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The Burn Prevention Network and Lehigh Valley Health Network educate parents about burn and fire risks to their children. What was once a packet of information will now be a video will be shown to those with newborns.

The 21st Century program is to help students with academic support and art and music enrichment.

Loneliness, isolation and social disconnect are a public health crisis in the United States. Brittany Sweeney hosts a community conversation to examine the factors that contribute to isolation — and what we can do to avoid it.

The mobile stroke unit at Lehigh Valley Health Network is expanding its reach with a new partnership. The specialized ambulance will now assist first responders in part of Berks County with neurological emergencies.

A red fox in Northampton County earlier this month became the first mammal in the Lehigh Valley to contract bird flu.

A housing facility for inmates with severe mental illness is now open in Northampton County. The Shiloh Restoration Center will have 8-beds and provide mental and behavioral health support.

Allentown saw almost 500 crashes where a pedestrian was hurt in the past five years, eight of which killed people. Federal funding is contributing $312,000 for a study to improve road safety.

The salad, sold by Wegmans, has been found to contain undeclared milk, posing a potential risk to individuals with milk allergies.

The free classes will take place at Cedar Beach and ArtsWalk parks through June, with the Cedar Beach sessions extending through the summer. The classes are a partnership between the yoga studios and the city's Parks and Recreation Department.

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A new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General warns of the harmful effects social media can have on the well-being of kids and teens. A psychologist from the University of Pennsylvania has advice for parents.

A Lehigh Valley author is releasing a new self-help book on anxiety. He said he saw the need for more information on the topic following the pandemic.

Mayor William Reynolds says amendment is being fast-tracked without administrative input.

The school runs four- and six-week certification courses for CNAs and home health aides.

There were around 1,500 cases reported in the U.S. as of Monday.

She treats each of the people she cares for as if they were her own parent.

It's OK to feed the birds again since the mysterious illness has disappeared.

Some say the app is still useful and could be adapted to other uses.

If you have symptoms, no matter where you are, isolate yourself as best you can, an expert says.

It's more contagious but doctors are not seeing many hospitalizations. Yet.

As proposed, more than $750 million in new funding would go to schools throughout the state.

Text and chat capacity will be available after July 16.

A $75,000 grant from the United Way is expanding training and capacity for the free public service.

Symptoms are curable with therapies and treatments, according to an expert from Good Shepherd.