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Phil Gianficaro/LehighValleyNews.comThe debut of the $48.5 million Lifestyle Community Center in Upper Macungie Township took another step closer on Thursday afternoon at a walking news conference. The first of 18 heavy timber trusses, imported from Austria, was installed this month on 188,000-square-foot, multi-functional indoor facility. -
Jess Lee/PBS39The hourlong program will be broadcast at 6 p.m. It takes a deeper look at the 2025 Pennsylvania Health Survey by the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion — and how Pennsylvanians view key public health issues, such as vaccinations.
Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute now offers treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib) with a new system that uses pulsed electrical fields to target problematic heart muscle cells instead of extreme heat or cold.
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Advocates see the sudden reduction of benefits as a looming health and welfare crisis. -
How has COVID changed the delivery of health care? What do health care workers think about lifting the COVID emergency? Health and wellness reporter Brittany Sweeney moderates a discussion with local experts on the front lines.
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Bradbury-Sullivan Center presented findings from the Pennsylvania LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment, focusing on responses from Lehigh Valley residents.
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Lehigh Valley infectious disease specialists will be among the guests on PBS39's 'Community Conversation: Health and the New Normal' tonight. The hour-long show begins at 7 p.m.
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A cardiologist from Lehigh Valley Health Network is raising awareness about a type of heart attack that can impact women in their 40s and 50s. She says knowing the signs could save a life.
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The former Dave Phillips Music & Sound store on Allentown’s East Side is set to become an urgent care clinic.
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During Heart Health month, a Lehigh Valley cardiologist talks about a heart disease risk factor many women don't know about. Problems during pregnancy like preeclampsia put people at higher risk for heart issues.
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About 900 people dipped into the Delaware River to raise money for the Lehigh Valley's chapter of the Special Olympics.
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When U.S. Senator John Fetterman checked into the hospital this week to receive treatment for clinical depression, he joined thousands of others who experience this mood disorder after a stroke.
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Take a look at stories throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact or that you might want to look at again.
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A new autism clinic for children is opening in Allentown. Mission Autism Clinics will offer behavioral and social skills training to kids while encouraging them to be themselves.
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U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley, spoke about her experience with mental health issues and lauded U.S. Sen. John Fetterman for having the courage to publicly seek help.
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Gov. Tom Wolf held a press conference Friday morning and confirmed the first two presumptive positive cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Pennsylvania.
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Bethlehem-based Lehigh University has cancelled its study-abroad program in Italy.
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Pennsylvania is now able to test for coronavirus. The health department announced yesterday [Tuesday] that samples will be processed by a state lab in Exton.
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Heath officials across the greater Lehigh Valley are keeping an eye on recent international travelers to countries with coronavirus outbreaks.
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Local Lehigh Valley colleges are confronting the risk of infection for students studying overseas and traveling for spring break.
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The Pennsylvania Health Department may start conducting its own lab tests for the coronavirus later this week. Currently the CDC is handling all testing for the virus.
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There are no cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania. But officials across the Lehigh Valley are getting ready as cases pop up in a handful of other states.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is saying it’s not a matter of if, but when more cases are diagnosed here in the United States.
