-
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.
Health & Wellness News
-
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.
-
Construction company Moyer Construction LLC is proposing a sober house at 3599 Broadway in South Whitehall Township, next to Cetronia Elementary School.
-
Thanksgiving dinner doesn't have to be a day you worry about ruining your diet or health plan. Lehigh Valley nutritionists weigh in.
-
The USDA report does not include information about which commercial turkey farms were affected, but Jaindl recently reported an outbreak of the disease.
-
After long-term care facilities were hard hit by COVID outbreaks in the first two years of the pandemic, staff now say they've got a better handle on the situation.
-
Pennsylvania farmers are preparing for thousands of fresh turkeys to be picked up for the holiday meal.
-
Daniel Buglio will run for Lehigh County coroner, a job he was appointed to this spring.
-
Lehigh Valley Health Network's 17th Street Hospital is relocating and expanding its emergency department thanks to $6.5 million in state funding.
-
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation offers a grant program to fund employees' ideas. Projects range from helping those with spinal chord injuries to researching specific topics.
-
One hallway features a giant 'Lite Bright.'
-
Some states, like West Virginia and Ohio, have 'trigger bans' that would immediately ban the procedure.
-
A Whitehall native, he's one of the longest-surviving organ transplant recipients in the nation.
-
The average hourly wage for direct support professionals is under $15.
-
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is focusing specifically on child and adolescent mental health, Levine said.
-
Victor Cai wanted to help his karate teacher who has been losing his sight for year.
-
Robotic technology allows a surgeon to make more precise cuts.
-
Air quality in the Lehigh Valley got a 'C' grade for in 2021, up from a 'D' the year before.
-
Smoking weed in public or bringing cannabis across state lines remains illegal in Pennsylvania.
-
They're the first known cases identified in Pennsylvania since 1984.
-
Half of the COVID relief aid this year will go toward nursing costs and an employee day care facility at Gracedale.
-
Cynerio says the flaws could have allowed hackers to control the robots, open locked doors and watch patients.