Gov. Tom Wolf established a number of councils and commissions on Friday that his administration says will help the state address comprehensive reforms in both physical and behavioral health and make health care easier to access for Pennsylvanians.
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Nutting named chief medical officer for Reading Hospital
Tower Health has named Dr. Ron Nutting, as the new chief medical officer of Reading Hospital in West Reading.
Read More »New law could change how you save for retirement
On Dec. 20, Congress passed the Setting Everyone Up For Retirement Enhancement Act, which became law on Jan. 1. It adds changes to how people can save for retirement.
Read More »It’s a ‘Wearable’ World: How a boom in personal health devices, from Fitbits to iWatches, is changing the face of health care.
The booming wearables market is transforming the health care industry as patients use smartphone apps, the Apple Watch, Fitbits and Garmins to track their heart rate, check for heart arrhythmia, and monitor physical activity, sleep patterns and hydration.
Read More »Medical cannabis conference attracts 250 to Penn State Lehigh
With roughly a million potential patients for medical marijuana uses in the commonwealth and growing, those in the industry are exploring marijuana’s many components for deriving existing “cultivars” or “strains” for product development.
Read More »St. Luke’s partners with New Jersey-based health network
RWJBH and St. Luke’s have signed a three-year joint, renewable agreement that will provide patients in northwest New Jersey greater access to services from both organizations.
Read More »LVHN collaborates with health care technology innovator IKS Health
Lehigh Valley Health Network has announced a new partnership with IKS Health; a Burr Ridge, Illinois based health care solutions organization. The partnership aims to bring innovative technology to LVHN that will improve physician and patient satisfaction through improved efficiency.
Read More »St. Luke’s Miners receives $1M grant to fight opioid crisis
The Health Resources and Services Administration or HRSA, has awarded St. Luke’s Miners Campus a $1 million grant to help combat the opioid crisis.
Read More »Pa.’s medical marijuana industry nearly tripled in 2019
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry has made $350 million in sales since the state’s first dispensary opened in February 2018, nearly tripling in five months.
Read More »A tale of two health networks: How health care became the biggest employer in the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Health Network and St. Luke’s University Health Network are the two biggest employers in the Lehigh Valley. Chances are, if you live in the area, someone you know works for one of these health care giants. But just how did the health care industry become the largest employer in the Lehigh Valley? LVB talked to experts to find out.
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