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Doctors try pressurized oxygen chambers in covid fight
As a New York University medical researcher who works once a week in an emergency room, Dr. David Lee had the luxury of time to think like a scientist while also treating coronavirus patients whose lungs kept giving out. In every case, he saw the same thing: Their blood was...
Sleepy lions, empty bars, lost jobs: A world without tourism
PARIS — With no American visitors to show around the D-Day beaches or the Loire Valley’s chateaux, and no work on the immediate horizon, Paris tour guide Linda Zenou frets about how she’ll pay off a loan and continue to care for her ailing mother in the achingly lean months...
Latrobe interfaith service group sees growth in clients, volunteers during pandemicVideo
Latrobe-based Laurel Faith in Action is seeing increased demand for its free services to older residents during the covid-19 pandemic. Fortunately, it’s also increased its network of volunteers. “This pandemic has really made us more busy,” said Taylor Kilmer, the organization’s marketing director. “We are getting an influx of people...
How Tyler Perry’s ‘camp quarantine’ fended off the pandemic during filming of ‘Sistas’Video
As filmmakers prepare to resume production after months of shutdown, Tyler Perry has a message for Hollywood: Shooting during a pandemic is challenging. The Atlanta-based producer was one of the first major filmmakers to power back up production in the wake of the coronavirus health crisis. He recently wrapped two...
1st dog that tested positive for covid-19 dies in New York
NEW YORK — A German shepherd in New York that had the first confirmed case of covid-19 in a dog in the U.S. has died. Robert and Allison Mahoney of Staten Island told National Geographic that their 7-year-old shepherd, Buddy, developed breathing problems in mid-April after Robert had been sick...
Worst economic quarter impacts Western Pa. professionals
No one has seen numbers as bad as these. Shoulders slumped in America on Thursday as news broke that the U.S. economy shrank at a disastrous 33% annual rate during the April-June quarter, the worst quarterly drop in history. The previous worst quarterly plunge was a 10% drop in 1958....
Pennsylvania reports 860 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths
Pennsylvania’s total cases of coronavirus has reached 111,078. The state’s Department of Health on Thursday reported 860 new cases. Officials said the number of tests administered statewide within the past seven days is 163,936, with 6,822 individual positive cases being found. With 14 new deaths, the statewide total is now...
Managing ‘maskne’: Simple steps to keep your complexion clearVideo
Summer sun, heat and humidity can do a number on sensitive skin. Put a mask on top of it and you might end up with irritation and breakouts that have been labeled “maskne.” “For some of our patients, it is a problem,” says Dr. Charles Mount, director of the Allegheny...
Ohio governor asks state pharmacy board to rescind rule prohibiting hydroxychloroquine
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio pharmacy board should rescind a rule prohibiting the prescription of a malaria drug for use by patients with covid-19, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday. At issue is the prescribing of the drug hydroxychloroquine, whose effectiveness for the coronavirus has been widely questioned. On Wednesday, the...
Allegheny County sets record for new coronavirus hospitalizations; sees triple-digit cases for 8th straight day
Allegheny County has been consistently reporting new coronavirus cases in the triple digits. Thursday’s report of 132 new cases from the Allegheny County Health Department is the eighth in a row above 100. The report included a record 23 new hospitalizations and one new death. Of the new cases, 126...
31 new coronavirus cases reported in Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County has 31 new coronavirus cases, according to the latest report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The total of 1,382 cases through Thursday includes 1,344 confirmed and 38 probable. There were 328 new test results reported Thursday by the health department, with a positivity rate of 9.5%. Westmoreland...
Allegheny County data shows parties becoming a growing source of coronavirus
While Allegheny County bars and restaurants are still linked to the most covid-19 cases, case investigations show a growing number of infected individuals have reported attending private parties and other large gatherings. Dr. Debra Bogen, director of Allegheny County’s Health Department said Wednesday parties, weddings, funerals, religious services and gyms...
