“Eat, sleep, take time off, what doctor does that?” he said. “These are the things we tell our patients to do, but don’t always follow ourselves. In the past, the tradition was if you were not working 25 hours a day, you weren't dedicated. That’s slowly changing.”
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LVHN and Lehigh University collaborate on test that can detect cancer cells in the blood
“With testing like this, we can know if a patient is not responding earlier to their treatment. We can switch treatment before the cancer has a chance to spread.” Suresh G. Nair, Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute physician-in-chief
Read More »Allentown pharmaceutical firm expanding to help create COVID-19 vaccines
An Allentown pharmaceutical manufacturing company, U.S. Specialty Formulations, is expanding again to continue its work developing a COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with VaxForm of Bethlehem.
Read More »At Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, a robotic exoskeleton is helping children with brain disorders learn to how to walk
The Trexo Plus, designed and manufactured by Canada-based Trexo Robotics, is comprised of wearable robotic legs that attach to a walker. The device allows non-ambulatory children to walk with a perfect gait, and full-foot ground contact with each step, the robotics company says.
Read More »St. Luke’s opens second COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies infusion center
The new treatment program at the two centers offers patients bamlanivimab, an experimental drug developed by Eli Lilly that is similar to the drug given to President Donald Trump after he contracted the COVID-19 virus in October.
Read More »St. Luke’s breaks ground on pediatric center
St. Luke’s University Health Network has broken ground on a three-story, 37,500-square-foot pediatric specialty center in Center Valley.
Read More »How business owners are embracing innovation and cultural evolution in times of stress
Has the coronavirus pandemic prompted a new company image? Or has the existing brand and company culture transitioned consistently to online services, platforms or made a remote workforce easy, or harder.
Read More »Tower Health updates COVID-19 visitation policy
Tower Health has announced changes in its visitation for hospitals in its network, including Reading Hospital in West Reading and Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown.
Read More »St. Luke’s among first in state to offer experimental COVID-19 treatment
The experimental drug, which was developed by Eli Lilly, is similar to the product that was given to President Donald Trump after contracting the virus last month.
Read More »Penn State Health renews visitation limits
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.
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