Health & Wellness News

About 40 people protested at Lehigh Valley Hospital Wednesday. Many said they or someone they knew had been falsely accused of medical child abuse by LVHN doctors.

A resource for children with autism just marked two years in the Lehigh Valley. Helping Hands Family in Center Valley uses applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy.

The Bethlehem Township Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of land development plans for a five-story, 146-bed expansion between the Women & Babies Pavilion and the site's original tower, also set for expansion.

The marinade in a specific batch of the raw Wegmans jerk chicken may have been cross-contaminated by an equipment malfunction in the processing plant, according to the USDA.

Two new vaccines and a monoclonal antibody therapy are coming to Lehigh Valley health providers this fall to help fight RSV.

Three studies show smoke from Canadian wildfires led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms in the United States. One study collected data from about 4,000 U.S. hospitals.

Dr. Lee Riley treats cancers at St. Luke’s University Health Network, but in his free time, he sculpts. He is the recipient of ArtsQuest’s Linny Award for Visual Artist of the Year.

Public health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella, including in Pennsylvania. Dozens of people have fallen ill and at least nine have been hospitalized.

Decluttering a home can help decrease stress and anxiety, according a Lehigh Valley psychologist and a professional organizer. Both say back to school time is usually when they see people wanting more organization.

More organic waste from residential and industrial uses has city staff pursuing a solution, which would include a $1.4 million chemically enhanced primary treatment system.

Trying to make the healthy choice, the easy choice is the goal of a new collaboration in the Lehigh Valley. 7 local partners teamed up to bring more nutritious options to those who live here.

Free health screenings and shots, like flu and COVID vaccines, are available this Saturday. Walmart is holding Wellness Day at its Lehigh Valley stores.

Pennsylvania now has 10 presumed cases of the coronavirus, mostly in the Philadelphia area.

At the Shamrock Reins farm in Bucks County, WLVR’s K.C. Lopez reports organizers are working on prevention -- using equine therapy.

Pennsylvania now has seven presumed cases of the coronavirus, mostly in the Philadelphia area. That’s up from two cases on Friday.

Bucks County tests come back negative for the coronavirus in case of people exposed at at private gathering.

New CDC guidelines say employees shouldn’t go to work if they’re feeling sick to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Gov. Tom Wolf held a press conference Friday morning and confirmed the first two presumptive positive cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Pennsylvania.

Bethlehem-based Lehigh University has cancelled its study-abroad program in Italy.

Pennsylvania is now able to test for coronavirus. The health department announced yesterday [Tuesday] that samples will be processed by a state lab in Exton.

Heath officials across the greater Lehigh Valley are keeping an eye on recent international travelers to countries with coronavirus outbreaks. 

Local Lehigh Valley colleges are confronting the risk of infection for students studying overseas and traveling for spring break.

The Pennsylvania Health Department may start conducting its own lab tests for the coronavirus later this week. Currently the CDC is handling all testing for the virus. 

There are no cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania. But officials across the Lehigh Valley are getting ready as cases pop up in a handful of other states.