Lehigh Valley Health Network said it will resume inpatient care at the Hospice House of Monroe County in East Stroudsburg.
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Health Care
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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St. Luke’s, Easton Hospital parent join drug-making nonprofit
St. Luke's University Health Network in Bethlehem has become one of 12 health systems to join as founding members of a new not-for-profit generic drug company, as has the parent company of Easton Hospital, Stewart Health Care.
Read More »State to allow more participants in medical marijuana research
As the Pennsylvania Department of Health continues to try to jump start its medical marijuana research program, it announced that academic clinical research centers can now work with multiple partners that grow and sell the substance.
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OraSure strikes deal to buy two companies
OraSure Technologies Inc. of Bethlehem said it has agreed to acquire two companies that will open new markets and add between $4 million and $7 million to its net revenues this year.
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Colleges try virtual reality for simulation, training in health care education
The dead man lay on the table, naked except for a small white towel draped over his genitals.
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Walkable cities: What will it take for the Lehigh Valley?
Walkable cities are all the rage. But what does it take to actually create one, particularly in the Lehigh Valley?
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Despite headwinds, optimism for economy in 2019
A strong Pennsylvania economy has the potential to soar in 2019 if a number of macro issues on the federal level – such as trade – move forward, several observers noted.
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St. Luke’s makes leadership changes, plans $31M investment in Allentown
St. Luke's University Health Network said it appointed John Nespoli as president of the St. Luke's Gnaden Huetten/Palmerton campuses in Carbon County, and Frank Ford as president of St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus in Allentown.
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