A new report released this month from POLITICO, a Virginia-based political opinion company, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that Americans identify cutting health care costs as the top political issue during this election year.

Air Products & Chemicals of Trexlertown said it awarded a $100,000 grant to help novel coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery efforts in China.

The Penn State Health Muhlenberg Outpatient Center’s primary care practice is now open in a newly renovated 11,400-square-foot facility. The center was previously located at 3407 N. 5th Street Highway in Temple.

LeadingAge PA, a Mechanicsburg-based senior-living trade association, has signed an agreement with Lancaster-based Kairos Health Systems to bring the organization on as a subsidiary.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is taking over Cedar Crest EmergiCenter in South Whitehall Township, and Airport Road EmergiCenter in Allentown.

Ten Pennsylvania health care providers for older adults and people with intellectual disabilities, including one in Lehigh Valley, have been asked by the state Auditor General to undergo an audit of their records.

The center, which will be called LVHN Imaging and Breast Health Services, will offer radiology, ultrasound, 3D screening mammography and lab services through Health Network Labs.

The economy of the Lehigh and Northampton counties is growing significantly, with several factors contributing to the strength of several large sectors, including construction, manufacturing and health care. Last year showed strong growth and 2020 has potential to bring more, experts say.

Olympus Medical Systems Group has entered into an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Endo-Therapeutics, Inc., for SwirlNet, a therapeutic tool used for endoscopic foreign body retrieval from the body, such as buttons, batteries and marbles.

Pennsylvanians permitted to buy medical marijuana may be more likely to stop taking the medicine because of its cost and the inability to find a consistent supply of the same strain, according to a recent survey by the Pennsylvania DOH.