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Like most people, my family and I are getting a bit tired of staying at home. I live with my sister, who has been working from home, and my daughter, ...

Rural Pennsylvania may not have a high count of COVID-19 cases, but the state’s top health official is warning that could change quickly if people don...

Now isn’t the time to reopen Pennsylvania, state health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said on Monday. During her daily briefing, Levine was asked about ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Farmers and pet owners who may be concerned that they can contract COVID-19 from domestic animals — such as livestock, dogs and cats...

The number of COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania has increased each day for the past 16 days, and on Thursday, one state official was asked if all the mit...

A potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus causing the covid-19 outbreak has been created in a University of Pittsburgh lab. Researchers say th...

Hospitals of Upper Allegheny Health System report they are well-prepared to handle COVID-19 patients, when and if the virus makes its way to McKean an...

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY #16 will not meet until April 16 due to the virus. Members with questions should contact their leaders. ——— ALLEGANY STATE PA...

HARRISBURG — In order to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus and protect the health and safety of local residents and office staff, Se...

The World Health Organization has declared a COVID 19 pandemic, and the Centers for Disease Control is urging community mitigation strategies to preve...

Governor Tom Wolf confirmed two cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania Friday. Wolf, referring to the two as the first presumptive positive cases of 2019 N...

Penn Highlands Healthcare is asking for everyone’s help in keeping its patients safe. Anyone who has any cold or flu symptoms – especially a fever, co...

January has proven to be a tough one for many local residents, as influenza is coming on strong. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said flu activi...

Resolutions you can keep: We talked about what makes a resolution easy to keep. Now, we have some examples of New Year’s Resolutions that are manageab...

RIDGWAY — The Ridgway Area School District was hit with an electronic virus on July 30, but district officials say no student data was compromised. Th...

Forget hunting season, it’s flu season –– arguably the most dreaded two words of all. Cases of the influenza virus have already begun popping up throu...

With the holidays a recent memory, most have thoughts of spending time with family or ringing in the New Year with fireworks and reveille. However, th...

INFLUENZA: Could bats be a brewing ground for new strains of the flu? That what some researchers at Penn State University are trying to find out. Huma...

OLEAN, N.Y. — On March 6, a rabid raccoon was found at a private residence on Whitehouse Road, in the Town of Portville. The raccoon attacked a person...

The flu is on the rise across the region and throughout the United States, health officials are reporting. “Most hospitals in Pennsylvania and New Yor...