NEW YORK — Three months ago, this flu season was shaping up to be short and mild in the U.S. But a surprising second viral wave has made it the longest in 10 years.
This flu season has been officially...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health monitors influenza activity throughout the year but ramps up surveillance activities in the fall and winter.
Flu activity has continued to decrease during the pa...
This time of year reminds us to give thanks.
This year, I’m thankful to be a new member of the team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, where I serve as vice president of market development.
My colleague...
At least 180,000 people have been hospitalized because of the flu, and activity has seen a slight increase as of Jan. 25, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly FluView r...
WASHINGTON — The White House is readying an urgent budget request to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak whose rapid spread is spooking financial markets and restricting international travel.
The...
It’s that time of the year again. Time for a flu shot.
Dr. Luther Rhodes III, an infectious disease specialist at Lehigh Valley Health Network, said influenza kills between 30,000 and 60,000 people ev...
The Carbon County Commissioners, through cooperation with St. Luke’s Hospital Lehighton Campus and the PA Department of Health, are offering free flu vaccines at a drive-thru clinic from 9 a.m. to 3, ...
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono will host its first community flu vaccination drive- thru on Oct. 17 at the Stroudsburg Middle School, 207 Mountaineer Drive, Stroudsburg.
Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1...
LVH-Pocono’s first drive-thru flu shot clinic held at the Stroudsburg Junior High Saturday was busy.
“It turned out to be a nice day. The clinic started 9 a.m. and people were already lined up way be...
Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam and Deputy Secretary of Health Preparedness and Community Protection Ray Barishansky said last week that flu activity has been, and remains, low across the commo...