Health

Sitting next to a quiet, calm lake away from the noise and hustle of the urban and suburban environment. Lying under the trees and feeling a nice bree...

Dogs are known as a man’s best friend, and the right four-legged friend can provide companionship and joy for years. But there is plenty to consider b...

The world is perilous enough for the average senior citizen without a highly contagious, potentially deadly new virus causing a global outbreak of dis...

Millions of people across the globe get flu shots each year. Flu shots protect people against influenza, but they might provide even greater benefits ...

While many people across the nation responded to the arrival of COVID-19 by putting on “pandemic pounds” and feeling a sense of isolation and even dep...

Between the jigs, hops, points, switches, clicks and batters at an Irish dance class, a partnership was born. Some of the students and teachers in Fin...

When it comes to describing his goal for The Lift Project, founder Darren Morton has three words. “It’s a big, hairy, audacious goal,” the associate p...

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted an uptick in delivery services as more people are heeding the warning to stay inside to limit the spread of COVI...

The coronavirus pandemic has wiped out countless events and altered many more since March. But wellness coordinators from the FLASHP consortium have h...

Doug Schmidt, Bill Bowe, Diane Neal, Brenda Gowan and Maura Kostraba have been leaders in their school districts’ efforts to improve the health and we...

As the population health and well-being consultant for the Finger Lakes Area School Health Plan, Ken Foresti’s goal is to find ways to better the live...

Certain age groups may be more vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, but none has an absolute zero likelihood of contracting COVID-19. The pandemic is ...

After a couple weeks of feeling overwhelmed and even a bit blue in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the U.S., staff members at Penn Yan Centr...

Cashless spending has long been a convenient way to make purchases, and that convenience became even more evident in 2020. The outbreak of the novel c...

For most illnesses, when a doctor writes a prescription it is typically an easy fill at the neighborhood pharmacy. However, some medications for more ...

The validity of the adage “necessity is the mother of invention” was on full display during the COVID-19 outbreak. People quickly had to learn to adap...

Schools across the country are grappling with how to resume education in September, and an increased reliance on virtual home instruction has many stu...

As recently as a few months ago, grocery shopping was an uneventful chore that few people were likely to remember after returning home. But in the wak...