Kiley Koscinski

According to the survey released this month, 9 in 10 adults aged 40 and older said brain health is a top priority, on par with physical health. But only about 1 in 10 actually know how to maintain it.

Most social media platforms require users to be at least 13 years old, but surveys show that 40% of kids between eight and 12 use social media. Despite that widespread use by children, these platforms are largely unregulated at the federal level.

Pennsylvania joined nearly two dozen states Monday in a legal fight over how abortion medication can be prescribed. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Democratic officials from 21 states filed an amicus brief urging the reversal of a federal appeals court decision that restricts access to medication abortion by mail.

A psychiatric care facility for children and adolescents in Allegheny County is facing five new lawsuits from former patients who claim they were physically and sexually assaulted while staying there.

Though many tattoo shops in the Pittsburgh region maintain public health practices aimed at keeping facilities clean and preventing the spread of infection, there is no law on the books requiring them to do so.

Pennsylvania's battle over abortion rights is heading back to the state Supreme Court. The state's Republican Attorney General Dave Sunday appealed a lower court's ruling Tuesday that struck down the state's ban on Medicaid coverage of abortions

UPMC laid off 200 workers and eliminated 300 vacant positions Tuesday. The health system said the cuts were part of a routine labor force realignment and affected non-clinical positions.

Pennsylvania's population is aging into a medical system that may not be ready for it. As older adults make up a growing share of the state, physicians with specialized geriatric training remain in critically short supply.

Designing Dignity is a six-part series from WESA exploring one of the most pressing questions facing Pennsylvania: Are we prepared for an aging population? No country’s population has aged more dramatically than Japan. Almost 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, making it one of the oldest in the world. What can Pennsylvania learn from Japan? And what could the future of aging look like in Pennsylvania?

Part two of Designing Dignity compares how caregivers in Pennsylvania and Japan cope with the same problems when parents and children switch roles.