Concern grows over rise of respiratory virus and delta infections among children

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 8/1 12:32P By Jesus Jiménez / The New York

Fauci: More 'pain and suffering' ahead as COVID cases rise

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 8/1 7:49A By Jonathan Mattise / Associated

The nation s top infectious disease expert warns more pain and suffering is ahead as COVID-19 cases climb again.

'COVID with a vengeance' consumes U.S. politics

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 8/1 1:00A By Alexander Burns / The New Yor

In Washington and the states, and in both political parties, expectations that the virus might be routed this summer and make way for some version of political-life-as-usual have abruptly disintegrated. The resurgence of the disease, driven by...

Celebrating Children’s Hospital legend 'Nurse Andy'

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/31 11:30P By Abby Mackey

Deadly fentanyl overdoses mount in Pittsburgh region

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/31 6:00P By Ashley Murray, Joel Jacobs an

Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID-19 cases

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/31 11:09A By Mike Schneider / Associated P

The state has become the new national epicenter for the virus, accounting for around a fifth of all new cases in the U.S.

Forgotten oil and gas wells linger, leaking toxic chemicals

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/31 8:06A By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IR

There are about 2 million abandoned oil and gas wells nationwide that haven't been properly plugged with cement.

Disney and Walmart mandate employees to be vaccinated as COVID-19 cases spike nationwide

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/31 5:51A Timothy Bella / The Washington P

Florida coronavirus cases jump 50% as surge continues

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/30 12:24P By Terry Spencer and Adriana Gom

The release came shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis barred school districts from requiring students to wear masks when classes resume next month.

To get shots in arms, governments turn to money in pockets

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/30 12:01P By Mike Catalini / Associated Pr

President Joe Biden is calling on states and local governments to join those that are already handing out dollars for shots. New York, the nation s biggest city, started doling out $100 awards on Friday.

CDC study shows three-fourths of people infected in Cape Cod COVID-19 outbreak were vaccinated

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/30 8:03A Carolyn Y. Johnson, Yasmeen Abut

Vaccinated people may spread the virus, though rarely, CDC reports.

Gov. Tom Wolf, task force urge lawmakers to promote COVID vaccination

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/30 7:10A Associated Press

Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania s coronavirus task force are asking state lawmakers to urge their constituents to get vaccinated, noting the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant.

Thousands of Pennsylvania households still waiting for rental relief as eviction ban nears its end

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/30 5:25A By Charlotte Keith / Spotlight P

As local governments and nonprofits race to distribute $870 million in federal funding for rent and utility relief, just 17% of that money has reached desperate tenants.

Gov. Wolf visiting Pittsburgh today to promote affordable health care

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/30 5:03A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Internal CDC document urges new messaging, warns delta infections likely more severe

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 7/30 1:08A By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Carolyn Y.

The document says vaccination as the best defense against a variant so contagious that it acts almost like a different novel virus, leaping from target to target more swiftly than Ebola or the common cold.