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International college enrollment decline impacting Pa. universities
International student enrollment in Pennsylvania dropped 5% from 2025 to 2026 due to new U.S. visa policies and rising global competition in education.
COVID report: Pa. hospitals suffered heavy losses; still contributed to economy
Pennsylvania hospitals lost $8.1 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic but continued to provide economic value to the state.
Report calls for disability community involvement in solving health disparities
A report recommending the disability community’s involvement in solving health disparities has been released by the Arc of Pennsylvania.
Lehigh Valley Health Network makes face masks optional
Lehigh Valley Health Network has made face masks optional in all of its hospitals and health care facilities as of today.
PA Main Street Program helped COVID-19 recovery
PA Main Street Program helped downtown communities recover from the pandemic, according to a study by the Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC), in partnership with Jon Stover & Associates (JS&A).
Lehigh Valley Health Network team nursing model lands nurses on center stage
Two Lehigh Valley Health Network nurses showcased the network’s innovative approach to patient care during the pandemic at a conference in Philadelphia.
OSHA still vigilant over workplace COVID-19 safety
The height of the concern over the COVID-19 virus may have passed, but that doesn’t mean employers shouldn’t still be concerned about their obligation to maintain a healthy environment at work.
NCC to host training for OSHA COVID-19 compliance
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has pledged to increase its COVID inspection goal to 10% as the agency works to finalize a permanent coronavirus healthcare standard.
OraSure cuts ribbon on COVID-19 test manufacturing facility
OraSure Technologies has officially cut the ribbon on Opus Way, its new expanded facility in Bethlehem Township, which was constructed with the help of $109 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to ramp up production of InteliSwab COVID-19 rapid tests as part of the nation’s pandemic preparedness plan.
Allentown pharma firm hopes to soon have oral vaccine to market
With Phase 1 testing now complete and showing positive results, U.S. Specialty Formulations of Allentown is moving forward with the oral COVID-19 vaccine that it is producing.
Pandemic-related tax changes means many haven’t seen returns
It may be more than halfway through 2022, but accountants are steal dealing with the 2021 tax return season thanks to pandemic related changes and backlogs with the Internal Revenue Service.
HNL Lab Medicine expanding diagnostic capabilities
HNL Lab Medicine knows the future of medicine is in diagnostics and is ramping up its use of genetic testing to help doctors find the right tools to treat patients quickly.
