epidemiology

Of all local problems, hunger stands at the center as both a cause and symptom of poverty. Yet hunger isn’t treated like a central issue worth solving...

OLEAN — The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Cattaraugus and Allegany County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the...

The Alzheimer’s Association invites residents from Cattaraugus and Allegany counties to participate in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s Oct. 5 at th...

OLEAN — Olean Medical Group, a Kaleida Health organization, has announced the appointment of Dr. Shazia Siddiqi to its pediatrics department. Siddiqi ...

NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she has been diagnosed with skin cancer and is scheduled to undergo a removal procedure this we...

New coronavirus vaccines are available, and state health officials encourage anyone 65 and older, at risk for severe COVID-19 or who has never receive...

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his political critics have something in common: They’re both trying to drag Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz into Cuomo’s nursing ...

ALBANY — Three people who tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease have died after an outbreak at an assisted living facility in Upstate New York, of...

Wyatt Skillman, 19, was simply enjoying his summer like any other teenager when suddenly his life and health took a drastic turn at the end of July. H...

BELMONT — Laboratory tests confirm that the strain of late blight affecting tomato plants in Allegany County this summer is a strain that will have mo...

ALBANY (TNS) — State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball is urging horse owners across New York to vaccinate their animals against eastern equine en...

ALBANY (TNS) — The state Department of Health said it had confirmed cases of Eastern equine encephalitis in horses in seven more upstate counties this...

Late blight, a destructive plant disease best known for causing the Irish potato famine of the 19th century, has been confirmed in Allegany County. La...

When we talk about catching waves over the summer, this is not the kind of wave we mean. Because as summer winds down, it’s not ocean waves many of us...

The New York State Department of Health has recognized National Immunization Awareness Month and encourages New Yorkers to review their children’s vac...

EVART, Mich. — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling with teens and preteens prep...

The summer season is beginning to wind down, but children and families are still enjoying outdoor activities, from visiting woodland areas to playing ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Now that the vast majority of Americans don’t smoke, it’s hard to know what we’re supposed to do about the recent news that 40% of ca...