Health & Wellness News

Pennsylvania State Police say officials have been unable to determine what caused eight children and five adults to become sick at the Lehigh Valley Children's Center on Park Avenue on Wednesday. Air quality tests are scheduled.

The organization has supported children with cancer insuring they have an angel watching over them.

Have you been following the news in the Lehigh Valley this week? Find out how many of these questions about happenings and news around the Lehigh Valley you can answer correctly.

October is National Dental Hygiene Month. Local health care providers have a few options for those who can't afford dental work.

The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lehigh County is starting its LOSS Team, which will serve as first responders to assist families caught in the immediate aftermath of a suicide.

LVHN's Deputy Physician in Chief of the Lehigh Valley topper Cancer Institute has a pair of pink shoes for each day of the month. Dr. Lori Alfonse wears her fancy footwear to raise awareness about breast cancer prevention and treatment.

The Bethlehem Township commissioners on Monday unanimously approved both motions. Some residents are still concerned about Medevac helicopters getting too close to nearby neighborhoods.

The Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners is expected on Monday night to accept the bid of a Harrisburg-based civil engineering firm to conduct an evaluation of two recreation projects.

One in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. A Palmerton woman is now a breast cancer advocate asking everyone to attend an event this October.

Accusations against Lehigh Valley Health Network mirror others across the country, such as the one featured on Netflix's Take Care of Maya.

DeSales University professor Elisabeth Felten is in her second year teaching non-traditional, special needs adults to give them a college experience.

An upcoming event in the Lehigh Valley aims to educate people about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. It’s a topic not often talked about that plagues a number of new parents.

Suits that are neon orange, green or pink really stand out under water.

The Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute will conduct up to 20 clinical trials at a time.

The Fran and Doug Tieman Center for Research is now open at Caron’s main campus in Wernersville.

Needle exchange programs are only permitted now in Allegheny County and Philadelphia.

It will take 'years and years' to rebuild the immunities we didn't need when we were staying home.

To date there have been 19 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S. and around 500 worldwide.

Cancer survivors who have made a difference beyond their own illness will be celebrated.

Allergies are worse here because the surrounding mountains tend to hold the allergens in.

Several factors could contribute to an increase in teen drug deaths, officials say.

A perfect storm of inflation, housing market issues, and gas prices have created a climate in which people need food.

The FDA is working with manufacturers to try to increase production of infant formula.

The problem is getting worse, she says.