Police: Florida couple jailed for refusing to quarantine
MIAMI — Two residents of the Florida Keys have been jailed for failing to quarantine after testing positive for the new coronavirus. Jose Interian, 24, and Yohana Gonzalez, 26, are facing charges of violating isolation rules for a quarantine and violating emergency management disaster preparedness rules, according to jail records....
Texas passes grim milestone of 6,100 covid-19 deathsVideo
AUSTIN — Texas passed a grim milestone of more than 6,100 deaths caused by the coronavirus, with 313 newly-reported fatalities Wednesday. The stark figures pushed Texas’ death total to 6,190 since the state recorded its first covid-19 death in early March. Death tolls escalated rapidly in recent weeks as the...
Reschenthaler self-quarantines after House colleague tests positive for covid-19
U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Peters, Washington County, announced Wednesday he’s self-quarantining for 14 days after coming into close contact with a colleague who tested positive for covid-19. The possible exposure occurred Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, when Reschenthaler was in close proximity to Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas....
Westmoreland Manor residents can have in-person visits for first time since March
Visitation with residents of Westmoreland Manor resumed this week in an outdoor setting, under a tent on a patio in front of the county-owned nursing home in Hempfield. County officials Wednesday announced new safety measures and other precautions associated with the resumption of visits to the nearly 400 Manor residents,...
Wilkinsburg School District to open with online classes in August
The Wilkinsburg School Board voted unanimously to begin the new school year with a full distance, online learning curriculum on August 31. The vote was 9-0. The decision was made based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data regarding the coronavirus pandemic, guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Health...
Allegheny County’s covid-19 investigators find most restaurants complying with guidelinesVideo
In its first week, Allegheny County’s new Covid Field Response Team visited around 350 establishments, Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said in a news conference Wednesday. Of the businesses visited – which included bars, restaurants, convenience stores and others – 87% received a satisfactory report, while 13% had at least...
Port Authority reports 3 new covid-19 cases
Three more Port Authority of Allegheny County employees have tested positive for covid-19, spokesman Adam Brandolph said. The new cases bring the number of covid-19 cases involving Port Authority employees to 32. Two of the new cases are bus drivers: one based in Collier and the other in Ross. Both...
U.S. death toll from coronavirus hits 150,000
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. hit 150,000 on Wednesday, by the far the highest in the world, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The bleak milestone comes amid signs that the nation’s outbreak is beginning to stabilize in the Sun...
Struggling restaurant owners tell Pa. lawmakers: ‘We’re limping along here’Video
With a $20,000 monthly mortgage payment, the owner of a Hempfield brewpub told state legislators his business is barely breaking even under a state-mandated 25% customer capacity order. “We’re limping along here, and we need help,” said Greg Cammerata, owner of IronRock Tap House. Cammerata and IronRock executive chef Arnold...
Pelosi orders masks for voting after Rep. Louie Gohmert tests positive for coronavirusVideo
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will require that masks be worn on the House floor after a Republican member of Congress tested positive for the coronavirus. The member, Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert, often shunned wearing masks and was known to vote without one. Pelosi announced on the House floor...
Fayette County closes courthouse in response to growing number of coronavirus cases
Fayette County government and court officials halted general operations at the courthouse and surrounding facilities in Uniontown in response to growing numbers of staffers who have tested positive for coronavirus. Commissioners Wednesday instituted a two-week closure and required most county employees to work from home while limiting court operations. Commissioner...
Westmoreland County adds 24 new coronavirus cases, 1 death
On Wednesday, Westmoreland County continued its streak of daily double-digit coronavirus cases for the month of July. In their latest report, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 24 new cases, bringing the county’s total to 1,351. The state also reported one new death, as the county’s toll climbed to 45....
Pitt’s School of Public Health welcomes students with opera about obstetrician who championed hand-washing
With uncertainty hanging over the campus during the pandemic, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health was kicking around socially distanced ideas of how to welcome students back. That’s when the school hit upon the notion that a screening of a modern opera about the “father of sanitation...
