Could a lesser-known drug used in sacred ceremonies be paving the way for opioid and PTSD treatment? My latest for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette health section: post-gazette.com/news/health/20…

Advocates for trans rights have hoped Gov. Shapiro would be more vocal regarding recent gender care cuts. Behind closed doors, constituents said he's been more vocal. Read my latest to get a look at a roundtable he held with a dozen trans teens: post-gazette.com/news/health/20…

Gov. Shapiro joins push for FDA to remove restrictions on abortion medication post-gazette.com/news/politics-… via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette w/Hanna Webster

"It's a death sentence for these men." Missed inspections, enforcement failures imperil the lives of coal miners post-gazette.com/news/health/20… via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HHS has put 46 states, including PA, "on watch" if it doesn't remove information about gender from its sex education materials in 60 days. The state stands to lose millions: post-gazette.com/news/health/20…

#Breaking: FDA issues narrower approvals for Covid boosters, revokes emergency authorizations trib.al/ZCaPqU1

Update: CDC Director Susan Monarez is ousted as her lawyer says ‘she will not resign’ trib.al/MIhG76C

I’m in Harrisburg today for international overdose awareness day, meeting with parents who have lost children to fentanyl.

Here's my story on Harrisburg's International Overdose Awareness Day event. I heard some devastating stories about kids lost to fentanyl, but also stories imbued with hope: post-gazette.com/news/health/20…

#journorequest Are you looking for the newest COVID vaccine in Allegheny County? What has your experience been like trying to get one? Please email me at [email protected]. Thanks!

COVID-19 cases are again creeping up in Allegheny County, after the region hit a low point mid-June. Here's what to know: post-gazette.com/news/health/20…

Have you heard a lot about detoxing online? I looked into "detox" products and their claims: post-gazette.com/news/health/20…

A 14-state Governors Public Health Alliance forms in response to a break from scientific consensus at the federal level — Pa. is not one of the states. More here: post-gazette.com/news/health/20…