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Q&A: As vaccination rates dip, how are Allegheny County leaders responding?

Pittsburgh's Public Source - October 28, 2025

Dr. Barbara Nightingale, Allegheny County Health Department deputy director for clinical services, sits for a portrait in her office, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in...

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Worried about turning 60? Science says that’s when many of us actually peak

The Conversation - October 28, 2025

Family celebrating mother's birthday on a video call at home. Getty Images by Gilles E. Gignac, The University of Western Australia As your youth fades further...

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Why your late teens and early 20s are crucial times for lifelong heart health

The Conversation - October 23, 2025

Many young adults don’t realize that high cholesterol, obesity, high blood pressure and lack of physical activity are early heart disease risk factors. Kmatta/Moment via...

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With youth arrests down, it’s a great time to reform juvenile justice, advocates say

Pittsburgh's Public Source - October 25, 2024

Walter Harris, a member of the Elsinore Bennu Think Tank for Restorative Justice, is silhouetted as he listens during the Voices for Juvenile Justice...

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Voters without kids are in the political spotlight – but they’re not all the same

The Conversation - October 3, 2024

As many as 50 million to 60 million Americans may have decided that they don’t want to have kids. Getty Images by Jennifer Watling Neal,...

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Daily marijuana use surpasses alcohol consumption among Americans, study finds

Hunter Gilmore - May 28, 2024

For the first time in three decades, more Americans report daily or near-daily use of marijuana than alcohol, according to a new study published...

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Factcheck: False—COVID-19 vaccine causes heart attacks

Courier Newsroom - February 10, 2024

When Damar Hamlin experienced a heart attack last year during a football game, false rumors began to spread linking his cardiac arrest to COVID-19...

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Inside Allegheny County’s $73 million contract for a private juvenile detention operator

Pittsburgh's Public Source - October 2, 2023

Allegheny County’s Shuman Juvenile Detention Center sits shuttered on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. The county announced mid-September that it would hire private...

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Shuman Center will reopen: Some welcome the news; others, not so

Rob Taylor Jr. - Courier Staff Writer - September 23, 2023

PITTSBURGH MAYOR ED GAINEY IS IN FAVOR OF THE REOPENING OF SHUMAN JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, BUT HE DOES NOT WANT OFFENDERS TO END UP...

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4 reasons teens take part in social media challenges

The Conversation - September 23, 2023

Getty Images Stock Photo by Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University and Heidi Zinzow, Clemson University Social media challenges are wide-ranging – both in the...

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