This summer 20 high school students participated in the Health Career Exploration Program at St. Luke’s University Health Network, which introduces rising seniors in the Allentown and Bethlehem school districts to careers in health care.

Diagnostic breast imaging experts will be now be available at the St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Gnaden Huetten Campus on Fridays.

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.

St. Luke’s University Health Network will partner with Temple University Hospital for advanced lung disease and lung transplant services. The affiliation will allow patients living in the Lehigh Valley streamlined access to Temple’s experienced lung transplant team and pulmonology specialists close to home.

While exposure to heat isn’t specifically covered under federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, Richard Hobbs, the newly appointed president and CEO of the Manufacturers Resource Center of the Lehigh Valley, said it’s still a company’s responsibility to keep staff safe from overheating.

A radiologist and his colleagues at St. Luke's University Health Network have worked to develop an X-ray system that uses artificial intelligence to detect collapsed lungs, according to a press release.

St. Luke’s University Health Network now offers a minimally invasive robotic surgery for patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to a July 2 news release. The surgery uses a LINX device, which is a string of magnetic titanium beads on a wire that are custom fit to each patient, to treat GERD and ...

St. Luke’s University Health Network will offer expanded care at the Gnaden Huetten emergency department in Lehighton. The health network will also open a new walk-in urgent care facility on July 1, St. Luke’s Care Now, in Palmerton, to replace the emergency department there.

Persistence and conviction have made Nicole Huff a leader. A top executive with the St. Luke's University Health Network, she is also a mother of two, teacher, volunteer and advocate. LVB spent time with Huff to learn more about what motivates her and how she finds balance.