health

The Allegany County Department of Health has announced the clinic schedule for September. • Immunization Clinics, by appointment only, will be in Belm...

An Allegany couple stepped in last year to purchase the laundromat at 1115 W. State St., later spending seven months to renovate and create Sage Healt...

Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, a 90-mile corridor that stretches from Rochester to almost the Pennsylvania border, is one of state's largest and ...

CUBA — After two decades as head of Cuba Memorial Hospital, Andrew Boser is ready to step down. Boser, who has served in the post since 1998, will ret...

There is perhaps nothing quite as warm as the love and affection from a family pet, but is it possible that pets do more than bring joy to their owner...

Local waterways are popular destinations as summer’s heat beats down on Western New York. But before you and your loved ones beeline for a cool, relax...

GOWANDA — The New York State Office of Mental Health has formally opened the new location of the Zoar Valley Recovery and Treatment Center at 49 S. Wa...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wanted: A million people willing to share their DNA and 10 years of health habits, big and small, for science. On Sunday, the U.S. g...

Human. Nature. Throughout the last century these two words have become burdened with serious complexity. For thousands of years, humans have evolved t...

More than a decade ago, Peter Green was at home on the computer when he attempted to move the mouse, but nothing happened. “The messages I was sending...

When flying in a plane, the flight attendant reminds passengers to put their own oxygen mask on before helping others. The same analogy is true for wo...

Every year, Pam Best starts off Jump Rope for Heart Week at Mars Elementary School by asking her students if they know someone who’s had a stroke or h...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My mother suffers from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which is basically a state of depression that comes as a result of the seaso...

OLEAN — The key to improving Cattaraugus County’s low standing in New York state’s County Health Rankings is to reduce its premature death rate. In re...

Flu season has been in full swing for several months now, meaning people are lined up at the pharmacy and frantically looking for availability at thei...

Here in the U.S., when it comes to our nation’s overall health, we have work to do. Reports show that not only do we spend a disproportionate amount o...

MARCH 2-9 Washington County Food Truck Week Local breweries From international fare to classic American staples, discover incredible cuisine and exclu...

It’s been linked to Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, UFC champion Nate Diaz and even Olivia Newton-John and Whoopi Goldberg. Cannabis now seems to be t...