Lehigh Valley Health Network said it is offering the first Concussion and Head Trauma Program in the Pocono region.

KidsPeace has launched a program at its Orefield campus designed to help teen boys with severe behavioral challenges caused by significant trauma in their lives.

Reading Hospital – Tower Health received a $469,810 State Opioid Response grant aimed at providing enhanced treatment to individuals suffering from opioid use disorder, including those who are uninsured.

In an effort to bolster the state’s contact tracing efforts, health department officials are testing an “exposure-notification” app that would alert individuals after coming into close contact with a COVID-19-positive person.

Medical students will be able to complete all four years of schooling in Bethlehem, thanks to an expanded agreement between Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine and St. Luke’s University Health Network.

A new state order for Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities mandates all organizations to provide pre-approved personal protective equipment to all staff working directly with COVID-19 positive residents by Aug. 27.

Tang and his team at OraSure are facing their biggest challenge yet, creating a test that will accurately and quickly determine if a person has been exposed to the COVID-19 virus.

A dramatic increase to Medicare reimbursements for telemedicine services that allowed health care providers to receive payment for services they provide online, could continue after the public health emergency is over.

Stephen Tang, president and CEO of Orasure, told Lehigh Valley Business the company expects to add 177 employees to the payroll, largely in manufacturing, quality control and regulatory affairs.

Dr. Karen Restifo comes to Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, where she served as associate dean of student affairs. She starts Sept. 1.