Brittany Sweeney
News Anchor & Reporter at PBS39
Health and Wellness Reporter at LehighValleyNews.com
Emmy Award Winning Journalist @PBS39 Health reporter for @LVNewsdotcom & @WLVRNews Host of PBS 30 Artist of the Month. All opinions are my own.
Articles
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1 month ago |
lehighvalleynews.com | Brittany Sweeney
NAZARETH, Pa. — While a strep infection, such as strep throat, is known to be serious, it's less commonly known that it can lead to neuro-psychiatric conditions in children. And that it can cause sudden and significant changes in a child's mental and behavioral health. It was behind the struggle of a 12-year-old Nazareth boy. As do many boys his age, Matthew Blaine loves gaming — and other interests and behaviors typical for a kid his age. "I like video games, soccer, hockey," Matthew said.
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Oct 29, 2024 |
lehighvalleynews.com | Brittany Sweeney
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Cancer is a common disease in this day and age, and most people know someone with a diagnosis — whether it’s a family, friend or acquaintance. And while doctors have made great advances in treating breast cancer with common remedies chemotherapy and radiation, a lesser-known treatment that can be beneficial in the healing process is physical therapy. That was the case this year, for a member of the LehighValleyNews.com team, as a coworker shared her diagnosis: breast cancer.
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Oct 28, 2024 |
lehighvalleynews.com | Brittany Sweeney
BETHLEHEM. Pa. — After an E.coli outbreak has been linked to McDonald’s quarter pounders, specifically the onions on the burger. a local infectious disease expert is weighing in on what to know about food safety. To date, one person has died and 75 others have been infected by E.coli after eating McDonald’s quarter pounders, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Oct 27, 2024 |
lehighvalleynews.com | Brittany Sweeney
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — From mental health services to how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation — an upcoming health and wellness fair will offer great resources for people of all ages in the Lehigh Valley. Cetronia Ambulance Corp. is inviting everyone to its fall event, the third annual Health and Wellness Expo, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Cetronia Ambulance Corps, 4300 Broadway, Allentown. The expo will be free and in partnership with Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
lehighvalleynews.com | Brittany Sweeney
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Those who have served our country and continue to serve the community will be honored for their heroism in the region. The American Red Cross is looking for nominations for its 2025 Pennsylvania Rivers Celebration of Heroes. The third annual American Red Cross Lehigh Valley Heroes Breakfast will honor veterans, service members, and members of the community who have demonstrated heroism through extraordinary acts of courage and kindness.
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The Lehigh Valley’s newest behavioral health hospital is a step closer to opening. The last beam was placed Tuesday on the @LVHN and @UHS_Inc facility. @LVNewsdotcom https://t.co/2v7LrcUgdW
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