The registry is used for background checks across the commonwealth, and in theory keeps those who could harm children away from schools, workplaces, and other sensitive settings. But the state places people on the list without legal proceedings. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/10...

This hybrid songbird is a harbinger of environmental change. Blue jays and greens were once separated by 7 million years of evolution and thousands of kilometers. Now at least one pair made a baby. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/grue-jay-rare-bird-environment-change

The former rabbi of Washington, D.C.'s largest synagogue denounces starvation in Gaza, joining more than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders from across the world petitioning Israel.

A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.

Tomorrow, PA holds primaries! Races that might not be on your radar include open seats on Superior & Commonwealth Courts. What do these court even do? For @spotlightpa.org, I have this look at key caregiving-related cases that have come before these courts. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/05...

The #HandmaidsTale casting @bradleywhitford.bsky.social of #WestWing fame as a Gilead official was brilliant casting. Adding #Veep alum #JonahRyan is diabolical. Who's next? Maybe someone from #Scandal.

I low-key enjoy how this piece opens with reasons I hate daylight savings (it's unnatural and unhealthy) www.npr.org/2025/03/09/n...

The current strain of bird flu is spreading from wildlife and livestock to house cats. To keep pets healthy, many virologists and veterinarians say, house cats shouldn’t eat raw food and should be kept indoors. @sarahboden.bsky.social reports on what you need to know: bit.ly/3XpmFsX

Axios Pittsburgh: 'How NIH cuts could stall Pittsburgh's economy' 'The Pittsburgh area's economy could lose out on billions of dollars if federal health research cuts proposed by the Trump administration go through, officials say' www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

Hi Pennsylvania Parents, I'm writing a story about medical debt due to pregnancy/childbirth. If you live in the commonwealth and brought home a surprisingly high medical bill with your new baby, I'd love to hear your story! [email protected]

“Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced 67 active outbreak cases and 79 latent infections in Kansas City, Kansas, as of Friday since 2024. The majority of cases were declared to have broken out in Wyandotte County and Johnson County” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

So thankful for reporters like @sarahboden.bsky.social. Thank you for shining a light on the issues people are so often unaware of. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/01...

The Journal: 'Have you been affected by Long Covid? We want to hear from you' 'The Journal wants to hear from readers who are living with or have recovered from long Covid' www.thejournal.ie/long-covid-r...

I had a childhood friend whose parent was an extreme hoarder. One of the most heartbreaking experiences I’ve ever witnessed in my life. 💔

I know a really bad hoarder in the Weirton area. Thanks to her, and her near decade with this issue, this is something I've seen coming for a while. And I also learned how complicated it is to treat and deal with. Lots of fear and fear of abandonment baked in

Interesting aspect of this is the idea that doing an all-at-once clutter purge can be mentally damaging for the hoarder and it's better to progressively chip away at it

Hoarding has been going on for decades for some seniors. It’s just increased because the Boomers are increasing the senior population numbers. As a social worker for 25 years, hoarding is common & can be treated effectively given enough social work visits by insurance, which is always an issue.

"It is an immutable law of the universe that whenever you listen to @npr.org in a strange place, it will be pledge week." - @tkingfisher.com, "The Twisted Ones"

Michigan Public: 'Q&A with Michigan's Chief Medical Executive on the importance of getting the flu and COVID vaccines' Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan's CME: "I think as time goes on and as we have more time to study long COVID...we will gain more clarity" www.michiganpublic.org/health/2024-...

I don't get to listen to #nprmorningedition often but today is killer. There's excellent coverage of Helene, immigration stories rooted in real people and angles I hadn't heard, and this excellent piece on how shitty #nih funding for long covid research has been. Excellent journalism.