Penn State Health is once again revising its visitation guidelines in response to an increase in COVID-19 positive patients across the Hershey-based health system.

St. Luke’s University Health Network of Bethlehem said Sellersville’s Penn Foundation has joined its network.

President-elect Joe Biden is on his way to the White House after winning both the popular vote and an estimated 306 electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election, but which Biden is the country going to get?

With COVID-19 cases increasing dramatically in recent weeks, Lehigh Valley Health Network has reinstated visitation restrictions on its hospital campuses and outpatient facilities.

Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry has brought in more than $1.7 billion since the state’s  program began in early 2018. Since August, sales increased, 40%.

As pharmaceutical companies race to create, test and stockpile doses of vaccines to protect against the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania is contemplating a similarly daunting challenge: distributing those doses as quickly and effectively as possible. 

Bioprinting is a process where cells and chemicals combine to create structures resembling human tissues. Thumb joints and new treatments for knees could follow successful treatments for hip replacements, while bioprinted hearts, kidneys and livers could save lives in the face of significant organ donor shortages made worse by coronavirus.

After months of antitrust investigations, Penn State Health received approval from state and federal authorities to acquire Holy Spirit Health System from Montour County-based Geisinger on Nov. 1.

Capital BlueCross plans to open a health and wellness center at its offices in downtown Allentown as part of a renovation and expansion project.

The second phase of construction is set to begin on the new Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hecktown Oaks in Lower Nazareth Township. The new hospital is scheduled to open in the summer of next year.