When is the last time you checked your home for radon?
-HEALTH- January is National Radon Action month and leaders from the Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection and Department...
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- Jan 5
- 4 min
Should you keep Narcan in your first aid kit? This pharmacist says, ‘Yes’
-HEALTH- By Juliet Martinez Allegheny County lost 719 people to drug overdose in 2021, according to Allegheny County Health Department...
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- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Mobile hepatitis and HIV testing coming to Stowe
-HEALTH- Allegheny Health Network plans to operate a free mobile testing unit for HIV and hepatitis C in the parking lot of the Stowe...
Gazette 2.0
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
SLOW DOWN: When a kitchen knife confuses a thumb for a piece of honeydew
- Photo by Caitlin Spitzer THUMBS UP – Accidents happen and Gazette 2.0 Creative Director learned this the hard way when cutting fruit...
Gazette 2.0
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
Why is it so dang hard to make changes in your life?
-MENTAL HEALTH- I was having a discussion with my therapist at the end of last year and we were talking about changes I wanted to make...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
HIDDEN PLIGHT: Mental illness isn’t just a national problem, but a local one, too
Data provided by Allegheny County -HEALTH- By Caitlin Spitzer I once heard a story a couple of years ago about a supervisor for a local...
Gazette 2.0
- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
STRENGTH & COURAGE: Women coming together to fight the impact of cancer
Cancer survivor Denise Wickline of Presston got to Meet Dr. Oz at a 5K run/walk on Sept. 5 to raise awareness for women's cancers....
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
Am I cracking up, or is this normal?
-HEALTH- By Caitlin Spitzer Do you ever feel like you’re going crazy and you can’t quite pinpoint why? Truth is, most of us will probably...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
Help, what’s wrong with me now?
By Caitlin Spitzer -HEALTH- Imagine waking up one morning and something doesn’t quite feel right. It starts out as a minor headache or...
Gazette 2.0
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
BINGE-DRINKING: Is your relationship with alcohol ‘on the rocks’?
There’s a myth in the publishing world that all editors drink on the job. When you watch movies or TV shows, they'll often portray...
Gazette 2.0
- Mar 31, 2021
- 3 min
STRESS LESS: Avoid the mess and take care of your health
Just as any job can be stressful, working for a newspaper can be especially stressful. By Caitlin Spitzer -Health- It’s Monday morning....
Gazette 2.0
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Eye health is dwindling in our digital age
By Caitlin Spitzer -Health- What’s a body part we use all the time but seldom think about? Our eyes. Eye health is often an overlooked...
Gazette 2.0
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
Health and age big predictors of COVID fatalities
By Chadwick Dolgos -Health- Since COVID-19’s introduction to the United States over a year ago, experts have learned there are two key...
Gazette 2.0
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
COVID-19 has put a strain on available blood donations
By Chadwick Dolgos -Health- Nearly a year into the global pandemic, COVID-19 has impacted almost every aspect of life. From closing down...
Gazette 2.0
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Try to find some positivity in the new year
-Health- It’s officially a new year. It should be an exciting time as people start checking off their New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions...
Gazette 2.0
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
Hormonal imbalances affect everyone, some worse than others
-Health- The phrase “hormonal imbalance” is nothing new and certainly not unheard of. In fact, it’s so common that, on average, most...
Gazette 2.0
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
Your gut and brain are one in the same, take care of them the same
-Health- Let’s talk about your gut. It’s associated with digesting and distributing nutrients from food throughout your body. But the...
Gazette 2.0
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Yes, adults can have separation anxiety, too
-Mental Health- What do you think of when you hear separation anxiety? You probably think of a young child who’s going off to preschool...
Gazette 2.0
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Is the stress really worth your long-term health?
-Health- Celebrated the first week of November, Stress Awareness Week was created in 2018 to cover awareness for stress-related issues....
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
Decrease your risks and educate yourself about diabetes
-Health- November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Nov. 14 is World Diabetes Day. Throughout the month, advocates will rally together in...
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