epidemiology

NEW YORK (TNS) — January is that time of year when we pause to examine our health habits, and Surgeon GeneralVivek Murthyissued an advisory with an im...

OLEAN — The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free education program on recognizing and understanding Alzheimer’s d...

CHICAGO (TNS) — In the midst of a flurry of presidential pardons and commutations by President Joe Biden, there is talk in the White House of preempti...

Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. The most recent numbers from the ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — A new report shows the top 10 causes of death in America in 2023, with one cause of death dropping several places down the list, acco...

OLEAN — The Mildred Milliman Radiation Medicine Center operated by Olean General Hospital welcomes two new radiation oncologists. Dr. Varun Chowdhry a...

November is National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month and New York state health officials are raising awareness about stomach cancer, its risk factors, ...

WELLSVILLE — Ardent Solutions, in partnership with the Allegany County Department of Health, is hosting a series of vaccination clinics in November as...

ELLICOTTVILLE — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time to spotlight the importance of early detection and the impact of this disease. In hono...

OLEAN — Olean Medical Group has welcomed Dr. Mohammed Alsaggaf, a physician specializing in pulmonology, critical care and sleep medicine, to the medi...

OLEAN — The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free education program to help caregivers manage the assets of people...

New York state announced a confirmed case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a captive deer facility in the North Country. The state is now implement...

New York state announced a confirmed case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a captive deer facility in the North Country. The state is now implement...

One of the best ways to mitigate breast cancer is through awareness and education. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and during this month adv...

OLEAN — Prevention and early detection are vital in battling breast cancer. Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin Watkins, speaking at t...

ALBANY (TNS) — News this week that an Ulster Country resident died of Eastern equine encephalitis — the first case in the state since 2015 — triggered...

ALBANY — An Ulster County resident has died of Eastern equine encephalitis, the first death in New York state of the mosquito-borne disease since 2015...

Almost since the day Koleston Riehle was born, his mother knew something was wrong — Koleston just didn’t grow and gain weight like his peers. Heather...