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LVPM/A revised childhood vaccination schedule was put in place this year reducing the number of recommended vaccines from 17 to 11. Some parents around the Lehigh Valley are confused about what schedule they should follow. -
Without enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, Lehigh Valley residents have seen their Pennie premiums climb more than $300 a month on average.
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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Hundreds showed up at Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem to support a march for women's rights on International Women's Day on Saturday. -
A panel discussion of female achievers from the Lehigh Valley was held in observance of International Women's Day at Renaissance Allentown Hotel.
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Jefferson Health has 32 hospitals and 65,000 employees — numbers that were bolstered last year by the acquisition of Lehigh Valley Health Network.
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As CVS Pharmacy in Easton's South Side sets to close this April, Valley Health Partners is stepping up to provide prescription medication to the neighborhood by mid-summer.
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A donation to Essentials Café today, on Moravian Day of Giving, will help the organization continue to serve 400 breakfast and lunch meals per week to those in need in our community.
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More than 450 students from across Pennsylvania gathered for Aevidum Live, a conference focusing on speaking up about depression and suicide prevention, and encouraging others to help stop the stigma of mental health help.
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Easton legend and former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes was honored on Wednesday with a watercolor portrait for his work with St. Luke's University Health Network.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network and Northampton County Chiefs of Police Association are expanding a program which helps those with autism and other communication issues interact with police when stopped.
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There's been another attempt to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements.
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The U.S. Government's Medicare telehealth funding deadline is March 31. While many express concerns about its future, a local expert at St. Luke's University Health Network believes the program will be extended.
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The federally funded Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley served about 10,000 people last year across its five locations across the region.
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Flu rates are up nationally and especially in Pennsylvania. Lehigh and Northampton counties are among the Top Ten counties with influenza cases for this year's respiratory virus season, which runs through September.
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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.
