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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.
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The Borough of Emmaus has chosen to take the steps to treat its own water supply after spending over a year seeking a solution to the municipality's PFAS contamination issue -
People without a permanent place to stay should "enjoy the same rights as the rest of us who have a house," Allentown Commission on Homelessness chair Abigail Goldfarb said.
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Talking to children about their mental health can be challenging for parents. During Mental Health Awareness Month, educators are sharing how they address the topic with kids.
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A panel of young people, ranging from middle-school-aged to college, shared their thoughts on mental health and health care in a conference organized by Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital. They all had one thing in common — direct experience.
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The mayors of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton will participate in group bike rides for Lehigh Valley Bike to Work Week.
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If you get a special card in the mail, it means your mailperson can pick up food donations from your home, and take it straight to the food bank.
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Lehigh Valley high school students had the opportunity to see firsthand what it's like to be a nurse. A nursing simulation was held during National Nurses Week.
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A plan two years in the making is proving to be successful in Allentown. Nurses for the city and the district worked together to make sure students are safe from preventable disease.
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Mattel has marketed a Barbie doll that represents those with Down syndrome.
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The Palmer Recovery Center is the site of a free trauma-informed yoga class every Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. The class helps veterans with their mental health struggles.
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The U.S. surgeon general issued a public health advisory about loneliness, isolation and lack of connection. The health consequences are enormous — equivalent by some estimates to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
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Lehigh Valley Mental Health Awareness Walk offers the public education and resources. Behavioral health needs are growing.
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Doctors had said amputation would be the most likely outcome after a 2020 car crash.
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The ruling comes as COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations rise dramatically in Pennsylvania.
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People are suffering from the delta variant and hospital beds are filling up.
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Pa. is among the top in the nation for people hospitalized with COVID-19.
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St. Luke's officials say more than 80 percent of hospitalized COVID patients are unvaccinated.
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BASD Superintendent Joseph Roy is concerned that growing cases throughout the community are causing the number of school cases to grow.
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The NICU at LVHN Cedar Crest and the Level II ICU at LVH - Muhlenberg will expand with the help of 4 LV legislators.
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Arguments before the Pa. Supreme Court will begin Dec. 8 but it is unknown when the decision will come down.
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The daytime talk show doc announced his bid for U.S. Senate in Pa. last week.
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The number of drug overdoses in Pennsylvania has skyrocketed since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Masks are now only required for students and staff on school district transportation.
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Officials urge hunters to get vaccinated.
