
COVID hospitalizations jump 22% this week — and CDC predicts further increases
So far, the CDC doesn't think the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant is to blame.
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So far, the CDC doesn't think the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant is to blame.
As temperatures warm, harmful algal blooms will likely blossom even more, posing a threat to wildlife, human health and could even affect drinking water.
Zoonotic diseases are those that spread from animals to humans.
A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths.
One Monday in early March, a team of 15 health specialists affiliated with the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry began knocking on doors along Taggart Street in East Palestine, Ohio.
The decline in births is "a very small difference" from the year before.
Walensky has overseen the agency since the early days of the Biden administration.
Seven US government investigators briefly fell ill in early March while studying the possible health impacts of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN on Thursday.
The CDC says three people have died, eight have lost their vision and four had an eyeball removed.
Reports of patients with the drug-resistant fungal infection Candida auris have accelerated in recent years.
Doctors have limited options to treat the "extensively drug-resistant" strains of Shigella bacteria.
New data from the CDC shows divorce rates are declining because more people are living together without getting married.
The various government agencies will conduct door-to-door interviews with residents.
Disease researchers are probing infections in dozens of patients in 11 states and one death linked to the use of artificial tears brand.
The decline was not accompanied by a rise in exemptions, the CDC says, suggesting many children could still catch up on their shots.
While it doesn't seem to make people sicker, it does account for three-quarters of active cases in the northeast.
The CDC cited concerns over the COVID-19 surge in China and "the lack of adequate and transparent" data from the country's health authorities.
So far 16 people have been infected and 13 of those have been hospitalized.
The CDC says that it's been more than a decade since flu hospitalizations have been this high at this point in the season.
Researchers studying two men who caught the virus in Paris said "symptom onset in both patients and, subsequently, in their dog suggest human-to-dog transmission."
The agency says the new revisions acknowledge "the pandemic is not over" but should not disrupt daily life as much as it used to.
Several changes are being discussed, including distancing, isolation, and others.
Agriculture agency proposes rules to force food processors to reduce salmonella bacteria found in chicken.
Beginning Sunday, the CDC is lifting its COVID-19 test requirement for air travelers entering the U.S. CBS News senior travel adviser Peter Greenberg joined CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers with more.
Investigators say more than half the children tested positive for a virus commonly linked to upset stomachs.
The building that caught fire at Bear Run Campground in Butler County reportedly housed a laundry room and an arcade.
Chilly mornings and a slight change to the leaves mean everyone's got fall events on their mind this weekend.
The man from Toronto, Ohio led Ohio State Highway Patrol through Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
An indictment charged Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife Nadine with bribery offenses, with prosecutors alleging they accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars and lavish gifts.
On today's show: Donna Lynne Camplin, Humane Animal Rescue, and so much more!
The building that caught fire at Bear Run Campground in Butler County reportedly housed a laundry room and an arcade.
Chilly mornings and a slight change to the leaves mean everyone's got fall events on their mind this weekend.
The man from Toronto, Ohio led Ohio State Highway Patrol through Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
The KDKA-TV Turkey Fund has provided holiday meals to more than a million families.
An indictment charged Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife Nadine with bribery offenses, with prosecutors alleging they accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars and lavish gifts.
An indictment charged Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife Nadine with bribery offenses, with prosecutors alleging they accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars and lavish gifts.
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President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster.
Pennsylvania House Democrats and Pitt students called for something to be done with funding state universities on Thursday.
Having lost the Republican Senate primary last year, Dave McCormick is back for a second try. McCormick announced his candidacy at Heinz History Center against Sen. Bob Casey, who is running for reelection next year.
Online pharmacies are becoming a billion-dollar industry, but choosing the best medicine could be a challenge.
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Smartphones, smartwatches, the internet, and computers rule our lives, but at what cost?
With UAW workers on strike, could it hit our region?
Altoona-based Sheetz opened its 700th store this week.
That's a wrap for this week on PTL!
Donna Lynne Champlin is headed back to our area for a new musical in concert! It's world premiere is next Saturday at Saint Vincent College and she spoke to David all about it.
This weekend you can find a combination of both and it's happening in Evans City. We had on Brendan Conaway, the Pittsburgh Pumpkin Guy, and Molly DiFiore, with the Evans City PumpkinFest!
Boaz was live this morning from Trace Brewing in Bloomfield to check out their new brews for the change of the seasons.
Pittsburgh Today Live's Heather Abraham and David Highfield talk about all the latest goings on and preview what's to come on today's show.
Mary Beth Rhodes says she can't keep living without working toilets or sinks.
It was supposed to be a day at the ballgame, but a woman from Maryland says it turned into a nightmare.
There's a crisis in reading, and scores across America are abysmal.
It's part of a growing trend of schools choosing private security over uniformed police officers.
A mother from Butler County says a snag with her son's health insurance couldn't have happened at a worse time.
Online pharmacies are becoming a billion-dollar industry, but choosing the best medicine could be a challenge.
Officials said that 70 percent of the heroin on the street has xylazine in it.
The Biden administration is also pouring $600 million into more COVID tests manufacturing across the U.S.
The Beaver County district attorney is warning about the animal tranquilizer xylazine after he said two people fatally overdosed on the drug.
Smartphones, smartwatches, the internet, and computers rule our lives, but at what cost?
Many of the same faces are back, but the new ones will have to earn it.
The similarities between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders are numerous.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and Pittsburgh's CW have entered a partnership for the 2023 season
Miguel Andújar drove in three runs and Joshua Palacios hit a pinch-hit three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 8-6.
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada knows his unit needs to improve quickly.
President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster.
Amazon is looking to hire 250,000 employees throughout the U.S. ahead of the holiday season, with thousands of positions to fill in Pennsylvania.
Three former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium executives engaged in a pattern of corrupt activity that cost the facility more than $2.2 million.
Railroad unions are calling for a review after a worker was crushed to death between two cars over the weekend by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio.
With UAW workers on strike, could it hit our region?
Joey passed away in 2015 after a courageous battle with DIPG, a brain cancer that, so far, is 100% fatal in children.
The Emmy Award-winning series returns for its biggest season yet with 90-minute original episodes starting Wednesday, Sept. 27.
If you're looking for ghosts, Pittsburgh is the place for you!
"Little Amal," a 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, paraded through Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
Country music star Kane Brown is coming to Pittsburgh.
Fire destroys building at Bear Run Campground in Butler County.
That's a wrap for this week on PTL!
Donna Lynne Champlin is headed back to our area for a new musical in concert! It's world premiere is next Saturday at Saint Vincent College and she spoke to David all about it.
This weekend you can find a combination of both and it's happening in Evans City. We had on Brendan Conaway, the Pittsburgh Pumpkin Guy, and Molly DiFiore, with the Evans City PumpkinFest!
Boaz was live this morning from Trace Brewing in Bloomfield to check out their new brews for the change of the seasons.
Pittsburgh police evacuated part of a neighborhood in Garfield as law enforcement and SWAT teams converged on the area due to a dangerous "active shooting situation" on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
Other homes were destroyed and several people were injured in the explosion in the Rustic Ridge Estates section of Plum.
We've collected the class pictures of our KDKA team. Can you guess who's who from these photos?
The jury has recommended the death penalty for Robert Bowers, the gunman convicted of shooting and killing 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue. The trial has been ongoing since the spring.
Skies across the Pittsburgh area are blanketed by smoke from Canadian wildfires. A Code Red air quality alert was issued June 28, 2023, by the Department of Environmental Protection for several Pennsylvania counties. Here's a look at the skyline.