While exposure to heat isn’t specifically covered under federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, Richard Hobbs, the newly appointed president and CEO of the Manufacturers Resource Center of the Lehigh Valley, said it’s still a company’s responsibility to keep staff safe from overheating.

The Lehigh Valley has a new home health services provider. Blue Mountain Home Health Care Inc. has opened an office at 2200 W. Hamilton St. in Allentown.

Legislation introduced this week by Pennsylvania lawmakers would require nursing home and other adult care facilities to report all deaths, regardless of cause, to the county coroner.

A radiologist and his colleagues at St. Luke's University Health Network have worked to develop an X-ray system that uses artificial intelligence to detect collapsed lungs, according to a press release.

Anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome have been approved by the state as conditions eligible for medical marijuana treatment starting on July 20.

Tower Health, the Berks County-based health network, has announced it will assume responsibility for the majority of resident physicians displaced by the closing of Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, according to a press release. Philadelphia Academic Health System, the owner of Hahnemann University Hospital, said on June 26th that the 171-year old, 495-bed hospital would ...

Pennsylvania is the first state chosen by a New York City nonprofit to receive part of a $50 million investment created to help tackle the national opioid crisis.

Are nurse practitioners and physician assistants the solution to the primary care physician shortage? LVB talked to local providers with strong opinions on both sides.

Executive with Miller Keystone Blood Center and publisher of Emerge Woman magazine tells LVB how she gets it all done

Coordinated Health Professional Practice, a subsidiary of Coordinated Health, has opened a new medical office building in Hazle Township.