Washington state has recalled 12,000 coronavirus testing kits sent across the state due to a possible contamination, the department of health said Sunday. The health department said it was alerted about the possible quality control issue on Friday by UW Medicine.Some of the vials of the viral transport media (VTM), the fluid that preserves a specimen…
EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT. WGAL NEWS 8’S SUSAN SHAPIRO EXPLAINS. SUSAN: PENN STATE HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER IS WAITING FOR DELIVERY OF PLASMA FROM A NATIONAL REPOSITORY THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO TWO COVID-19 PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED HERE. IT WAS DONATED BY OTHER PATIENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE AND HAVE SINCE RECOVERED. >> IS AN OLD TREATMENT. OLDIE BUT GOODIE.…
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Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted