Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine Thinks We'll Be Dealing With The Novel Coronavirus For The Next 2 Years

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine says she thinks we'll be dealing with COVID-19 for the next two years.

• Jul 30, 2020

Pa. Health Dept. Announces 860 More Coronavirus Cases, Statewide Total Climbs To 111,078

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 860 new cases of Coronavirus on Thursday, in addition to 14 more deaths.

• Jul 30, 2020

Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 132 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Countywide Cases Rise To 7,850

The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 132 new Coronavirus cases Thursday out of 1,800 test results, and one additional death.

• Jul 30, 2020

UPMC Studying Whether Convalescent Plasma Can Help Coronavirus Patients With Mild Symptoms

UPMC is participating in a study that will examine whether convalescent plasma can help people who come to the emergency department with mild symptoms.

• Jul 29, 2020

The Forgotten Fight Against COVID-19: Are You Protecting Your Phone?

In the last few months, COVID-19 has drastically changed our norms. While everyone is social distancing, masking up and wiping down every door knob in a three-mile-radius, what about the germ magnets we all keep glued to our finger tips; our cell phones.

• Jul 29, 2020

Pa. Health Dept.: 834 More Coronavirus Cases Brings Statewide Total To Over 110,000

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 834 new cases of Coronavirus on Wednesday, in addition to 16 more deaths.

• Jul 29, 2020

Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 125 New Coronavirus Cases And 5 More Deaths

The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 125 new Coronavirus cases Wednesday out of 1,310 test results, and five additional deaths.

• Jul 29, 2020

Pa. Department Of Health: Preliminary Data Shows 1% Decrease In Overdose Deaths In 2019

The Pennsylvania Department of Health found that overdose deaths were down by over 1% in 2019.

• Jul 29, 2020

University Of Pittsburgh Developing Prosthetic Arm That Allows User To Have Feeling

The University of Pittsburgh is making headway in the field of prosthetics. Researchers are in the process of creating a prosthetic arm that has feeling.

• Jul 28, 2020

Call Centers Open As New Resource For Long-Term Care Facilities During Coronavirus Pandemic

The Wolf administration has announced a new resource for long-term care facilities dealing with Coronavirus outbreaks.

• Jul 28, 2020

Pa. Health Dept. Announces More Than 1,100 More Coronavirus Cases, Bringing Statewide Total To 109,384

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 1,120 new cases of Coronavirus on Tuesday, in addition to 24 more deaths.

• Jul 28, 2020

Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 7 More Deaths, 20 More Hospitalizations As Total Coronavirus Cases Countywide Nears 7,600

The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 119 new Coronavirus cases Tuesday out of 1,804 test results, and seven additional deaths.

• Jul 28, 2020

FDA Warns Public Of Potentially Toxic Hand Sanitizer Brands

The FDA is warning consumers and health care providers about the growing number of hand sanitizers that contain methanol, which can be toxic.

• Jul 28, 2020

Nationwide Effort To Test COVID-19 Vaccine Begins, Pittsburghers Lined Up To Participate

It's day one of the Moderna Phase 3 trial and in other parts of the country, some volunteers are already being injected. In the next few weeks, 60,000 people, including 750 Pittsburghers, will be injected as well with either the vaccine or a placebo.

• Jul 27, 2020

Allegheny Health Network Cuts Ribbon On New Cancer Institute At Allegheny General Hospital

Highmark Health and the Allegheny Health Network cut the ribbon Monday on their new Cancer Institute at Allegheny General Hospital.

• Jul 27, 2020

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