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Wilkes-Barre hospital accused of altering records wants case sealed

A Pennsylvania hospital wants a judge to seal all records and issue a gag order in a long-running wrongful death suit that alleges hospital officials altered the medical records of a 44-year-old man who died after going to the emergency room with chest pain and breathing difficulties. In an unusual...
CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlashVideo

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and is now advising anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person get tested. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention essentially returned to its previous testing guidance, getting rid of language...
Murrysville woman, 20, appointed to national Crohn’s advocacy board

For Rachel Stackiewicz, enjoying most meals is a temporary pleasure at best. Stackiewicz, 20, of Murrysville, has been living since age 11 with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Along with ulcerative colitis, it is one of two illnesses classified as inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD. “Every...
Growing older: Number of centenarians on the rise in U.S.

Sounds of honking horns, cheering crowds and bouts of “happy birthday” wafted through normally quiet neighborhoods this year as friends and family, not letting the coronavirus pandemic stop them, celebrated loved ones turning 100. The number of centenarians around the world is on the rise, data show, a generation of...
Paralympic sled hockey hopeful inspired by friend facing similar challengesVideo

Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” plays in the background. Two young men – one in a wheelchair and the other with forearm crutches – are working hard. It’s a sweltering 90-degree day at Piff’s Power and Fitness in Youngwood. Personal trainer Lou Rocco bellows out instructions to one his clients....
AstraZeneca, Oxford University to resume trials of virus vaccine

LONDON — Oxford University says trials of a coronavirus vaccine its developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after pausing due to a reported side effect in a patient in Britain. The university says in large trials “it is expected that some participants will become unwell and every case...
Older Black Americans more likely to die from covid-19 than any other group

Old. Chronically ill. Black. People who fit this description are more likely to die from covid-19 than any other group in the country. They are perishing quietly, out of sight, in homes and apartment buildings, senior housing complexes, nursing homes and hospitals, disproportionately poor, frail and ill, after enduring a...
Experts weigh in on best time to get a flu vaccine

When is the best time to get the flu vaccine? Most medical experts say as soon as possible — and certainly by the end of October. “With the potential for flu and covid-19 co-occurring, we need everyone to take steps to prevent overrunning our health systems,” said state Department of...
NIH: Halted AstraZeneca vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safety

AstraZeneca’s suspension of final testing of its potential covid-19 vaccine while it investigates a volunteer’s illness shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in developing the shots, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told Congress on Wednesday. “This ought to be reassuring,” NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins...
AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine study paused after one illnessVideo

Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect of the shot. In a statement issued Tuesday evening, the company said its “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of...
Quick Drip IV brings hydration therapy trend to South SideVideo

In a neighborhood known to attract people drinking their way to a hangover, Bo Trasada offers to help replenish the fluids and vitamins these individuals might have lost. He opened Quick Drip IV, a trendy intravenous hydration salon on Pittsburgh’s South Side. “An IV is the most efficient way to...
Companies working on coronavirus vaccines pledge to put science above politicsVideo

The chief executives of nine drug manufacturers leading the race to produce vaccines against the coronavirus signed a joint pledge Tuesday in an effort to boost public confidence in any vaccines that are ultimately approved by the Food and Drug Administration or similar agencies around the world. The companies said...
How Western Pa. schools are making the best of remote learning

It’s too early to say what long-term impact remote learning might have on children in the age of the coronavirus. But experts say whether a child learns at home or at school, parents should be working with them to determine how to best meet their needs. “When you talk about...
Why you can’t get a quick, simple, at-home covid-19 test

SAN JOSE, Calif. — There’s a covid-19 test that is as routine, simple and quick as brushing your teeth. But it’s not legal for widespread use. Yet. Frustrated by restrictions on an approach that could ease the pandemic, the Bay Area tech community is helping lead a growing national effort...
Pennsylvania reports 963 new coronavirus cases, 18 new deaths

Pennsylvania on Saturday reported 963 new coronavirus cases — a 72-case jump from yesterday’s 891. The state Department of Health reported 18 new deaths attributed to the coronavirus after posting 10 on Friday. Thursday’s total of 20 deaths was the highest of the week. No new deaths were reported Monday....
Penn State football doctor: 30-35% of covid-19-positive Big Ten athletes had myocarditis

New data helps illustrate what Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren might have meant when he described “too much medical uncertainty and too many unknown health risks” as reasons for postponing the Big Ten’s 2020-21 fall sports season. During a State College Area school board of directors meeting on Monday night,...

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