Brittany Sweeney
Health and wellness reporterI’m LehighValleyNews.com’s health and wellness reporter and also host “Living in the Lehigh Valley,” PBS39's health and wellness show. I have covered health-related topics for Lehigh Valley Public Media, contributing to PBS39 and 91.3 WLVR, since 2018. Winning the 2020 Emmy Award for Video Journalist is something I am proud of accomplishing while working for Lehigh Valley Public Media. I grew up in Montgomery County and I'm passionate about telling compelling stories in my home state of Pennsylvania. I'm a graduate of Temple University (go Owls!) and spent most of my career working as an anchor and reporter for NBC affiliates in Northeast Pennsylvania and Ohio. When I'm not covering news around the Lehigh Valley, I can be found exploring the great outdoors with my family. Contact me at BrittanyS@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8170.
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In one 24-hour period earlier this month, 10 patients at LVHN died from COVID-19, physician says. -
The COVID treatment is not a replacement for a vaccination, experts say.
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The test measures the level of a certain kind of protein that is present during an attack.
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The center will support medical and nursing students and is expected to be completed early next year.
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It's best to plan ahead make an appointment to get a vaccine booster.
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The bureau gives about 100 shots a day and is also willing to travel.
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Health care professionals want to make sure the COVID patients who most need the medications will get them.
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The situation is worsened by staffing issues caused by hospital personnel getting sick.
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Wintertime and the post-holiday doldrums can contribute to the condition.
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Folks are waiting in line for hours at testing sites across the Lehigh Valley.
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Those in the Southern hemisphere saw a more intense flu season this year, which could mean the same for the United States, said Dr. Alex Benjamin, chief infection control and prevention officer at Lehigh Valley Health Network.
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Lehigh County residents can call the warmline for mental health needs.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is now recommending that all adults under age 65 get routine anxiety screenings. We explain what that means for you and why some doctors say this is a good change.
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Places that pay for plasma have popped up in the Lehigh Valley. Are they negatively impacting donations at volunteer centers?
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The Veterans Hub of Northeastern PA has started offering counseling for veterans every Wednesday at a new clinic at St. Luke's Lehighton campus.
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Infectious disease expert Dr. Jeffrey Jahre says the booster is safe, but still questions its effectiveness.
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Window signs that proponents say promote kindness, inclusion come under attack from parent group.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network has begun administering a new type of coronavirus vaccine.
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The clinics will be will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, followed by another clinic at the same time Sept. 1.
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A pilot program using a translation service on iPads is now in place in Allentown, giving EMS workers the ability to connect patients with an interpreter 24 hours a day, seven days a week by video or phone call.
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Tracking down medical records is not as easy as a search on the web, but there are ways to find them.
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It’s a place people can go for help with emotional situations such as grief and depression.
