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Are play dates OK during coronavirus outbreak? Health expert weighs in.
Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Pittsburgh-based infectious disease expert and a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, has been answering our questions throughout the coronavirus pandemic. We asked him six more on Sunday. Adalja, who has published papers on pandemic preparedness in the New England Journal of Medicine, stresses...
Wolf’s shutdown could be more harmful than coronavirus, health expert says
With Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement Thursday that all non-life-sustaining businesses in Pennsylvania should close, we spoke to Pittsburgh-based infectious disease and critical care physician Dr. Amesh Adalja for a reaction from a medical expert. A senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Adalja works on pandemic preparedness,...
Pittsburgh Milk Bank director: ‘Donor milk is life-saving medicine’
The head of a Pittsburgh breast milk bank is encouraging healthy mothers to donate milk to families in need, as demand increases during the coronavirus pandemic. Denise O’Connor is executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank, based in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. “Donor milk is lifesaving medicine for thousands of...
Here’s what a drive-by coronavirus test looks likeVideo
Want to see what a test for the coronavirus entails? Photojournalist Lauren Petracca of The Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston, S.C., can show you. It’s essentially the same as a test for the flu. Here’s a video of her getting tested at a drive-by center similar to the one...
As coronavirus spreads, 5 important things to know right now
Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Pittsburgh-based infectious disease and critical care physician, fielded a range of questions from the Tribune-Review on Monday morning. Adalja is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. He works on pandemic preparedness, emerging infectious diseases and hospital preparedness. What are the most...
Amid pandemic, Pittsburgh parishioners attend Mass for ‘reassurance of faith’
The sign in front of Sacred Heart church in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood pointed out the canceled fish fry, but parishioners still attended Mass Sunday morning. During exchange of Sign of Peace, some waved, others held up two fingers rather than shaking hands. “We woke up and we wanted to go,”...
Apple store in Shadyside among those nationwide closed over coronavirus fearsVideo
Would-be shoppers at the Apple store on Walnut Street in Shadyside were greeted by a closure notice, part of the tech giant’s decision to close all stores outside of China for two weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Stores, for now, are scheduled to reopen March 27. “Apple has...
Ben Schmitt: Here’s what I found during my Dry January experience
The concept of Dry January left me a bit wary. I generally savor the post-work beer or cocktail after a long day of juggling breaking news, meetings and headlines. But, like a lot of people, I did my fair share of imbibing over the holiday season. So, after waking Dec....
Weather prompts some Allegheny County communities to change trick-or-treat dates
Some Allegheny County municipalities are postponing Halloween trick-or-treating because of bad-weather concerns. Heavy rain is expected throughout Halloween. Meteorologist Scott Harbaugh from Tribune-Review news partner WPXI said the rainfall could exceed 1.2 inches, making it the wettest Halloween on record in the region. The National Weather Service is calling for...
Tree of Life shooting has shaken Squirrel Hill, but residents insist the community will prevailVideo
Squirrel Hill, for many who grew up in Pittsburgh’s East End, conjures memories of movies at the Manor Theater and Friday night pizza in a neighborhood where diversity and acceptance have always been the norm. Those memories remain strong even after Oct. 27, 2018, when a heavily armed man tried...
Tree of Life shooting has shaken Squirrel Hill, but residents insist the community will prevail
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Jack White returns to Pittsburgh with The Raconteurs for frenzied, upbeat concert
Jack White and his band The Raconteurs blew into Pittsburgh on Tuesday night for a raucous, straight-ahead rock concert that kept a lively crowd bobbing their heads and singing along through the very last song of a 100-minute set. As daylong rainstorms finally passed through Western Pennsylvania, White and his...
WDVE Memorial Day 500 ends in major upset
The WDVE Memorial Day 500 returned to the airwaves after more than two decades this holiday weekend, but not without some controversy. Perennial 1980s winner, “Stairway to Heaven,” was unseated as the No. 1 song by Pink Floyd. It wasn’t the defeat of Zeppelin that led to tweets of rage...
WDVE revives the Memorial Day 500 music countdown
Are you counting down the tunes with WDVE this holiday weekend? The radio station resurrected the beloved Memorial Day 500, a countdown of the top 500 rock tunes of all time. It’s been more than two decades since WDVE-FM 102.5 hosted the music bonanza. Middle age yinzers no doubt remember...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette union files unfair labor action against publisher
The union representing Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom workers on Wednesday filed unfair labor practice charges against Publisher John Robinson Block for what witnesses described as a “berserk” newsroom meltdown over the weekend. Block intimidated staff members when he stormed into the North Shore newsroom Saturday night, ranting and raving and acting...
DA drops charges alleging Pittsburgh lawyer had sex with dog
Animal cruelty charges were dropped against a Pittsburgh attorney who police had alleged was having sex with his dog. Defense lawyers told the Tribune-Review on Monday that Ivan Devoren, 62, of Highland Park, never had sex with his dog, which is why prosecutors dropped those charges. They said Devoren had...
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