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Have you overlooked or postponed your health checkups during the unending 20-month pandemic? A new study suggests that U.S. cancer diagnoses have declined because of pandemic-related upheaval. The average monthly number of newly identified cases of eight types of cancer plunged almost 30% during the early pandemic shutdowns, then rebounded...

Paul Nosek watched news coverage of planes crashing into the World Trade Center towers on 9/11 from a conference room inside the Pentagon. ‘Somebody said, ‘Hey, I’m not going to eat in the center courtyard because if they can hit (the World Trade Center towers), then they can hit us,’...

GW from Carmel, Calif., writes: “You have been very helpful in the past, so I thought I would pose another question to you. From my research online and talking with various people, I have identified several non-prescription blood pressure reducers and I wanted to get your input. They are celery...

A Vandergrift resident is volunteering her services in an effort to increase public participation during monthly borough council meetings. Melissa Milanak, 50, is a business and technology teacher at River Valley High School, formerly the Blairsville-Saltsburg School District. She said she realized the benefits of virtual meetings when they became...

Everyday life for Sommer Gaffney is like walking through an allergy minefield in which she has to worry about having a reaction to anything she eats, uses or wears. Gaffney struggles with many allergic reactions, but one above all others has proven especially problematic — her allergy to certain metals....

Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, resources are available to help. ———— You look anorexic. You need to lose 10 pounds. You should kill yourself. Her teen patients see comments like these on social media all the time, said...

An editorial from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Then-President Donald Trump’s catastrophic mishandling of the pandemic last year has already secured his place among the worst presidents in America’s history. The one bright spot in the entire tragic debacle was his administration’s speed in developing vaccines against the coronavirus. Now, in...

Steven Groves is the Margaret Thatcher Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. How should one best observe the anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001? These annual commemorations have always been momentous and solemn occasions, and the attention of the American people is where it deserves to be...

The Apollo-Ridge girls volleyball team will be a sister act this fall. Three sets of sisters — Brinley and Kylar Toland, Isabel and Cheryl Gerheim and Morghan and Maeggie Wysocki — are on the team, giving a unique twist to a squad that ended a 10-year playoff drought a season...

Nina Busch Class: Senior School: Fox Chapel Sport: Golf Report card: Busch was the medalist for Fox Chapel, shooting 38 in a nonsection win over Shaler and posting another 38 in a tri-match with Mt. Lebanon and North Allegheny in the opening matches of the season. She placed third in...

Ruth Sulava of West Leechburg is on a roll. Nut roll, that is. Sulava — 98 — volunteers coordinating annual bake sales for Christ the King Parish in Gilpin. As keeper of the top-secret nut roll recipe, Sulava and her team of about 40 volunteers raise about $30,000 annually for...

Beer events have a troubled history in Tarentum, but a new craft beer festival won’t be adding to that legacy and may forge a new one. The first-of-its-kind event, held Aug. 28 at Dreshar Stadium, went without an issue, police Chief William Vakulick said. “I was surprised,” he said. Problems...

Grant money is helping Arnold resurface four streets this year at a combined cost of more than $540,000. The city has told two contractors it plans to award them contracts for the work, according to engineer Mark Gera of Gibson-Thomas Engineering. “We’ll be paving in a couple weeks,” he said....

Latrobe field hockey coach Jeff Giordan has goals for his players, in athletics and in life. And he uses the game to blend the two. The Wildcats are coming off a respectable season, going 6-4 in the regular season and reaching the WPIAL Class AA semifinals, losing 2-0 to Fox...

Hempfield field hockey, a program without at least a .500 record since its inception nearly 20 years ago, will look to former St. Francis (Pa.) midfielder Nikki (Snyder) Schmitt this season in the hope of building a winner. She replaces Michele Fischer, whose teams at Hempfield never won more than...

Raina Jones School: Hempfield Sport: Golf Year: Senior Claim to fame: Jones was Hempfield’s medalist in two matches to start the season. Jones shot a 42 in a 203-204 win over Norwin in Section 3-3A action Aug. 20. A few days later, Jones shot a 45 in a 191-290 win...

Buzz Hollander MD is a family physician on the Big Island of Hawaii with no ideological axes to grind. He tweets @buzzhollandermd. This first appeared in RealClear Science. When podcast king and comedian Joe Rogan reported that he was ill with Covid-19, a media firestorm commenced. This was no surprise,...

More than a dozen trees are expected to be planted along Federal Street in Harrison’s Natrona neighborhood this fall, adjacent to an Allegheny Technologies Inc. lot. ATI is participating in the effort that will transform the barren stretch of road, along with the township’s Tree Committee and the Western Pennsylvania...

Export officials will have to resubmit a proposal for state grant funding without plans to repave the borough’s central parking lot. But they aren’t exactly sure why. “This is a multi-modal transportation grant, the same (type of state grant) the county came to us with for our park-and-ride a few...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Last Wednesday, Lila Rose, the founder of anti-abortion group Live Action, euphorically tweeted, “It’s a beautiful day in Texas, which is on its way to being abortion-free.” Her statement was hyperbolic, but only slightly. On Sept. 1, Texas’ fetal heartbeat law took effect, exposing anyone who...

Three Alle-Kiski Valley girls with no previous pageant experience recently swept the Little Miss Italy competition in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. Hadassah Cardaro, 10, of New Kensington; Mariah Kaiser, 13, of Lower Burrell; and Rosalie Casper, 5, of Allegheny Township were crowned Little Miss Italy in their respective age divisions during...

A new tour encouraging folks to explore and support local businesses at the same time is coming to Vandergrift. The Tour of Vandergrift, organized by the Vandergrift Business Association, a newly formed nonprofit dedicated to promoting business growth and unity in the borough and surrounding areas, is co-sponsored by First...

The last two decades have taught us that a retaliatory invasion may assuage foreign policy hawks or hard-liners, but without a clear strategy and well-defined objectives, a hasty and ill-conceived response can end up causing more harm than the initial attack. The U.S. spent trillions of dollars and lost thousands...

Ask anyone to recall their most treasured childhood memories, and you’re likely to hear tales about time spent with loved ones, grandparents in particular. As an adult, you may find yourself wondering how to help your kids create those magical moments with their grandparents. However, strengthening their bond with a...

Starting a new school year, whether in the classroom or online, brings excitement for kids of all ages. Opportunities to see friends, make new acquaintances and explore new areas of interest abound. Along with the exciting times can also come early mornings with hectic moments getting ready, including making sure...