Will Towne’s Ride Across America 2019, a 3,695-mile bike ride across the United States from Oregon to New Hampshire, is scheduled for June 23 to Aug. 12. It will benefit St. Luke’s Hospice and the Joshua W. Wesner Memorial Scholarship.
Community
‘Get Your Tail on the Trail’ Challenge Begins 6th Year (Sponsored)
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The “Get Your Tail on the Trail” program offered by St. Luke’s University Health Network and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor is off and running for its sixth year.
Community
St. Luke’s Rural Residency Program Draws Doctors to Coal Country (Sponsored)
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“Residents with local ties are more likely to settle where they train,” said Program Director Thomas McGinley, MD. “The goal is to develop a new generation of physicians to serve Coal Country and other rural areas facing doctor shortages.”
Clarke Woodruff
Dental X-Rays, Facts & Fiction: Word of Mouth with Dr. Clarke Woodruff (Sponsored)
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Did you know that the radiation levels for dental X-ray examinations are considered very safe? You are more at risk from the radon in your basement than from the radiation from a dental X-ray examination, according to S. Clarke Woodruff, DMD.
Community
St. Luke’s 500th Non-Surgery Heart Valve Replacement Patient Gets ‘Satisfaction’
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Elinor LaDue doesn’t sing rock ‘n roll but she does have at least one thing in common with Mick Jagger, frontman for the Rolling Stones. She and Jagger both have had a non-surgical heart procedure to implant an artificial aortic valve, replacing their original “native” valves.
Causes
Oral Cancer, Detection and Prevention: Word of Mouth with Dr. Clarke Woodruff (Sponsored)
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April is National Oral Cancer Awareness Month. In recognition of this somber subject, Dr. Clarke Woodruff, DMD, is sharing some advice and facts about oral cancer and how to prevent it with the readers of Saucon Source.
Bereavement
End-of-Life, Grief Expert to Speak at 9th Annual Littner Lecture
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Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer, Director of Oregon’s Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, will present “Loss, Grief and the Quest for Meaning” at the ninth annual Dr. and Mrs. Max Littner Memorial Lecture Series for Bereavement May 8 in Bethlehem.
Bethlehem
St. Luke’s South Bethlehem Family Practice Welcomes New Doctor (Sponsored)
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Exciting changes are taking place at St. Luke’s South Bethlehem Family Practice as Lori Gledhill, MD, a board-certified family physician has joined the practice, which recently moved to its brand new location.
Community
St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Celebrates 1st Anniversary (Sponsored)
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The historic Vault 634—an embodiment of the spirit and progression of the city of Allentown—was the perfect venue to commemorate the first anniversary of the St. Luke’s Sacred Heart partnership. The State of the Heart event held Thursday, March 21, drew a crowd of more than 150 supporters.
Clean Eating
Just Born Supports New St. Luke’s Healthy Living Initiative (Sponsored)
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On Feb. 26 Just Born Quality Confections representatives presented St. Luke’s University Hospital-Bethlehem with a check for $5,000 to support the Mobile Market Voucher Pilot Program, a new St. Luke’s Healthy Living Initiative developed in partnership with the Kellyn Foundation.
Community
Temple/St. Luke’s Students Matched to Residency Programs (Sponsored)
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Having completed four years of intense training, St. Luke’s/Temple medical students are eagerly anticipating “Match Day” Friday, the traditional, anxiety-causing day when med-school grads and hospitals across the country learn who’s going to which residential program.