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U.S. health officials issued a warning Tuesday about counterfeit Botox injections that have sickened 22 people. Half of the individuals have ended up in the hospital, ac...
April 23, 2024 National News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. ...
April 23, 2024 Health
In Butler and around the country, more veterans are expressing trust in the way the Veterans Affairs is taking care of them. According to the VA Butler Healthcare, result...
April 20, 2024 Health
From gestational diabetes to preeclampsia, pregnancy complications may be associated with a woman’s risk of early death — even decades later. “Adverse pregnancy outcomes...
April 19, 2024 Health
More discouraging financial news arrived for the Butler Health System on Monday, April 1, as credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded the hospital system’s credit rating f...
April 01, 2024 Health
MIDDLESEX TWP — A delivery man was making a routine delivery Feb. 23 when he fell gravely ill and collapsed. Fortunately, there were enough people in the vicinity to offe...
March 20, 2024 Community
Nearly 4,000 cardiac catheterizations have now been performed at Indiana Regional Medical Center, or IRMC, through a partnership with the Independence Health System’s But...
March 16, 2024 Health
NEW YORK — U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022. That’s a 4% increase from the year before. The Centers for Disease Contr...
March 16, 2024 National News
VA Butler Healthcare said veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards are now eligible for health care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs without first appl...
March 08, 2024 Health
Ground cinnamon sold by U.S. discount retailers is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded, federal health officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Food ...
March 06, 2024 National News
WASHINGTON — The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive ...
March 04, 2024 Health
WASHINGTON — There’s nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny pouch filled with nicotine and flavoring. But it has stoked a deb...
March 02, 2024 Health
NEW YORK — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Co...
March 01, 2024 Health
A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. Xolair, t...
February 17, 2024 National News
NEW YORK — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests. The Centers for Disease Contro...
February 16, 2024 Health
February 08, 2024 Local News
For years, the Ramirez family, of Zelienople, and others like them, have had to wait anxiously for a phone call — one telling them a donor has come to their rescue and wi...
February 05, 2024 Local News
Aurora Zimmerman was born with undeveloped lungs causing pulmonary hypertension, a dangerous condition that can cause a child to not get enough oxygen after birth. The M...
February 03, 2024 Local News
Amy Christensen, a bartender and shift lead at Recon Brewing in Butler, said she and her co-workers have noticed a trend lately that seems unusual for a brewery. People ...
January 27, 2024 Health
Al Brown has volunteered for the Butler Memorial Hospital Auxiliary for the past 23 years. He works in the outpatient department, where he takes patients that are regist...
January 26, 2024 Health
Although it’s spotty and inconsistent in many places, wastewater testing is pointing to a new wave of COVID-19 infections, with as many as one-third of Americans expected...
January 25, 2024 Health
Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six ...
January 25, 2024 International News
CRANBERRY TWP — Last March, 72-year-old Dee Ruckert, of New Sewickley, knew she had to do something about her physical health before it was too late. “My husband was dia...
January 22, 2024 Health
Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients wi...
January 18, 2024 Health
The number of hospital admissions for the flu increased 500% at Butler Memorial Hospital in the last three months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according a...
January 13, 2024 Health
The American Red Cross says it is seeing the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. “The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels across the...
January 11, 2024 Local News
Eligible Pennsylvanians now have four extra days to get enrolled for Pennie health coverage. The 2024 open enrollment period for Pennie has been extended to Friday, Jan. ...
January 11, 2024 Pennsylvania News
Western Pennsylvania hospitals have continued to open new beds, despite data indicating the region has been overbedded for years, an expense some experts say ultimately d...
January 11, 2024 Pennsylvania News
Gov. declares January as Radon Action Month
Gov. declares January as Radon Action Month
January 11, 2024 News
NEW YORK — The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it's too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed to a likely spike in illnesses. New governmen...
January 05, 2024 Health
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