Health + Wellness

When the news broke in 2014 about evaluated lead levels in Flint, Michigan’s water, I, like many parents, was outraged. Thousands of residents had drank polluted Flint River water for 18 months before the disaster was even recognized. Many...

AHN Staff Highly Skilled at Performing Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Dr. David A. Logan remembers the patient well. Jane was one week from delivering her baby. And she had just learned that the obstetrician overseeing her pregnancy had resigned...

Every 68 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer's disease.  Alzheimer's is known as a family disease because the stress of watching a family member  slowly decline affects everyone. Everyone responds to its effects differently.... Did you know that Alzheimer's disease is the sixth-leading...

Hey, you... other mom... psssst.... I see you. I see you hiding in your car. The only place you get a few minutes to yourself while your kids are asleep in the backseat. I see you getting drive thru just so you...

“Almost thirty-something mom who likes to peruse Facebook when not playing with play dough. Looking for friends who have two little ones and can sympathize over a cup of coffee or a big glass of wine. Enjoys chit chat...

As a mom it's a little too easy to put our self care at the end of our to do list when we see everything else we need to do. It's also easy to forget that there is a...

The first time I tried to stick to a post pregnancy fitness routine, it ended abruptly with a visit to the emergency room and a confirmed concussion. I was a few days into the new workout program and gaining...

We share our cravings and food aversions without a second thought. We discuss our physical struggles like swollen feet and round ligament pain. We warn against the dangers of deli meat and too much caffeine. But we keep secret...

The other night, I laid in bed wide awake, thinking of ALL.THE.THINGS I needed to do for the next week: Clean the house for the in-laws visiting Pack for myself and the kids for our beach vacation Reschedule some...

In November 2014, Jefferson Hospital opened a new state-of-the-art obstetrics unit as part of Allegheny Health Network's patient-focused Women's Health services. At a time when many medical facilities were closing doors, Jefferson Hospital's investment in obstetrics significantly impacted the community; it...