March 26, 2020 | 7:54 AM
COVID-19 highlights rural health care disparities in Pennsylvania
Health care resources in rural Pennsylvania are stretched thin.
Latest by Sarah Boden/WESA
March 26, 2020 | 5:41 AM
Hand-sanitizer exposures up at Pittsburgh, Philly poison control centers. Effects are mild.
“They almost always are either intentionally or accidentally drinking it."
March 19, 2020 | 5:30 AM
Allegheny Health Network starts drive-through testing for COVID-19
“[Patients] will remain in their vehicles for the duration of the collection process. We really want to minimize congregation, in waiting in lines and waiting rooms."
March 9, 2020 | 6:44 PM
Breast milk might hold key to better infant intake of medicines
Unlike formula, breast milk contains stem cells that can transform into any type of cell in the body.
Updated: March 9, 2020 | 2:59 pm
Highmark, UPMC picking up the bill for COVID-19 testing
UPMC said it wants to remove barriers that might delay and prevent patients from receiving “appropriate diagnosis and treatment in this challenging time.”
March 6, 2020 | 10:50 AM
To preserve medical resources in case of coronavirus, people told to get flu shot
The more people vaccinated against the flu, the less the disease circulates, and the more medical resources are available to potential patients with coronavirus, which has no vaccine.
By Sarah Boden/WESA March 4, 2020 | 5:23 AM
Western Pa. health systems say they ‘remain vigilant,’ ready for coronavirus
“We are proactively trying to find cases. We’re not waiting for them to become one in front of us and become obvious.”
March 3, 2020 | 5:34 AM
Threat of coronavirus in Allegheny County is low, but preparations underway for potential outbreaks
"There's no way to know with any certainty when we're going to see transmission here."
February 27, 2020 | 5:22 AM
‘They have slowly poisoned the public school system’ — school board calls for charter funding overhaul
Currently, publicly funded charter schools operate independent from the city school district and receive a student’s tuition money from the student’s home district.
February 25, 2020 | 5:36 AM
Class action settlement delivers $2 million to residents living near Clairton Coke Works
The settlement stipulates that U.S. Steel put $6.5 million towards environmental improvement projects at the facility.