Nation's blood shortage leads to urgent plea for donors in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/15 11:00P By Jonathan D. Silver / Pittsbur

How to limit sugar for kids under 2: Advice from a Pitt expert

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/15 11:00P By Lisa Bodnar / The Conversatio

'Dry January' as a kick-starter to sobriety

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/15 12:00P By Meg St-Esprit

Novak Djokovic back in court to fight deportation from Australia

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/15 10:49A By Rod McGuirk / Associated Pres

Three Federal Court judges have been scheduled to hear the challenge, a day before the men s No. 1-ranked player and nine-time Australian Open champion was due to begin his title defense.

Officials warn consumers to be cautious of pop-up COVID-19 test sites

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/15 10:38A By Kim Bellware / The Washington

Complaints include markups on at-home test kits and sites in New York that wrongfully billed patients for tests that are free; fake at-home tests being sold in Michigan; and testing centers in Illinois that return dubious results or none at all.

Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/15 8:17A By Laura Ungar / Associated Pres

Experts don t know what the next variants will look like or how they might shape the pandemic, but they say there s no guarantee the sequels of omicron will cause milder illness or that existing vaccines will work against them.

Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert says she has ovarian cancer

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/14 2:31P By The Associated Press

Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, reached No. 1 in the WTA rankings and was inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 1995.

A website for free virus tests is coming. How will it work?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/14 11:43A By Zeke Miller and Darlene Super

A new federal website to request free test kits launches Wednesday, with the first shipments going out to Americans by the end of the month.

CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/14 10:57A By Mike Stobbe / Associated Pres

CDC officials removed concerns related to supply shortages and more clearly said that properly fitted N95 and KN95 masks provide the most protection.

Biden team regroups after high court loss on shots-or-test

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/14 9:25A By Zeke Miller / Associated Pres

The high court s ruling on Thursday does not stop me from using my voice as president to advocate for employers to do the right thing to protect Americans health and economy, the president said.

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli ordered to return $64M, is barred from drug industry

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/14 8:50A By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer

The Federal Trade Commission and seven states brought the case in 2020 against the man known in the media as Pharma Bro, about two years after he was sentenced to prison in an unrelated securities fraud scheme.

Goodbye 'godsend': Expiration of child tax credits hits home

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/14 8:42A By John Raby, Fatima Hussein and

The monthly tax credits were part of President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package and the president had proposed extending them for another full year as part of a separate measure focused on economic and social programs.

Federal testing website launches next week, 4 tests per home

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/14 8:18A By Zeke Miller / Associated Pres

Starting on Jan. 19, the website COVIDTests.gov will provide tests at no cost, including no shipping fee, the White House announced Friday.

Local hospitals prepare to comply with vaccine mandate for health care workers

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/13 11:44A By Emily Mullin and Jesse Bunch

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for U.S. businesses

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 1/13 7:46A By MARK SHERMAN / Associated Pre

The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job