Health & Wellness News

The festival, scheduled Oct. 21-22, will feature 5K and 10K races on Saturday and half marathon and half marathon relay races on Sunday. A half marathon relay also allows for a three-person team to run two five-mile legs and one 5K leg.

Lehigh County Commissioners' Human Services Commission will discuss the county’s Office of Children and Youth Services (OCYS) at its meeting on Wednesday.

A bill aimed at allowing nurse practitioners to practice on their own is being touted in the state capital. State Sen. Lisa Boscola was in Harrisburg Tuesday showing support for Senate Bill 25 which would allow Nurse Practitioners full practice authority.

More than a half-hour of passionate pleas didn't slow down Lehigh County commissioners as they signed off on Heather Reed's promotion to lead the Child and Youth Services department, which is mired in controversy.

Another pediatric emergency room now is open in the Lehigh Valley. St. Luke’s University Health Network on Monday opened the Isaacman Family Children’s Emergency Room, after establishing a children’s hospital this past June.

The conflict in Israel has played out across social media. The graphic nature of the videos and stories can have an impact on your mental health, according to a Lehigh Valley therapist.

WLVR's Megan Frank talks with reporters Tom Shortell and Brittany Sweeney.

The Kellyn foundation aims to bring healthier, more accessible food options to people in the area. Their mobile farmers market goes all year round and now they are working with local farms to help grow their operations.

Pennsylvania State Police say officials have been unable to determine what caused eight children and five adults to become sick at the Lehigh Valley Children's Center on Park Avenue on Wednesday. Air quality tests are scheduled.

The organization has supported children with cancer insuring they have an angel watching over them.

Have you been following the news in the Lehigh Valley this week? Find out how many of these questions about happenings and news around the Lehigh Valley you can answer correctly.

October is National Dental Hygiene Month. Local health care providers have a few options for those who can't afford dental work.

If stores have them, they're limiting how many customers can buy.

The new variant is responsible for three quarters of all new cases in the U.S.

Now only fully-vaccinated visitors will be allowed.

The No Surprises Act stops health providers from automatically charging for out-of-network costs.

Doctors repeat, the best way to stay out of the hospital is to get vaccinated and then get a booster.

The best defense against the omicron variant is still vaccination or and/or a booster shot, officials say.

Advocates say a disparity in pay leaves families without the care they need.

Orthopedic massage can ease pain brought on by repetitive stress, heavy lifting and more.

Beam took the job in January when Dr. Rachel Levine was named to a post in the Biden administration.

Individual school districts must now decide if their students will mask or not.

Between masking and vaccines, conditions are ripe for a dramatic jump in new cases.

Nearly 87 percent of cases in the middle and high schools are in students who haven't been vaccinated.