PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- We've all seen them; maybe you use them, those blood pressure machines in drugs stores or supermarkets. But how accurate are the readings they give you? Well, wonder no more! KDKA ...

PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) - Imagine that your child passes out or dies during exercise or playing a sport. While it is unusual, a rare heart defect is what killed Marathon runner Kyle Johnson, ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- We know a lot of you have questions about the coronavirus, and we want to get you some answers. Our health editor Dr. Maria Simbra joins us for a question-and-answer session.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- KDKA's Dr. Maria Simbra has more on the emergency protocols in in mass casualty situations. HOW DO FIRST RESPONDERS DECIDE WHICH PATIENTS GO TO WHICH HOSPITALS? Patients need to ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Some swear by them, others say they're dangerous - if not deadly. KDKA-TV health editor Dr. Maria Simbra explains why some are calling for a closer look at a certain group of ...

"Reporters are surpassing doctors as a source of health information," says Maria Simbra, a medical reporter for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, United States, and a practicing physician, in a special debate in ...

Dr. Maria Simbra and Dr. Jeffrey Burket were married by the Rev. Joseph B. Majewski on Oct. 11, 1997, at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Newport News. Mistress of ceremonies was Mrs. Kit Challoner of ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - For years, conventional wisdom has suggested that wisdom teeth have to be removed. However, some experts say that no one should have their wisdom teeth pulled. KDKA-TV's Dr. Maria ...