The lab has halted almost all of its regular work and is preparing to shut down in June. That’s because of the most recent ...

The 40,000 square-foot facility is designed to scale up the county’s laboratory testing capacity and better position Western Pennsylvania to manage public health threats. “This lab will ...

"Having strong and well-resourced public health laboratories helps ensure that Pennsylvania residents remain healthy and safe.”Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Iulia Vann said the lab will ...

Pennsylvania and 22 other states have sued to keep the funding, arguing Congress intended the money to be a “wide-ranging” investment in public health beyond the pandemic. In addition to ...

environmental threat or any other public health threat,” said Dr. Iulia Vann, the director of the Allegheny County Health Department. The lab, located in Warrendale, was strategically placed to ...

Pennsylvania filed the lawsuit along with 22 other states and Washington, D.C. In cutting the grants, President Donald ...

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