Health Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains health storiesWed, 14 Oct 2026 03:55:15 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1Vatican says Pope Leo has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removedBy Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2026/10/13/vatican-pope-leo-lung-nodule-surgery-rome-italy/stories/202610130050Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:32:31 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2026/10/13/vatican-pope-leo-lung-nodule-surgery-rome-italy/stories/202610130050<![CDATA[]]>‘My dream job’: Joe Manganiello is just your friendly, neighborhood wizardBy Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/10/13/joe-manganiello-pittsburgh-dungeons-and-dragons/stories/202610130004Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/10/13/joe-manganiello-pittsburgh-dungeons-and-dragons/stories/202610130004<![CDATA[]]>Pa.’s sixth measles death announced by Franklin County coroner as outbreak intensifiesBy Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/12/measles-death-franklin-county/stories/202610120033Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:32:50 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/12/measles-death-franklin-county/stories/202610120033<![CDATA[]]>How a Pittsburgh-area hospital is lowering the number of newborns in withdrawalBy Kris B. Mamula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2026/10/12/newborn-drug-withdrawal-pittsburgh-wvu-medicine/stories/202610090034Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2026/10/12/newborn-drug-withdrawal-pittsburgh-wvu-medicine/stories/202610090034<![CDATA[]]>In Pittsburgh, Medicare Advantage shopping can be a trial. AI to the rescue?By Kris B. Mamula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2026/10/11/medicare-advantage-insurance-ai-pittsburgh/stories/202610020062Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2026/10/11/medicare-advantage-insurance-ai-pittsburgh/stories/202610020062<![CDATA[]]>How a Pitt emeritus professor of physics has extended his life to an active 100 years oldBy Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/11/superager-pitt-jim-choyke/stories/202609270018Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/11/superager-pitt-jim-choyke/stories/202609270018<![CDATA[]]>New statewide data shows youth mental health is improving and students feel safer in Pa. schools The Meadville Tribune, Pa. https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2026/10/11/data-youth-mental-health-students-pa-schools/stories/202610080027Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2026/10/11/data-youth-mental-health-students-pa-schools/stories/202610080027<![CDATA[]]> Local aging agencies are responding faster than ever to reports of suspected elder abuse The Meadville Tribune, Pa. https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/10/11/aging-agencies-elder-abuse/stories/202610060010Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2026/10/11/aging-agencies-elder-abuse/stories/202610060010<![CDATA[]]>‘A sense of purpose’: Clinical studies point to the power of animal-assisted therapy for older adultsBy Abby Kirkland / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/11/animals-older-adults/stories/202609110056Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/11/animals-older-adults/stories/202609110056<![CDATA[]]>Your brain and learning: Experts weigh in how best to studyBy Albert Stumm / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/11/cramming-for-exams-experts-weigh-in-on-how-to-study-better/stories/202610110047Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:12:44 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/11/cramming-for-exams-experts-weigh-in-on-how-to-study-better/stories/202610110047<![CDATA[]]>New York prosecutors seek to sustain their case against Luigi Mangione, despite his federal pleaBy Jennifer Peltz / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/10/10/new-york-luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-thompson/stories/202610100049Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:16:20 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/10/10/new-york-luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-thompson/stories/202610100049<![CDATA[]]>At 54, a Falk School teacher breaks Guinness World Record for pushups in an hourBy Abby Lipoid / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/10/pittsburgh-teacher-pushups-guinness-world-record/stories/202610110004Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/10/pittsburgh-teacher-pushups-guinness-world-record/stories/202610110004<![CDATA[]]>Rewriting the playbook: The grassroots movement for Black midlife healthBy Kahmeela Adams-Friedson / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/10/black-women-midlife-health/stories/202610110003Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/10/black-women-midlife-health/stories/202610110003<![CDATA[]]>Carrick native writes the book, literally, on longevityBy Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/10/longevity-nation-michael-clinton/stories/202610110002Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/10/longevity-nation-michael-clinton/stories/202610110002<![CDATA[]]>Measles hits an Allegheny County school as outbreak acceleratesBy Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/09/measles-allegheny-county-1/stories/202610090045Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:53:18 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/09/measles-allegheny-county-1/stories/202610090045<![CDATA[]]>This Penn State Health pediatrician never thought he’d see measles. Now, he treats it every day.By Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/09/measles-pennsylvania-doctor/stories/202610110040Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/09/measles-pennsylvania-doctor/stories/202610110040<![CDATA[]]>Interest in emergency medicine was waning after COVID. Will ‘The Pitt’ be a shot in the arm?By Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/09/the-pitt-emergency-medicine-doctors/stories/202610110037Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/09/the-pitt-emergency-medicine-doctors/stories/202610110037<![CDATA[]]>Western Pa. woman reportedly diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne illnessBy Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/08/alpha-gal-syndrome-ticks-pittsburgh/stories/202610080062Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:47:21 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/08/alpha-gal-syndrome-ticks-pittsburgh/stories/202610080062<![CDATA[]]>What’s in a BORG? New research finds danger in the college drinking trendBy Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/08/borg-drinking-trend-study/stories/202610060041Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/10/08/borg-drinking-trend-study/stories/202610060041<![CDATA[]]>Official says WHO doesn't know exactly how a lab worker in Russia died in plague caseBy Jamey Keaten / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2026/10/07/who-lab-worker-russia-plague/stories/202610070046Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:26:07 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2026/10/07/who-lab-worker-russia-plague/stories/202610070046<![CDATA[]]>