Like many people, Mary Kendig has spent the last two years wading through the fear and challenges of the COVID pandemic. The threat of the…
Posts published in “Health”
A new leader of Reading Hospital has been named. The Tower Health Board of Directors announced Thursday the appointment of Dr. Charles F. Barbera as…
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra…
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading will be expanding its reach to communities outside Berks County. The nonprofit organization announced Wednesday that it will be…
The researcher who accurately forecast the rapid decline of the omicron surge believes there will be no new surges in the United States until the…
COATESVILLE — The Veterans Affairs Department this week recommended closing 17 of its 171 medical centers, among them the Coatesville Veterans Administration Center in Caln…
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations…
GENEVA (AP) — An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses amid…
Residents in Berks County searching for at-home COVID-19 tests are in luck. The Pennsylvania Department of Health will be distributing free test kits at the…
Q: My daughter had to take antibiotics, and they seem to have given her some tummy issues. Can probiotics help restore gut balance? A: Antibiotics…
Masks will soon be optional at Reading Area Community College. As data shows the COVID pandemic continuing to ease in Berks County, RACC announced Wednesday…
By JOSH BOAK The Biden administration is seeking another $10 billion to help protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion and an additional $22.5 billion to…
Masks are no longer required on Boyertown School District buses. The change was announced in a message posted to the district’s Facebook page Monday. The…
Students and staff are no longer required to wear masks inside Antietam School District buildings. At a meeting Monday night, the school board voted to…
The prospective buyer of two Chester County hospitals has failed to post a $1 million bond that was necessary to continue the process of purchasing…
Masks are no longer required to be worn inside Gov. Mifflin School District buildings. At a special school board meeting Tuesday night, the board voted…