Health
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Six months after a July 4 address where President Joe Biden declared the nation was moving toward “independence from the coronavirus pandemic,” new case tallies have soared well beyond the previous peak in January 2021. In Allegheny County, nearly 2% of the entire population tested positive during the first week of 2022. “Omicron is definitely…
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Cornell school directors have expanded student mental health services following a rise in district cases. During a Nov. 16 board meeting, members voted to expand its agreement with the Holy Family Institute by increasing the time clinicians spend on call in the school buildings. The mental health clinician was previously on site one day a…
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I once heard a story a couple of years ago about a supervisor for a local alcohol recovery program who was secretly providing alcohol to alcoholics while they were supposed to be in recovery. I asked why he would do such a thing. He told me he didn’t believe any of the patients could actually…
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Cancer survivor Denise Wickline of Presston got to Meet Dr. Oz at a 5K run/walk on Sept. 5 to raise awareness for women’s cancers. Cancer is perhaps the scariest six-letter word in the English language. Anyone and everyone of any age can be afflicted with this frightening disease, but there’s one group of people that…
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View an infographic breakdown of vaccination status by area zip codes
