Public health

John Pearce welcomes professor and author Dr. James Higgins for a discussion about the history of medicine, epidemics and pandemics, and health in Pennsylvania.

John Pearce welcomes professor and author Dr. James Higgins for a discussion about the history of medicine, epidemics and pandemics, and health in Pennsylvania.

The Allentown Health Bureau will be holding two monkeypox vaccination clinics, including one this week. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

Experts from St. Luke’s University Health Network are advising dentists to be on the lookout for symptoms of monkeypox. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

Greg Capogna talks with Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health as they celebrate the one-year anniversary of the institute, and all the work that is being done in conjunction with Lehigh Valley Health Network and the Pool Center for Health Analytics to tackle the social determinants of health here in the Lehigh Valley.

Greg Capogna welcomes back Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health to talk about new annual county health rankings and the "population health check-up" for Lehigh Valley residents.

Greg Capogna welcomes back Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health to talk about new annual county health rankings and the "population health check-up" for Lehigh Valley residents.

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk has laid out the details for requesting appropriations of the city’s allotted American Rescue Plan Act funding. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has the details.

Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter announced Friday that two more state-directed healthcare strike teams have been deployed, with one going to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

Lehigh Valley Health Network announced on Tuesday the formation of the Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, the fourth institute under the network’s umbrella. WDIY’s James Johnson has more.