Sarah Boden for Spotlight PA

Vaccines help Pennsylvania school officials keep children safe from preventable diseases like tetanus and measles. But rising requests for exemptions to the shots are making this work fraught.

At stroke camps, staff and volunteers help participants find community and reprieve during recovery. Survivors and their caregivers alike attend.

Older adults benefit from volunteer care that keeps them in familiar settings, which help them maintain comfort, autonomy and finances as they age.

People with Alzheimer’s disease or other conditions that cause cognitive decline can struggle to say they are hot during extreme heat, so caregivers must watch for changes in behavior.

Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank in Pittsburgh is one of 29 accredited organizations across the U.S. that provides donated milk to families in need.

Shortages of ADHD medications have forced patients to ration and to spend hours calling different pharmacies to get prescriptions filled.

There are significant tradeoffs between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. In this Q&A, a researcher explains the different benefits.