Health & Wellness 2/5

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Dec 30, 2023

Older Adults Are Heading Back to School

Based on current trends, it seems traditional college-aged students are having to make room for older adults in their classrooms. Recent...

Local Businesses Make Dry January Easier

Hilary Daninhirsch

Dec 30, 2023

Local Businesses Make Dry January Easier

January is the time for new beginnings. At the start of the new year, many people are intentional about their goals, such as getting more...

Hilary Daninhirsch

Dec 30, 2023

Student Wellness is Vital for Success

Wellness is a large umbrella that encompasses everything from the physical, emotional/mental, social and even spiritual. If the pandemic...

Homeless Children’s Education Fund Aids Pittsburgh’s Youth

Kathleen Ganster

Dec 30, 2023

Homeless Children’s Education Fund Aids Pittsburgh’s Youth

It is hard to focus on learning when you are worried about where you are going to live. In Allegheny County, there are 3,122 youth...

UPMC Passavant-McCandless

Dec 30, 2023

Eating Again After the POEM Procedure

Art West is enjoying eating once more, thanks to the POEM procedure, a new treatment offered at UPMC Passavant–McCandless. Performed by...

Forward Wellness Counseling and Consulting Offers Mental Health Support

Kathleen Ganster

Oct 30, 2023

Forward Wellness Counseling and Consulting Offers Mental Health Support

Mental health care services for reproductive and fertility issues are sadly lacking in the United States. In some alarming statistics...

Despite Popularity, Cannabis Inequities Remain Unaddressed

Kate Rarey

Aug 31, 2023

Despite Popularity, Cannabis Inequities Remain Unaddressed

Across eye-catching billboards and pop-up signs peppered along the busy sidewalks of Lawrenceville, more and more advertisements are...

Telemedicine Paves the Way for Healthcare’s Future

Nelli Tokleh

Aug 31, 2023

Telemedicine Paves the Way for Healthcare’s Future

Telemedicine (also known as telehealth) soared to popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this option for patients and providers...

Shari Berg

Aug 31, 2023

Benefits of Chiropractic Care

Michael Vactor hurt his back 30 years ago when he slipped on ice and fell. With herniated discs in his lower back, he feared back surgery...

UPMC Passavant

Aug 31, 2023

UPMC Passavant Improvements Enhance the Patient Experience

First Impressions is a multiphase, multiyear modernization project started in 2020 at UPMC Passavant to improve the patient experience —...

Healthcare Services for Vulnerable Populations

Kathleen Ganster

Aug 31, 2023

Healthcare Services for Vulnerable Populations

“I haven’t heard a voice in 30 years.” These were the words audiologists and Keith Young heard from a participant last year after Mission...

Pittsburgh Spas Perfect for Rejuvenating

Terri Marshall

Jul 31, 2023

Pittsburgh Spas Perfect for Rejuvenating

It all began with hot springs in Spa, Belgium where Roman soldiers would go to soothe their aching muscles. Now, it’s a culture we...

DePaul School Celebrates 115 Years of Innovation

Kathleen Ganster

Jul 31, 2023

DePaul School Celebrates 115 Years of Innovation

DePaul School for Hearing & Speech is celebrating their 115th anniversary this September, a milestone for any organization. To honor this...

Terri Marshall

Jun 30, 2023

Emergency Pet Care: Worth the Cost

Pet owners know that furry members of the family deserve the best care possible. We want to be sure our fur babies have nutritious food,...

Sports Leagues Provide Opportunity for Camaraderie, Community

Max McCrory

May 30, 2023

Sports Leagues Provide Opportunity for Camaraderie, Community

There’s one simple fact about Pittsburgh that everyone knows to be true: This city loves sports. While some people stay on the sidelines...

Teen Suicides Up; Communication Key to Prevention

Kathleen Ganster

May 30, 2023

Teen Suicides Up; Communication Key to Prevention

The statistics and facts are alarming—suicides have jumped 29 percent in teens 15-19 years of age in the past decade according to the...

National Senior Games Returning to Pittsburgh in July

Hilary Daninhirsch

May 30, 2023

National Senior Games Returning to Pittsburgh in July

Why walk when you can sprint? For 75-year-old Charles Allie, sprinting has been a way of life ever since he was in the seventh grade...

The Alzheimer’s Association: A New Era of Treatment

Vanessa Orr

May 30, 2023

The Alzheimer’s Association: A New Era of Treatment

The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way toward ending Alzheimer’s and other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk...

How Fast Action and Advanced Cardiac Care Saved Bill’s Life

UPMC Passavant-McCandless

May 30, 2023

How Fast Action and Advanced Cardiac Care Saved Bill’s Life

When Bill Lockmer suffered a heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest, fast-acting friends jumped into action. Their efforts were the first...

Local Filmmaker to Focus on Latinx Female Climbing Community

Kathleen Ganster

Apr 30, 2023

Local Filmmaker to Focus on Latinx Female Climbing Community

Elisa Varlotta has climbed since she could walk. Not just climbing on chairs or up steps like most other children, but rock climbing...

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