Lydia McFarlane | WVIA News
Multimedia Healthcare ReporterLydia McFarlane joined the news team in 2024 as an intern after graduating from Villanova University with a dual Bachelor's degree in communication and political science. She stayed on the team as a multimedia healthcare reporter, exploring her interests in health policy and telling human-focused stories. Wilkes-Barre born and raised, Lydia's grateful for the opportunity to return home and learn more about her community as a reporter within it. She's honored to start her career in NEPA-- the place that taught her everything she knows.
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The Wilkes University football team held a registration drive to add students to the national registry of potential bone marrow donors. Bone marrow matches are rare, but a match can potentially save someone’s life. -
April 28, 2025 - A local recovery house plans expansion while the federal government looks to cut health spending. And, are you looking for a new audiobook to listen to while you do some yard work or walk the dog? We’ve got you covered. We’ll also bring you some insight into a local nonprofit from Lisa Mazzarella’s Community Connections. -
Restorative Roots Recovery owns the only licensed male recovery houses in Luzerne County. While the owners have plans to grow, the federal government looks to shrink funding for recovery services. -
Kat Bolus sits down with Lydia McFarlane to discuss her recent story on the American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program. -
Road to Recovery offers people with cancer diagnoses free rides to appointments, helping to overcome transportation as a barrier to healthcare. The program has lost volunteers since the COVID-19 pandemic and is looking to recruit more in Northeast Pennsylvania. -
Unionized nurses at Geisinger’s Wyoming Valley facilities settled with the company late Friday after months of negotiations, averting a second strike. -
The Trump administration’s recent cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services included billions of dollars in grants to the states. Gov. Josh Shapiro joined a multistate lawsuit against the administration, resulting in a temporary pause on the cuts. But Luzerne and Lackawanna county officials are left waiting on money that may not come. -
The latest proposal comes after the nurses’ five-day strike in February and negotiating sessions on March 25 and 26. Union members said they will not agree to this proposal. -
Providence Pregnancy Center recently opened the maternity home in Scranton. The home, next door to a former funeral home, features newly renovated rooms for three women and their children for up to 12 months after birth. -
National Match Day was on Friday, March 21 this year. All 115 of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's soon-to-be graduates matched with residency programs across the country.
