Q: I spent many a summer at the beach growing up. My mother always slathered me with sunscreen. Now, as a 30-year-old woman, sunscreen remains…
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COATESVILLE—Brandywine Hospital has a likely buyer and a huge sigh of relief could be heard across all of Chester County. Penn Medicine has expressed interest…
With summer quickly approaching, it is time to make summer travel plans. As I wrote in a previous column, 2023 could spell a big surge…
More than $550,000 has been distributed to programs in Berks County that are helping people affected by the opioid crisis in some way. The money…
A lack of transportation can be a barrier to veterans needing health care, so a new program is providing free Uber rides to the Lebanon…
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN (Associated Press) SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s largest wholesale…
A monthslong easing of the COVID pandemic in Berks County is continuing. The weekly update of state COVID data shows low numbers for the county,…
Members of the Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club had a bit more spring in their steps Tuesday during the club’s cleanup day at their home…
Donald Burger relaxes in the sunroom of his Cumru Township home with his wife of 63 years Jean Ann, keeping a list of birds that…
A firm has completed a study commissioned by Berks County to investigate how the county can help fill local health care gaps. The findings recently…
Berks County continues to see low levels of COVID data, showing an apparent dwindling of the pandemic. The weekly state update of COVID data shows…
Berks County keeps getting good news about the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s weekly update of COVID data shows that pandemic is continuing to dwindle in…
The Berks Community Health Center has received a $500,000 state grant. During a ceremony Wednesday, state Sens. Judy Schwank and Art Haywood presented a Health…
Most of Berks County’s weekly COVID remained steady this week. According to the state’s weekly data update on Wednesday, there were little to no changes…
Berks County got good news on the COVID-19 front this week. The state’s weekly update of COVID data shows decreases for the county in many…
Citing Pennsylvania’s dubious distinction of having some of the most severe shortages of health care professionals in the nation, hospitals want Gov. Josh Shapiro and…