Health Department Issues Notice After Bacterial Meningitis Death

The Allegheny County Health Department has issued what it terms a "rare public-health notice" following a local man's death from bacterial meningitis.

• Sep 8, 2012

Tuberculosis Scare Rattles Local Nursing Home

The Meadowcrest Nursing Center is a quiet extended care facility off of Braun Road in Bethel Park. Residents and staff, however, have been shaken by the news that a resident was recently diagnosed with Tuberculosis.

• Sep 3, 2012

West Nile Concerns Prompt Officials To Spray For Mosquitoes Along East Busway

The Allegheny County Health Department is seeing samples of the highest number of mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus since they began tracking the disease a decade ago.

• Aug 23, 2012

Local Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus

The Allegheny County Health Department and Department of Environmental Protection will spray for mosquitoes Tuesday evening in some neighborhoods.

• Aug 6, 2012

Canada Geese Droppings Cover North Shore Walkways

Canada geese are everywhere you look along the North Shore, but it's what they're leaving behind that's a problem. The City of Pittsburgh and the Stadium and Exhibition Authority say they vacuum and flush as often as three times as week trying to stay on top of the poop.

• Jul 16, 2012

Health Department, Whole Foods Issue Cheese Recall

The Allegheny County Health Department and Whole Foods Market have issued a recall for some cheese over listeria concerns.

• Jul 12, 2012

Health Inspectors To Check Food Booths At Arts Festival

The Three Rivers Arts festival is known for its food. While the experience is not quite the same as sitting down in your favorite restaurant, food vendors still have to uphold the same strict health standards.

• May 31, 2012

City Of Pittsburgh Reports 1st Rabies Case In Years

City of Pittsburgh Animal Control reports the first case of rabies in the city in 10 or possibly even 15 years.

• May 15, 2012

Dr. Dixon Speaks Out On Firing

KDKA AM's Larry and John talk to Dr. Bruce Dixon, who finally speaks out publicly about his firing.

• Mar 8, 2012

Board Of Health Votes To Remove Dixon From Director Position

Dr. Bruce Dixon has been the director of the Allegheny County Health Department for nearly 20 years, but he could be out of a job Wednesday afternoon.

• Mar 7, 2012

County Executive Wants New Leadership At Health Department

For 20 years he's been the go-to guy for every health emergency, but it appears that Dr. Bruce Dixon's days as head of the Allegheny County Health Department may be numbered.

• Feb 28, 2012

Health Department Steps In To Resolve Hoarder Situation

A landlord is trying to get a hoarder out of an apartment in Pittsburgh's Friendship neighborhood and now the Allegheny County Health Department is stepping in.

• Feb 28, 2012

Where Is The Flu? Slow Start This Season

Although we are in the midst of flu season, the flu has been off to a slow start this year.

• Jan 19, 2012

Fungicide Found In Orange Juice

Imports of orange juice have been stopped, as the FDA tests for an anti-fungal agent. Higher than acceptable levels of this agent have been found in orange juice from Brazil.

• Jan 12, 2012

Study: Driving With Cold Like Driving Drunk

A study conducted by a British insurance company says driving with a bad cold is like driving drunk. Motor safety experts found the driving skills of people who were sick dropped by 50 percent compared to those who are healthy.

• Jan 6, 2012

Homewood Woman Rescued From House Filled With Clutter

The Allegheny County Health Department was called to Homewood today after emergency crews found deplorable conditions inside a home there today.

• Jan 5, 2012

Health Department Doctor Discusses Household Germs

Now that winter's here most of us are spending more time inside, but most of us aren't alone. We're not talking about your family here. We're talking about germs that could be lurking in your home, including some places you may have never even dreamed.

• Dec 28, 2011

Norovirus Cases Reported At McKeesport Kane Regional Care

The Allegheny Health Department says the norovirus has been detected at a local nursing home. The McKeesport Kane Regional Care has had about 25 cases in one area of the facility.

• Dec 5, 2011

Bed Bugs Still A Problem Locally

Health care settings like hospitals or long-term care facilities are vulnerable to bed bug infestations.

• Nov 21, 2011

Food Safety Resources

You spend and spend your hard-earned money to pack the refrigerator and the pantry, and the minute you do a clock is ticking down the path to "expiration" and "use by" dates. The USDA estimates that we throw out 96.4 billion pounds of food each year.

• Nov 9, 2011

Pitching Perfectly Good Food? "Sell By" & Expiration Dates Explained

Listeria, salmonella and E.coli are words that have conditioned us to a fear reaction by years of foodborne illness scares. But problems don't have to come from a tainted factory; you can grow them right at home.

• Nov 9, 2011

Pittsburgh Montessori Closed Due To Virus Outbreak

Officials with the Pittsburgh Public Schools District say there will be no class Friday at Pittsburgh Montessori Pre-K through 8 because of a virus outbreak.

• Oct 27, 2011

Lice Outbreak Concerns Parents At Chartiers Valley Intermediate School

A lice outbreak at Chartiers Valley Intermediate School continues to cause concern. Dozens of parents filed into the school for an informational meeting with the Allegheny County Health Department Monday night.

• Oct 24, 2011

List Of Deer Processing Centers

• Oct 5, 2011