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Will Oliver/LehighValleyNews.comData from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shows firefighters face a 62% higher risk of developing esophageal cancer and a 39% increase of dying from it. A two-minute test could be just what it takes for firefighters to get ahead of the disease. -
Will Oliver/LehighValleyNews.comA couple dozen riders assembled at Bethlehem City Hall on Thursday ahead of a six-mile group ride for the occasion — one with a goal of changing public outlook toward choosing a bike to commute.
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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State officials expanded the order earlier this year to include four different forms of the drug, including a nasal spray and a syringe option with two injectable single-dose vials of naloxone. -
Pennsylvania will receive more than $2 billion from two pharmacy chains.
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Hiring for Good Shepherd Rehabilitation's new hospital in Center Valley is set to start in the new year. Construction is on track at the site across from the Promenade shops.
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A Lehigh Valley neurologist explains what stiff person syndrome is after singer Celine Dion reveals her diagnosis.
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The Community Connections Partnership joins social workers from the city's Health Bureau with police officers to connect people who need help with social services. The police chief says the program has been successful, but the idea is not universally popular.
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The real specimens that will be on display at Da Vinci Science Center are designed to compare and contrast healthy bodies and organs with those that are diseased, with an emphasis on common ailments along with cardiovascular issues and dementia.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network's first in-person annual community meeting since the pandemic highlighted hospital expansions, a new education center and new stem cell treatments while acknowledging continuing challenges from the pandemic.
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Health insurance giant Aetna has shuttered its office space at 1015 Club Ave., in the Lehigh Shopping Center near Union Boulevard in Bethlehem.
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The Lehigh Valley Health Network broke ground on its first "neighborhood hospital" of its network and a new health office in Lower Macungie Township Monday.
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A group of local leaders is coming together to address the child care crisis families are facing around the Lehigh Valley. The event will address these facilities facing challenges and solutions for how to begin to fix the problems.
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A new resource for children with autism and their families opened in Bethlehem Township. The clinic offers evaluations that can lead to a diagnosis and treatment programs.
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Makers of products like Children's Tylenol say they're trying to keep up with big demand as RSV, flu, and COVID spread. But medical experts note that kids' fevers don't always call for medicine.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network announced Wednesday that they have acquired Venel Institute Medical Education and Research Center in Bethlehem. This will expand LVHN's educational reach.
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Buffalo Bills' safety Damar Hamlin is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest on the field Monday night. A cardiologist with Lehigh Valley Health Network explains what that is and how fast-acting physicians on the sidelines may have saved his life.
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The World Health organization is changing the name of monkeypox. The current name is thought to be both racist and stigmatizing.
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Holiday gatherings threaten to increase the number of COVID cases in the community. A St. Luke's doctor weighs in on what he thinks that will mean for masking in schools after winter break.
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The Lown Institute evaluated hospitals across the country. St. Luke’s was ranked third out of more than 300 hospital systems for social responsibility.
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In 2022, more than 575 people died of COVID in the Lehigh Valley. It's difficult to predict what 2023 will bring.
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Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong discusses the difficulty that parents are having finding infant Tylenol in stores and shares advice for parents worried about their children.
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Widespread sickness among children with respiratory illnesses this year is driving up demand for children’s pain relievers and fever reducers, leaving drugstore chains and smaller community pharmacies across the nation in short supply.
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A group of people battling breast cancer and survivors came together for a clean makeup class. The classes are offered through Breast Cancer Support Services.
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Holiday spirit is soaring, but so is the spread of different illnesses. A Local doctor offer ways to stay holly and jolly over this time of year.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about possible carbon monoxide poisoning caused by the improper use of portable generators and provided tips to prevent it.
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The specimens on display are made up of bodies donated for the purpose – those individuals who agreed, upon their death, that their bodies could be used for educational purposes in the exhibition.
