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Published: Feb 11, 2025 at 01:56 PM
We’re all familiar with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but do you know what it is and who it affects?
You might be surprised to learn that new moms are included in the list of those who can be affecte...
Published: Jan 31, 2025 at 02:46 PM
Winter greets us with decreased sunlight and increased blues.
To help address the mixed emotions that arrive this time of year, psychiatrist Dr. Dhana Ramasamy, MD, with Lehigh Valley Physician Group ...
Published: Dec 10, 2024 at 12:42 PM
At Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), we want you to avoid an emergency room visit by putting safety first when dressing up the inside or outside of your home. Don’t make your holidays memorable for...
Published: Nov 26, 2024 at 02:45 PM
Managing diabetes is difficult year-round, but it can be especially hard during the holidays.
“The holiday season is full of temptation,” says endocrinologist Anne Borja, MD, with LVPG Endocrinology–C...
Published: Nov 26, 2024 at 02:34 PM
Ready or not, the holidays are here. It’s a time when many Americans accustomed to preparing simple meals find themselves responsible for safely serving multi-dish feasts.
It’s no easy task. Outbreaks...
Published: Nov 19, 2024 at 01:02 PM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city zoo, waving at friends and stopping briefly to greet emus she knows by name.
The 71-year-old retiree starts each morning ...
Published: Nov 12, 2024 at 03:24 PM
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, with more people dying from it than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined.
While this fact may be concerning, there is good...
Published: Oct 22, 2024 at 03:13 PM
Mary Ellen Hawk knows how precious life is and how quickly it could change.
In May 2021, the Nesquehoning woman went for a routine checkup at her doctor’s and learned that something may be wrong.
“He ...
Published: Oct 22, 2024 at 03:13 PM
The influenza (flu) virus affects millions of Americans each fall, winter and early spring, causing doctor visits, hospitalizations and deaths.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health estimates 5% to 2...
Published: Sep 28, 2024 at 09:15 AM
WASHINGTON — People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday.
The study tracked 30 years of l...