Health & Wellness News

WLVR's Megan Frank talks with reporters Tom Shortell and Julian Abraham.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) reached an affiliation agreement. The two have worked together before, but the healthcare providers say this will ensure patients get the care they need closest to home.

Laura Brady is hosting a reception on Friday, Sept. 22.

A new value-based primary care center opened in Allentown this week. It’s the second Oak Street Health location in the Lehigh Valley, following a Bethlehem opening in June.

The governor recently committed to reviewing data that will help to attract and retain aides for people with intellectual disabilities and autism. However, the advocacy group Bayada Hearts for Home Care is calling for more to be done for people who serve those with physical disabilities and seniors.

New Bethany Executive Director Marc Rittle said the nonprofit's demographic is becoming younger, and many are not actually experiencing homelessness.

Although hospital officials say a change in location for medevac helicopter access is crucial during building of a new facility at the Anderson campus, some residents think there are more adjustments to be made.

“We're really trying to get ahead of it, so that we can nip this in the bud and avoid having a shortage as we move into the fall and over the holidays,” said Peter Brown, executive director of the Pennsylvania Rivers Chapter of the American Red Cross, which covers the Lehigh Valley.

Dan "Big Dan Champion" English says the two jobs actually complement each other nicely.

A Bucks County woman is one of the top 10 L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth for 2023. She is the founder of the Twilight Wish Foundation, a nonprofit that grants wishes to seniors, including those in the Lehigh Valley.

WLVR's Megan Frank talks with reporters Tom Shortell and Brittany Sweeney.

The latest COVID booster was approved for people 6 months and older this week. A local doctor says not everyone should get it.

The money will be aimed at hardest-hit communities and distributed over the next two decades.

Democrats and Republicans passed House Bill 253, a $225 million relief package.

Under the program, health care workers give temporary assistance to hospitals in need of help.

Some prep time now will make it easier on the household when a family member tests positive.

Stafffing shortages at day cares and preschools add another layer of chaos for the littlest learners.

The lead author suggests tighter regulations on the chemical class known as phthalates.

Journalist Gene Tauber says it's about 'helping people make decisions on how to reduce their own risk.'

'Our emergency rooms are being inundated ...,' says one doctor.

John Fielding's right wing posts could affect how he does his job, some fear.

The only number that dropped last week was the number of vaccines administered.

A nationwide survey sheds light on how self-reporting can predict infection rates.

In one 24-hour period earlier this month, 10 patients at LVHN died from COVID-19, physician says.