Video technologies are reframing the workplace by offering ways for people to interact face to face without having to assemble in the same room.
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Health Care
Penn State Health St. Joseph unveils cancer center expansion
Penn State Health St. Joseph Cancer Center in Bern Township has unveiled its new $5.5 million, 2,400-square-foot addition, which includes a state-of-the-art TrueBeam linear accelerator that the health center said will improve patient care and comfort.
Read More »Telemedicine grant will help St. Luke’s reach underserved rural patients
As St. Luke's University Health Network awaits the opening of its Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital -Orwigsburg later this year, it has received a grant to help improve care at the rural Schuylkill County hospital.
Read More »Insurance retail stores proving durable, but growth slowing down
Two Pennsylvania insurance companies that have had ventures into retail storefronts say that their initiatives continue to show benefits to consumers but expansion plans are on hold at least through 2019.
Read More »Lehigh Valley agency adds behavioral care to address growing need
By the middle of the century the number of Americans 65 years and older will nearly double, according to Census Bureau statistics.
Read More »Major health technology trends to watch: Column
The current trend in health care is to adopt new technology that will show significant and extraordinary changes over the next several years.
Read More »Fitness Flexes: Gyms, wellness programs adapt to diverse needs
Wellness is designed for everyone, regardless of accommodation or disability, and fitness centers are creating new programs to suit all needs.
Read More »LVHN to reopen Hospice House of Monroe County
Lehigh Valley Health Network said it will resume inpatient care at the Hospice House of Monroe County in East Stroudsburg.
Read More »Health Network Labs acquires gene-testing firm
Health Network Laboratories of Hanover Township, Lehigh County is expanding its genetic testing services through the acquisition of Connective Tissue Gene Test LLC of Allentown.
Read More »Pa. lawmakers aim to write ACA provisions into state law
Two state representatives from Allegheny County are proposing that Pennsylvania put into law benefit guarantees enacted under the Affordable Care Act even as a court ruling found the Obama-era act unconstitutional.
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