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Tawanda Wright learned a hard lesson about taking medication as prescribed. In 1998, Wright, now 54, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. But Wright wa...

Stuck at your desk? Trying to incorporate more movement into your day? The Community College of Allegheny County Wellness Committee has produced a vid...

If your favorite excuse for not exercising is “not enough time,” then here’s some food for thought: The average American watches so much TV, it’s almo...

Let’s start with a story: A man goes to work at a steel mill. An explosion throws the man into a steel wall, setting him on fire. He suffers serious t...

As you read this, the Rochester area is immersed in the heart of autumn, unquestionably the most sensually stimulating of the four seasons. The reds, ...

In my early days of deer hunting we preserved the memories of the bucks we harvested by sawing off the antlers and fastening them to a board. The job ...

The Rhode Island Hospital entrance finally came into view. I hit the ambulance entrance, rushed inside and yelled, “I need help!” A male nurse read my...

Last year, Allen Turner began to experience numbness and cramping in his left hand. He couldn’t perform simple acts such as holding a newspaper withou...

Mary Maslanik credits a mammogram with saving her life. In May 2016, doctors at Thompson Health gave the Canandaigua woman some concerning news — they...

OLEAN — More care at less cost is the mantra driving efforts between Kaleida Health and Upper Allegheny Health System following an affiliation agreeme...

In recent decades, breast cancer awareness campaigns have helped raise the profile of the disease and prompted more women to tune in to their bodies. ...

Nearly every piece of health and medical advice comes with an extra special message for seniors. Take cold and flu season, for example. Once the leave...

BUFFALO (AP) — Two young boys whose parents died in a fall off a 200-foot cliff during a family hiking trip with them are out of the hospital and are ...

STEAMBURG — Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office deputies shot and killed an injured bear Tuesday evening on Interstate 86. The adolescent black bear s...

It’s a blizzard outside. Roads are treacherous, and the only sound louder than your own heart pounding is the warning broadcast over the radio advisin...

Quitting tobacco and overcoming nicotine addiction can be excruciatingly difficult. Beyond the physical and mental aspect of kicking the habit, there’...

It’s no secret that cancer in all its forms touches the lives of millions of Americans each year. Not only are millions of people diagnosed with cance...

Earlier this year, Pine-Richland High School baseball coach Kurt Wolfe received the phone call that coaches hate to receive. It came at about 10:30 p....