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New neighborhood hospital with ER, 24/7 services now under construction in Lehigh County

Jefferson Health broke ground Tuesday on a new neighborhood hospital in Coopersburg, marking the health system’s fifth such facility in the Lehigh Valley region, according to a statement from the health network.

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Child found alive in morgue after being pronounced dead: ‘He’s not the same’

The family of a child who was found alive in the morgue, hours after being pronounced dead, says the ordeal has changed him.The New York Times reports Alexus Fiordilino, of Gilbert, Arizona, is filing a lawsuit after her toddler son, Vincent, after staff at an Arizona hospital mistakenly pronounced...

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Walmart promises easier, more ‘shoppable’ healthcare options

Walmart is building a network it hopes will be a “consumer market” that helps people search and find their best options.

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Legendary rock singer was ‘dead man walking’ when she was admitted to hospital

Cherie Currie, the lead singer of the iconic rock band The Runaways, returned to social media to update fans as she continues to deal with a frightening health situation.

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