anatomy

It turns out Barbra Streisand was right when she sang about how people need other people — and are lucky for it. At least that’s how I see it. This ha...

This past summer I got a call from my brother. “Mom’s in the hospital. There was some bleeding and it looks like she’s going to need surgery … and pro...

Three more Cattaraugus County residents succumbed to COVID-19, the county health department reported Saturday, making it 44 deaths due to complication...

The cold weather and snow are in full swing, with several months of these climatic conditions ahead. During this season, it is common to still see cow...

As 2020 unfolded, the world learned just how quickly the novel coronavirus COVID-19 could spread. The World Health Organization noted that, by Septemb...

The prospect of a vaccine for COVID-19 reaching the Twin Tiers area is closer and closer. A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of ...

Yoga practitioners know that a daily dose of sun can help focus the mind, improve circulation and tone muscles. Now the face can get in on the action,...

Muscle pain and muscle aches are part of life and can happen to just about everyone. Whether they’re from tension, stress, a sports injury or a medica...

Winter is the customary cold and flu season, and a time during which many people aren’t as vigilant about maintaining their health as they might be at...

Concerns about COVID-19, of course, dominate the daily narrative about health — but it’s also influenza season. So, at a time when a budding sniffle o...

A natural drug once seen as taboo by mainstream America may now be poised to help battle the country’s opioid crisis. From 1999-2018, 450,000 people i...

OLEAN — For the 14 students in Tim Emley’s Junior Criminal Justice class at the Olean Career Technical Education Center at Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES,...

BUFFALO — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations soar across Western New York, ConnectLife is making an urgent plea for blood donations. Over the Than...

BUFFALO — Anyone who has undergone a nasal swab or saliva test for COVID-19 knows that the virus is most easily detected in the nose and mouth. That’s...

I was 16 years old and it was the day before Thanksgiving. Despite the early hour my mother, aunts and grandmother were busily cooking for tomorrow’s ...

BRADFORD, Pa. — We’ve all seen it: “Based on a true story” attached to a movie that drew us in and kept us engaged for an hour or so. Sometimes, a mon...

Dear Doctors: Our family spends a lot of time these days on our screens. I’ve always had trouble sleeping (mom brain), but now my husband and our two ...

OLEAN — Three Cattaraugus County residents died Tuesday from respiratory failure due to COVID-19, bringing the number of coronavirus deaths to 27. Als...