The Berks County Medical Society will host an event this week to review a study about how the county can help fill local health care…
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The Animal Rescue League of Berks County announced Friday evening, Sept. 15, that it was notified by the state that a cat trapped in Longswamp…
Eligible combat veterans have until the end of September to take advantage of a special health care enrollment period provided in the federal PACT Act,…
When Bill Richards was fighting for his life a decade ago, with bone cancer having spread through much of his body, it was a family…
When the federal COVID-19 public health emergency declaration ended on May 11, the nation shared a sigh of relief. It seemed to indicate the worst…
The Friends of Reading Hospital announced it has funded the return of Reading Hospital’s Bike Share program, which was temporarily paused during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM (Associated Press/Report for America) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to gender-affirming treatments after the Republican-led…
Two important dates are nearing for veterans who have earned benefits and health care through the federal PACT Act, and VA officials are encouraging those…
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…
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…