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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
For a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections.
JN.1, a variant of omicron , now accounts fo...
When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Supplies were so limited in 2020 that ...
Injured Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School quarterback Mason Martin has made significant steps in his rehabilitation from football-related injuries he suffered back in S...
ADAMS TWP — As emergency medical service providers across Pennsylvania are feeling the financial pinch, Adams Township has stepped forward to support its EMS provider in ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Resea...
For the third time in 2023, credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded its outlook on Butler Health System.
On Monday, Dec. 11, Fitch Ratings downgraded Butler Hea...
Regulators on Friday approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder that afflicts mostly Black peopl...
McCANDLESS TWP, Allegheny County — UPMC Passavant patients can expect more preventive medicine and robotic surgery in the near future.
That was the message Susan Hoolahan...
Butler Memorial Hospital, in cooperation with Community Blood Bank of Erie, will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The blood drive will take ...
The operating loss of $43.7 million for the 12-month period ending June 30 reported earlier this week by the Butler Health System — one portion of the newly merged Indepe...
NEW YORK — Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant — although it’s far too soon to kno...
NEW YORK — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are calling for stepped-up prevention measures, including encouraging millions...
Butler Memorial Hospital received official national recognition for high patient safety standards from health watchdog organization The Leapfrog Group, who awarded BMH an...
NEW YORK — Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday.
In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigar...
MIDDLESEX TWP — Quality EMS executive Conrad Pfeifer stood before the Middlesex Township board of supervisors to bring to their attention the growing problems that his or...
NEW YORK — A new shot for infants against RSV is in short supply, and U.S. health officials told doctors they should prioritize giving the drug to babies at the highest r...
WOBURN, Mass. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products...
Jackson “Jax” Ramirez was only 2½ years old when his parents realized something was seriously wrong with his health. That 2017 holiday season, the Ramirez family was on t...
Powdered drink mixes widely promoted as “toddler milks” for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and “nutritionally incomplete,” the America...
