.01.15_eye

Pink Noise Sleep

Playing 'pink noise' sounds, like rainfall, to fall asleep may harm REM sleep

American Obesity Rate

Nearly half of U.S. adults may have obesity by 2035, new study says

Overdose Deaths Fentanyl

A 'fentanyl drought' may be a bigger factor in overdose deaths falling than increased prevention...

Birth Center Germantown

Birth center coming to Germantown aims to fill void left by closure of Bryn Mawr's

Soup Winter Recipes

These hearty, healthy soup recipes are great for the winter months

Grandparents Brain Health

Taking care of grandchildren may help prevent memory decline

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