health sciences

OLEAN — Local officials hope to help new mothers close the gap on breastfeeding support. The Cattaraugus County Department of Health and WIC staff mar...

Jones Memorial Hospital is planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. Aug. 8 to mark the opening of the $1.5 million neurology, rheumatology and inf...

Olean General Hospital will share in millions in Federal Emergency Management Agency grant funds coming to Kaleida Health hospitals for pandemic respo...

The New York State Department of Health is urging New Yorkers to take precautions to prevent rabies infections, especially during summer months. Rabie...

WELLSVILLE — The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will hold a symposium for Allegany County residents living with or caring for...

OLEAN — Some local firms and nonprofits were affected by a global outage related to antivirus software on Friday, but most were unaffected. Early Frid...

LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling Wednesday in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” including “gen...

Summer is a time to work in the garden, visit the dog park or hit the bike path. It is also a time to be aware of tick-borne illnesses including Lyme ...

OLEAN — After a successful spraying for mosquitos in parts of Cattaraugus County, health officials reported the insect’s population is rebounding. Lar...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Students in the Master’s Entry to Practice (MEP) nursing program at St. Bonaventure University had an experience this summer they wo...

HORNELL — Ahead of schedule, the Jones Memorial Hospital Neurology, Rheumatology and Infusion Center in the Hornell Medical Office building at 7309 Se...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Talk about a perfect ending. Every 2024 graduate of St. Bonaventure University’s Physician Assistant Studies program passed the Phys...

Four recent area graduates received scholarships for students pursuing healthcare- and education-related degrees from funds managed by the Cattaraugus...

OLEAN — Carly Cataldo and Mary Jo Inzana are this month’s Star Award recipients, Upper Allegheny Health System recently announced. The Star Award is p...

Gov. Kathy Hochul provided New Yorkers an update on COVID-19 as new variants contribute to increases in hospitalizations in parts of New York State an...

In February 2023, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s family revealed that that 98-year-old cancer survivor had entered hospice care, that the focus ...

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital celebrated its first cohort of nurses to graduate from the hospital’s nurse residency program. The year-long program ce...

ALLEGANY — HomeCare & Hospice recently hosted an employee recognition to honor Rhonda Fuller and Richard Roberts for their years of service to the org...