Health & Wellness News

The center uses harm reduction, social activities, and job services to help people get back on their feet after addiction.

The hazmat crew got the call at 10:17 a.m., deploying to a private structure on the block just east of the Hyatt Place hotel at the corner of Guetter and North streets.

Said Edward Boscola, Bethlehem water and sewer resources director: “It’s important for everybody to know that the lead levels in the city’s drinking water system are very low."

The health network recognized Bill and Denise Spence for their philanthropy, inspired by their daughter's pregnancy experience. Bill Spence is retired CEO of PPL Corp.

The eighth annual Bob Price Memorial Turkey Drive was held at Coca-Cola Park on Friday. More than 2,000 turkeys were donated by area businesses and residents to help feed those in need in the Lehigh Valley.

Organic whole and baby carrots linked to Grimmway Farms, including several brands available in stores throughout the Lehigh Valley, have been recalled due to concerns of E. coli.

LIHEAP, PPL's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, returns in time for cold weather electric bills. Other programs are also available to help with costs.

Showstoppers Boxing Club teaches youth how to box and stay out of trouble. That’s why Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley has uplifted the boxing club as an anti-violence initiative.

That endowment will help improve parks across the city by providing long-term funding for the Parknership’s work.

Inversion is a natural phenomenon that causes bottom water to flow up to the top surface and surface water to drop to the bottom. It's causing some households' drinking water to smell and taste different.

The partnership will center around a farm in Lower Macungie Twp., where according to the Rodale Institute, modern organic farming was invented.

Chemotherapy and radiation are the main treatments for breast cancer, but another treatment method can aid in the healing process. Accompanied by the traditional treatments, physical therapy can reduce painful side effects.

The University of Pennsylvania study examined rates for accessing care after hospitalization.

Heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of American women

Republican lawmakers say the money is needed instead to offset looming budget deficits.

The 'Great Resignation' and the pandemic are only two of the many reasons for the blood shortage.

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.