Health & Wellness News

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released its report of the most challenging places to live with asthma. The release coincides with peak asthma season in September.

The "Margaritaville" singer died from Merkel cell carcinoma, according to his sister. Now, a Lehigh Valley doctor explains signs, symptoms and preventative measures.

WLVR's Christine Dempsey talks with reporters Olivia Marble and Julian Abraham.

Parents accused of medical child abuse, formerly known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, criticized the doctor they say is behind the false claims against them, and asked Northampton County to intervene.

A suicide prevention bench was dedicated to Moravian University. Students lined up to participate in the unveiling.

The illicit drugs circulating locally are causing a public health emergency, according to a local doctor. A doctor from Lehigh Valley Health Network is part of of a 5-year study that determines what is in the drug supply in the area.

The Bethlehem Running Festival has added a half-marathon relay to its inaugural event on Oct. 21-22.

A brain injury conference this weekend will feature brain injury survivors and medical professionals at the first-time event. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network’s Mind Your Brain Foundation Lehigh Valley Conference is free.

Nine million Medicare recipients paid $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket expenses for 10 drugs now up for price negotiations, U.S. Rep. Susan Wild said. The deal struck over the drug costs will benefit Americans of all ages, she said.

A Red Cross volunteer from the greater Lehigh Valley just got back from assisting displaced people in Hawaii following devastating wildfires there. Her job was to try and reconnect families.

During National Preparedness Month, those with the American Red Cross are helping people stay ready for anything. They say they are responding to twice as many disasters than they were 10 years ago.

On the hunt for the "healthier" option at the Allentown Fair. Those in attendance weigh in on whether it's possible.

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.

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.

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.

Health insurance giant Aetna has shuttered its office space at 1015 Club Ave., in the Lehigh Shopping Center near Union Boulevard in Bethlehem.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A virtual community meeting held by the EPA Thursday had federal and state officials discussing the impact of the B. Braun sterilizer facility's ethylene oxide emission on the Allentown area and efforts to mitigate the pollution.

An Amazon fulfillment center in northeast Pa. is giving Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s hospital $25,000. The money comes from the Amazon Goes Gold campaign.

On World AIDS Day, three Lehigh Valley residents reflect on their role in helping fight the AIDS crisis at the height of the epidemic. One, a doctor, did not realize at the time he was treating the first patients in the Lehigh Valley with AIDS, let alone the extent of the impact the disease would have on the world.

The virtual meeting on Thursday, Dec. 1, will address the risks of ethylene oxide and the B. Braun commercial sterilizer on Marcon Boulevard in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.