health care

DEAR RUSTY: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185/month I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn ...

Last year, I watched the medical drama “ER” in its entirety — all 331 episodes in order spanning 15 seasons from September 1994 to April 2009. And in ...

The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Magdalena Parish. She is the daughter of ...

OLEAN — Oliver Nagel and Katelyn Spears, BSN, RN, are this month’s Star Award recipients, Kaleida Health facilities Olean General Hospital (OGH) and B...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy and a Democratic House colleague from New York have introduced a bill that would require states to regularly check if Medica...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — America holds its warfighters to the highest standard, expecting them to defend our nation at a moment’s notice. In exchange, we pl...

OLEAN — While New York is one of nine states across the country with current measles outbreaks, there are no known cases in Cattaraugus County. A quar...

Just about two years ago, Allegany County Legislature Chairman W. Brooke Harris and Legislator Janice Burdick vocally opposed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s atte...

ALLEGANY — The HomeCare & Hospice Foundation invites community members to brighten lives while supporting compassionate hospice care through its 31st ...

New York has a severe shortage of primary care physicians — as virtually anyone who has attempted to find a new doctor in recent years can attest. The...

The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will offer two free programs in the area next week — one oncommunicating effectively with ...

February is Rare Disease Awareness month. The upcoming week has been declared Rare Disease Awareness week, with Rare Disease Day being Feb. 28. My hus...

ALLEGANY — Calling all little royals — the HomeCare & Hospice Foundation, with presenting sponsor Fox Financial, will host its 2nd annual Princess Par...

February is National Cancer Prevention Month and a great opportunity to learn more about how to reduce your risk for cancer or even prevent it. Kendra...

DEAR RUSTY: I have reached my full retirement age (66 plus 8 months) and plan to apply for Social Security this month, but I've seen articles that say...

BELMONT — Local counties are gearing up for projects to look at the state of local health and target improvement. Officials from the Allegany County a...

OLEAN — The Adult Education & Workforce Development department from Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES is now accepting applications for their Licensed Nurse ...

ALLEGANY — The HomeCare & Hospice Foundation is seeking volunteers to help bring beauty and comfort to the community through its 31st annual Spring Bo...