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Phil Gianficaro/LehighValleyNews.comCommunity Bike Works received more than $600,000 from the Lehigh Valley Transportation Study to fund its bicycle safety and repair program for students in the Lehigh Valley. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comIn an email, Allentown School District said mold spores were found in several elementary school classrooms. Remedial action has been taken, the district said in a release, and the classrooms will be tested ahead of the first day of school.
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
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When Pa. Act 101 was passed in 1988 it did not anticipate the 'throw-away culture' we have now. -
A perfect storm of inflation, housing market issues, and gas prices have created a climate in which people need food.
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Speak up if something doesn't feel right.
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Frances Wolf says hunger should never be what holds a person back from succeeding in higher education.
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Customers are finding they can save money by comparing and ordering pharmacy items online.
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Research in a growing scientific field called ecotherapy at Harvard University shows activities like walking in the woods can help reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Even a few minutes outside can do the trick.
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Microplastic contaminants have been found in 53 waterways in Pennsylvania, including in the Lehigh River, according to clean water advocacy group PennEnvironment.
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Mayor William Reynolds says amendment is being fast-tracked without administrative input.
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The school runs four- and six-week certification courses for CNAs and home health aides.
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There were around 1,500 cases reported in the U.S. as of Monday.
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She treats each of the people she cares for as if they were her own parent.
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It's OK to feed the birds again since the mysterious illness has disappeared.
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Some say the app is still useful and could be adapted to other uses.
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If you have symptoms, no matter where you are, isolate yourself as best you can, an expert says.
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It's more contagious but doctors are not seeing many hospitalizations. Yet.
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As proposed, more than $750 million in new funding would go to schools throughout the state.
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Text and chat capacity will be available after July 16.
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A $75,000 grant from the United Way is expanding training and capacity for the free public service.
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Symptoms are curable with therapies and treatments, according to an expert from Good Shepherd.
