The first eight applicants for the state's medical marijuana research program were declined by the Department of Health - a sign that critics of the program's selection process said shows its flaws.
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St. Luke’s makes Leapfrog’s top teaching hospitals list
St. Luke’s University Hospital-Bethlehem campus has been named one of the top teaching hospitals by The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit hospital watchdog organization.
Read More »Revised rules on medical marijuana research prompt new lawsuit
A coalition of firms involved in growing, processing and distributing medical marijuana in the state have sued the Pennsylvania Department of Health, claiming the agency acted unlawfully through its methods of authorizing registrants for medical marijuana research.
Read More »OraSure rings NASDAQ opening bell to mark World AIDS Day
OraSure Technologies Inc. of Bethlehem commemorated World AIDS Day by ringing the NASDAQ stock market opening bell today at 9:30 a.m.
Read More »Tower Health buys 19 urgent care centers
Tower Health has acquired 19 Premier Urgent Care centers, primarily in southeast Pennsylvania.
Read More »Law requires coverage if patients decline hospital transport
Under a state law adopted this year, health insurers are now required to reimburse ambulance companies for emergency aid if a patient refuses to be transported to a hospital.
Read More »Nursing shortage continues across nation
Oklahoma City-based nurse practitioner Brooke Caldwell has experienced many settings of nursing over her 18-year career.
Read More »Lehigh health college to operate on two tracks
The last time Lehigh University opened a new school was about 75 years ago. That will change in fall 2020 when the Bethlehem university accepts the first students to its College of Health.
Read More »St. Luke’s opens 16th Care Now
St. Luke's University Health Network plans to open a St. Luke's Care Now on Monday in Lopatcong, New Jersey
Read More »LVHN renames Children’s Hospital for developer and wife
Lehigh Valley Health Network announced today it received one of the largest donations in its history from developer and philanthropists J.B. Reilly and his wife, Kathleen, which will be used to support enhancements to its Children's Hospital.
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