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New LiverAdvocates.org Website Launches With Fatty Liver Risk Assessment Quiz
NASH kNOWledge redesigns website; introduces new URL as 6-year anniversary approaches. PITTSBURGH, PA / ACCESSWIRE / August 27, 2024 / NASH kNOWledge today announces a refreshed website and new URL to make it easier for fatty liver disease patients, caregivers and medical professionals to access the wide array of resources available for free, including a Fatty Liver Risk Assessment quiz. Liver transplant and cancer survivor Tony Villiotti founded NASH kNOWledge nearly six months post liver transplant and this redesign aligns with the organization's 6-year anniversary, approaching on September 1.
PTL Links: August 27, 2024
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A list of times Pittsburgh yinz’d it up on reality TV
When it comes to reality television, Pittsburgh rarely pops up as a location for the slew of shows that now define most of the media landscape — while we wish deeply for it, to the point of creating our dream cast, there’s little hope that Bravo will greenlight a Real Housewives of Pittsburgh anytime soon.
Duquesne Hosting Devin Booker on Tuesday
According to multiple reports, Duquesne will host a visitor on Tuesday with a familiar name. The Dukes will host prospect Devin Booker for an official visit, per The Miller Report and Post and Pivot. Booker is a 2026 prospect who shares the same name as NBA star and Olympic gold medalist Devin Booker. This Booker, the one visiting Duquesne on Tuesday, is a 6-foot-4 guard prospect out of Cristo Ray Jesuit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who is unranked on 247 Sports.
FCS football preview: Duquesne leaning on group of veteran returning starters to make second straight trip to NCAA postseason
It was the type of change that was naturally seismic in nature for Jerry Schmitt’s program. The 1978 Keystone Oaks graduate wrapped up his second decade at the helm of Duquesne’s football program last fall by leading the Dukes to the third NCAA Division I FCS playoff berth and second Northeast Conference championship in school history.
How the Pittsburgh Pirates’ ‘Beat ‘em Bucs’ became the team’s iconic theme
It’s a quintessential Pittsburgh tale, involving a surging baseball team, one of its most beloved members, a proud community, enthusiastic sponsor, iconic, locally-based ad agency, revered Pittsburgh musicians, a 110-year tune penned by a Pittsburgh icon and… a bittersweet epilogue. Return with me to the summer of 1960.
Playing in honor of late coach Jerry Haslett, Allderdice finds extra gear in opening-night win to begin quest for City League championship
Not all Week 0 wins are created equal. Plenty of local teams picked up memorable season-opening victories over the weekend, including West Mifflin, Montour and Seton LaSalle, to name a few. But all across the WPIAL and City League, there should be no question who emerged as the biggest winner of all on opening night — the Allderdice Dragons.
Hot weather is expected to stick around today throughout the Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Temperatures are going to be hot again today in the Pittsburgh area.Any Alert Days Ahead? Wednesday is a First Alert Weather Day. Saturday is a Potential First Alert Weather Day. Aware: Yesterday's high of 91° was the 20th 90° day of the year. Strong chance we would have seen the most 90-degree days in a year in over 20 years (2001, 24) by the end of the week.We hit 91 yesterday for the high and should be a couple of degrees warmer than that today. I have us hitting 93 for today's high and 94° for Wednesday's high. Winds...
Manor College Board Renews Contract of President, Dr. Jonathan Peri
Due to exemplary leadership, expertise in academia, and business acumen, the Manor College Board of Trustees has renewed Dr. Peri’s contract. In his eight-plus years at Manor College, President Jonathan Peri, Ph.D., J.D., saw the institution through financial challenges in the mid-2010s and a global pandemic in 2020. Due to his exemplary leadership, expertise in academia, and business acumen, the Manor College Board of Trustees renewed Peri’s contract for another five years.
The heat is on! Tuesday is Pittsburgh’s second Impact Day in a row as temperatures move into the 90s
PITTSBURGH — Tuesday will be the second of three Impact Days in a row in Pittsburgh. In the Certified Most Accurate Forecast, Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologist Ashley Dougherty said Tuesday will be hot and muggy with a high temperature of 93 degrees. Wednesday will be an Impact Day...
Nied’s Famous Fish Sandwich returns, Sheetz goes country, and more Pittsburgh food news
Spirit is bringing back a fish sandwich with a cult following for a one-day-only event. Spirit announced that its seventh-annual outdoor food and music Summer Recess festival on Sat., Aug. 31 will feature Nied's Hotel for a special fish fry. Jim Nied, the former proprietor of the Lawrenceville landmark that closed in 2019 after 78 years, will join in resurrecting the beloved fish sandwich. A Spirit Instagram post recommends arriving at 2 p.m. to catch Slim Forsythe & The Parklane Drifters at the festival’s garden stage and “a fish before they’re gone!” Spirit co-owners Tom Barr and Leigh Yock are working to reopen Nied’s Hotel.
Bullet casing found in the parking lot of Freeport Area Middle School
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Parents and students in the Freeport Area School District will notice an increased police presence this morning after a bullet casing was found in the parking lot of the middle school yesterday.In a notice sent to parents and families, the district says that the casing that was found was from a .22 caliber round that never entered the building and never put any students in danger. While there is not believed to be any threat related to the casing being found, additional police officers from the school district and from Buffalo Township are expected to be on campus this morning.The district says that the increased police presence is out of an abundance of caution.
Jameson acknowledges ‘divisive days’ in first Convocation address as Penn’s interim president
Interim Penn President Larry Jameson, in his first Convocation address since being appointed, spoke to first years about their "solemn responsibility" as newly minted members of the University community. Administrators sparingly acknowledged the year of demonstrations and turmoil that has faced Penn's campus, but several stressed the need to embrace...
Students share first impressions of newly renovated Eatery
Nathan Landsberg-Britt is one of thousands of students trying out and getting used to the newly renovated Eatery. For Landsberg-Britt, a sophomore political science major, the changes are notable, from taste to aesthetic. “I love the ambiance of The Eatery now,” Landsberg-Britt said. “It feels very light, and I appreciate...
High school roundup for Aug. 26, 2024: Riverview opens season with shutout win over Greensburg Central Catholic
Alix Delsaut scored two goals, and Mary Quinlan had a goal and two assists to lead Riverview to a 3-0 victory over Greensburg Central Catholic (0-1, 0-1) in Section 4-A girls soccer Monday. Juliette Brun kept a clean sheet in net, and Molly Morrissey had an assist for the Raiders (1-0, 1-0).
Pitt students share favorite spots and snacks for a game day tailgate
There are many aspects of the college football season that Pitt students look forward to — dressing up in royal blue and gold, the view of Pittsburgh from Acrisure Stadium, the victory lights that illuminate Cathy and even Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” in the fourth quarter. But one of the best aspects of game day happens just outside the stadium — the tailgates.
'I just want to make sure she's buried right': Family trying to fundraise for 9-year-old's funeral
PITTSBURGH — The family of 9-year-old Courtney Carter is preparing to lay her to rest this Saturday. Courtney was hit by a car while riding her bike and killed on Aug. 18 in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood. “She was definitely a beautiful child and just a blessing,” Cory...
The Italian Job: Love of Renovation Led Pittsburgher to Italy
From a suburban Pittsburgh home on the brink of condemnation to a 500-year-old property in Southern Italy that most closely resembled a pile of rubble, Jeannie Kruidenier’s choice of starting point for home renovations certainly qualifies as atypical. Now retired, Kruidenier, who owned a carbon processing plant in Portersville...
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