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Physician burnout, especially among family doctors who often labor long hours with little support, is a major problem in the United States, where it is contributing to a growing nationwide shortage of practitioners.
The power of trails to transform communities by turning them into more attractive places to live was acknowledged as part of the launch of a new initiative called the Lehigh Valley Green Retail Program at Saucon Valley Bikes in Hellertown Tuesday.
The motto for Rushland Ridge Vineyard & Winery near Jamison in Bucks County could easily be “small but mighty.” Although its annual output is a modest 2,000 gallons, owner Ed Ullman’s winery has a devoted following thanks to its award-winning cabernet franc and other wines.
On Thursday, the DEP (which administers the program) confirmed that a mosquito collected in Quakertown borough tested positive for West Nile virus, making it the first confirmation in Upper Bucks County so far this year.
The spotted lanternfly that’s threatening millions of dollars worth of crops and affecting the quality of life of millions of Pennsylvanians doesn’t have an abundance of natural predators, which is one of the reasons why lanternflies themselves are increasingly abundant. But one species that enjoys a spotted lanternfly snack is the praying mantis.
Phillip’s Law would require PA’s Department of Education to investigate and report on the number of mental health professionals in schools in order to make recommendations on how to increase the number of school mental health professionals to meet nationally accepted ratios.
We’re asking readers to rate their cell phone service in Hellertown borough and Lower Saucon Township on a scale of 1 to 5, with “1” being the worst and “5” being the best. Cell phone service in this case refers to overall quality of reception for phone calls and wireless data.
They’re the talk of the town, and not in a good way. As the summer of 2019 has heated up, so has the population of spotted lanternflies multiplied in the borough of Hellertown, borough manager Cathy Hartranft confirmed at Monday night’s borough council meeting.
When Ric Baxter, MD, pedals away from St. Luke’s University Hospital Network’s (SLUHN) Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township Sept. 2, beginning his trans-Pennsylvania bike trip, he’ll be taking an urgent message to the people he meets along the way: Don’t wait.
The first confirmation of West Nile virus in Northampton County this year came Tuesday, with a report from the state’s West Nile Virus Control Program indicating that a mosquito tested in the City of Easton tested positive for it.
