The Wellness Council of Boyertown, a program of Boyertown Area Multi-Service, hosted its 17th annual Wellness Fair to reinvigorate the community’s health journey. A celebration…
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The Pennsylvania Commission on Latino Affairs is taking its message on the road. The commission is the oldest of its kind in the nation, originally…
By CARLA K. JOHNSON (AP Medical Writer) A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of…
When Jeanene Evans pays visits to the families she cares for as a registered nurse home visitor with Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), she develops relationships over…
Players ages 55 and older play Grocery Bingo at The Center at Spring Street in Boyertown for a chance to win a bag of food…
When Cara Bergman was pregnant with the first of her three children as a student in graduate school for acupuncture, the experience led her to…
Berks County is divided into three jurisdictions: Reading, Muhlenberg Township and the rest of the county. Reading and Muhlenberg Township have their own food safety…
The Pottstown area is brimming with opportunities for campers to have fun while getting physical activity this summer. Camp serves as a wonderful opportunity for…
The Berks Benefitting THON student organization at Penn State Berks raised $34,090 and earned the fifth spot among Penn State Commonwealth Campuses. The results were announced…
If you’re among the 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you know how uncomfortable the symptoms can be.…
On the crest of Blue Mountain in Bethel Township near the Schuylkill County line, about a dozen people met Saturday afternoon for a hike in…
By Rebecca Boone | Associated Press Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the…
I am delighted to share with our community that Healthgrades, the most reputable source of information on physicians and healthcare institutions, has named Reading Hospital…
Eighty-one people died by suicide in 2023 in Berks County, the highest suicide total in over a decade and a 22% increase over the previous…
By KEN RITTER (Associated Press) LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury has awarded about $130 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by five…
Penn Medicine has announced it has canceled plans to buy the Brandywine Hospital campus from owner and former operator Tower Health, according to a Penn…