Pennsylvania coronavirus update: 10,412 weekend cases added; 60% of Pennsylvanians fully vaccinated

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/25 8:36A From staff and wire reports

Pa. is on the brink of regulating recovery homes for the first time. Here’s what you need to know.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/25 6:35A By Ed Mahon / Spotlight PA

The Wolf administration could implement new oversight of recovery homes by mid-2022, though challenges could cause delays.

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/25 4:25A By Lauran Neergaard / Associated

Moderna said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine showed a strong immune response in younger children in a late-stage clinical trial.

AHN will administer Moderna and J&J boosters

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/25 3:56A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tricks to make Halloween a treat for kids with special needs

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/24 12:00A By Abby Mackey / Pittsburgh Post

Alzheimer’s drug targets people with mild cognitive impairment. What does that mean?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/24 12:00A Judith Graham / Kaiser Health Ne

Startup Kameo providing COVID testing and safety services on Hollywood sets in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/23 2:00P By Joshua Axelrod / Pittsburgh P

Alex Ostebo, Kameo s founder, talked to the Post-Gazette about her startup s role in Pittsburgh s entertainment community.

Immigrant families struggle to access child tax credit payments

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/23 12:54P By Kyle Swenson / The Washington

Part of the American Recovery Act passed in March, the expanded CTC offers monthly payments of $300 for each child 5 and under, $250 for each child between 6 to 17.

Disruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/23 9:52A By Annie Ma / Associated Press

Coronavirus outbreaks in school and individual quarantine orders when students get exposed to the virus make it a gamble on whether they can attend classes in person on any given day.

Vaccine mandates create conflict with defiant workers

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/23 9:28A By David Sharp, Mike Catalini an

A a small but significant number of American workers are weighing whether to quit their jobs and careers in defiance of what they consider intrusive edicts that affect their freedoms.

Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/23 6:49A By CHRISTINA LARSON / Associated

The coronavirus that caused the pandemic can keep evolving as long as people are still getting infected, but that doesn t mean new variants will emerge as regularly or that they ll be more dangerous.

Ukraine sees record high in virus deaths, infections

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/22 1:02P By Yuras Karmanau / Associated P

Authorities in the capital, Kyiv, shut schools for two weeks starting Friday, and similar measures were ordered in other areas with high contagion levels.

Determining the best time to get a booster — and which one

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/22 12:59P By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Sto

Just like the initial shots, boosters are free and will be available at pharmacies, doctors offices and clinics.

Hundreds receive free dental care at Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh yearly clinic

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/22 10:03A By Mick Stinelli / Pittsburgh Po

COVID-19 Latest: Pa. reports 4,496 additional cases; Carbon has 2nd highest child rate for week

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 10/22 7:20A Eugene Tauber / The Morning Call