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Elizabeth Pebley holds a handheld methane detector next to her faucet, where the PA Department of Environmental Protection found methane during a July 7 test at her home near New Freeport, on Monday, July 18, 2022. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

Since the ‘frack out,’ it’s oily showers, mysterious smells and thirsty pets for residents of a Southwestern PA town

by Quinn Glabicki July 21, 2022July 21, 2022

People gather in front of the City-County Building on June 24 to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn constitutional protection for abortions. (Photo by Clare Sheedy/PublicSource)

Update: Pittsburgh City Council moves to shield patients and abortion providers from prosecutions, investigations

by Amelia Winger July 19, 2022August 26, 2022

Tiffani Shaffer with her daughter getting ready for bed.

They cut your hours because you’re expecting? A program to curb pregnancy and lactation discrimination expands to Pittsburgh

by Emily Sauchelli July 15, 2022August 26, 2022

Charvon Conner, left, holds her daughter Luna Mosley at their home in Hazelwood. (Photo by Clare Sheedy/PublicSource)

The most common pregnancy complication? A mental health disorder. A Pittsburgh program aims to address it.

by Amy Whipple July 11, 2022August 5, 2022

Girl sits strapped to a vest known as the airway clearance system during a class demonstration.

The complicated reality of a healthcare career in Pittsburgh

by Naomi Harris July 7, 2022July 5, 2022

Protesters gather in front of the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that established the right to abortion nationally. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

Roe v. Wade is gone. Share your abortion story.

by TyLisa C. Johnson July 6, 2022July 5, 2022

an illustration of a head open with pieces coming out set on a background with black bars

PA’s controversial mental health law on involuntary treatment stands to get a test run more than 3 years after its passing

by Juliette Rihl July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Members of Carnegie Mellon University's Feminists Engaged in Multicultural Matters and Education club stand in rows, holding protest signs.

GENDER & IDENTITY

How student leaders of Pittsburgh campus groups are responding, mobilizing after Roe reversal

by Emma Folts June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

One continuous line drawing of human head with plant inside. Mental health and psychology vector concept. Creative ideas, grow up, positive thinking and self care. Background has a risoprint texture and there is a pale green circle superimposed in the background halfway between the drawing image of the brain.

‘People like me’ in mental health recovery are worthy of support, family and faith

by First-person essay by Terri Winaught June 27, 2022September 7, 2022

PA eased telehealth regulations during the pandemic. What happens if the waiver expires?

by Jourdan Hicks June 9, 2022June 8, 2022