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Can Mammograms Help Your Heart?

Breast arterial calcifications on a mammogram may predict a higher risk for heart attacks and cardiovascular complications

Breast arterial calcifications on a mammogram may predict a higher risk for heart attacks and cardiovascular complications
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Spirit Halloween Partners With Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital

September 23, 2026
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Lifesaving Care for Rare Embolism Delivered at Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health

Quick diagnosis and treatment leads to successful removal of rare saddle pulmonary embolism at Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health.

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Jefferson Health–Lehigh Valley Region Offers Free Flu Shots at Clinics Throughout the Region

September 29, 2026

Monthly LVHN Events and Happenings

September 29, 2026

Jefferson Health to Host Free Walk-in Flu Shot Clinic October 17 at the Health Center at Carbon

September 28, 2026

Jefferson Health to Host Free Drive-thru Flu Shot Clinic October 3 in Hazleton

September 25, 2026
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Fungi Fear Factor: The Hidden Dangers of Foraging for Mushrooms

Mushroom poisoning sends thousands of people to the hospital every year. Learn how to recognize the risks and protect yourself.

Poison mushrooms: Many dangerous mushroom toxins are not destroyed by cooking, freezing, or drying. If a mushroom is poisonous in the woods, it can still be poisonous after it is prepared.
: Learn how opportunistic salpingectomy may reduce ovarian cancer risk and why personalized counseling is key for women who have completed childbearing.

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Does Ovarian Cancer Actually Originate in the Fallopian Tubes?

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Obesity in Children: How Parents Can Help

Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month

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Childhood Cancer Awareness: What Parents and Guardians Should Know

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Exercise Physiologists Prescribe Movement as Medicine

Helping patients overcome serious conditions and live well

Exercise physiologists at Jefferson Health help patients overcome serious conditions and live well.
Jefferson Health has received national gold-level recognition as a Joy in Medicine® health organization, an award given by the American Medical Association (AMA) for successful efforts in prioritizing clinician well-being.

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Caring for New Doctors So They Can Care Better for Patients

The oncology team at Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute, part of Jefferson Health and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center brings all its knowledge together in one room to find the best treatment for each patient.

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Collaborative Approach Helped Karen Cefalo Through Uterine Cancer With Less-Invasive Surgery

Graduate nurse Christopher Wickenheiser credits opportunities LVHN gave him as a nursing student for an early jump-start to his career

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Nurse Externship, Research Fellowship Provide Head Start For New Nurse’s Career Development

Groundbreaking Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial at LVHN Helps Dolly Sills Survive Stage 3 Cancer

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Groundbreaking Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial Helps Dolly Sills Survive Stage 3 Cancer

Scranton woman’s foot fusion surgery at LVHN is a success and she’s pain-free.

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‘Better Than Normal’ After Foot Fusion Surgery

Woman donated almost 7 million stem cells to a complete stranger

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Kaitlynn Fair Donated Almost 7 Million Stem Cells to a Complete Stranger

Competitive cheerleader Katie Greb overcame two serious knee injuries to reach her goal of a national championship

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Coming Back From a Torn ACL Is Really Hard. She’s Done It Twice

A Heart Attack at 29 Led This Ultramarathon Runner to a Lifesaving Diagnosis

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A Heart Attack at 29 Led This Ultramarathon Runner to a Lifesaving Diagnosis

Read a story of survival and LVHN for trauma Survivors Day

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5 Bullets Couldn’t Steal Her Future

Satish Singla, MD, experienced hematologist already well-respected in Schuylkill County region joins LVHN

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Satish Singla, MD, Joins Lehigh Valley Health Network, Part of Jefferson Health

M. Bijoy Thomas, MD, Performs 5,000th Robotically Assisted Gynecologic Cancer Surgery

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M. Bijoy Thomas, MD, Performs 5,000th Robotically Assisted Gynecologic Cancer Surgery

Cancer Survivors Night at the IronPigs June 2026

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Lehigh Valley IronPigs Host Cancer Survivors Night at Coca-Cola Park

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How to protect yourself and your family from COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.

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A parent’s complete guide for prevention, symptoms and treatment of RSV

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RSV: What You Need to Know When It’s More Than a Cold

Reduce your risk for getting the flu

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Tips to Stay Healthy This Flu Season

LVHN busts flu myths, tells you the facts.

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Flu Myths and Facts

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‘Take a breath’: Lehigh Valley's newest holistic nurses graduate from innovative wellness program

via WFMZ-TV 69
September 19, 2026

Lehigh Valley IronPigs Announce Expanded Community Outreach Efforts as Home Ballpark Renamed “Jefferson Park”

via MLB.com
September 11, 2026

Coca-Cola Park is now Jefferson Park, IronPigs announce

via The Morning Call
September 11, 2026

IronPigs announce iconic ballpark’s new name, team’s new partner

via WFMZ-TV 69
September 11, 2026