Health & Wellness News

A free dental clinic is being offered in Easton next month. Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley will provide free oral health care services at their Easton location.

Lehigh Valley Health Network establishes a new partnership with a clinic offering resources to those with Down syndrome. The partnership is expected to add more variety to the care the patients receive.

Initial vaccine doses for people 6 months and older and booster shots for people 5 years and older now will be available at all Lehigh Valley Physician Group primary care practices.

For the 15th year in a row, the region, including the Lehigh Valley, is being recognized for the most organ donations in the country. Gift of Life Donor Program aided in reaching that goal.

Amanda Buss plans to resign as executive director from the Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley. She’s stepping down to focus on her own health while battling cancer.

Living a healthier lifestyle is one of the top new year's resolutions. A Good Shepherd physical therapy expert talks about how to avoid the “workout warrior” aches and pains and ease into a new routine.

Some Lehigh Valley school districts are reviewing their safety protocols for responding to injuries at area football games after Damar Hamlin's recent collapse brought renewed attention to the dangers of the sport.

Two Lehigh Valley fitness gurus talk about their exercise classes and why you should try them in the new year. Both women agree that group fitness is the key to success.

OSHA documentation shows a prior inspection history for the company that resulted in 3 serious violations involving trench excavation hazards

"My daughter is on the Lehigh Valley Polar Bears ice hockey team," the Facebook post said. "Once a year they have a big fundraiser where the parents need to donate a basket... would anyone be willing to donate?" Within days, the post had more than 200 responses.

Two men working on a sewer line became trapped as a hole they dug collapsed. One was rescued immediately; the other was buried up to his chin as crews worked for hours into the night to free him.

The Rock'n Play Sleeper is not safe, they say.

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.

Doctors had said amputation would be the most likely outcome after a 2020 car crash.

The ruling comes as COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations rise dramatically in Pennsylvania.

People are suffering from the delta variant and hospital beds are filling up.