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Over the past year, the world has become firmly acquainted with terms including social distancing, incubation period, flattening the curve, quarantine...

Winter’s cold is still here, the windows have been closed for months, the heat is running and the humidifier appears to have found a permanent home in...

It wasn’t so long ago that the big public health crisis facing the nation was opioid abuse and the overdose deaths that were so frequently its result....

New York (TNS) — The walls are starting to fall in on Gov. Andrew Cuomo. And he’s got nobody to blame but himself. Cuomo can’t hide from the deadly co...

OLEAN — A St. Bonaventure University administrator reported Wednesday that the university’s President Dr. Dennis DePerro remains hospitalized in serio...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Department of Health reported Wednesday it would not conduct a first-dose COVID-19 vaccine clinic this week due to sever...

ALBANY — New York is set to let amusement parks open in early April and overnight camps open this summer as long as they submit reopening plans to the...

In mid-January, authorities estimated more than 2 million people worldwide had died from COVID-19, including more than 400,000 in the United States. A...

ALBANY — Some New Yorkers are driving hours to get the COVID-19 vaccine because they are unable to find appointments closer to home through a state we...

February is traditionally a time to share your heart with a loved one. Thus, it seems reasonable to review the steps you can take to protect your hear...

ALBANY — Millions of New Yorkers with health conditions that leave them at high risk of illness from COVID-19 can theoretically sign up for appointmen...

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has further loosened coronavirus restrictions on New York restaurants as part of his efforts to reopen the state’s economy....

State Sen. George Borrello on Thursday asked the governor to donate the proceeds of a recent book to help restore public trust after the administratio...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York will follow updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention on quarantines for fully vaccinated individuals...

BELMONT — A dozen new COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday, Allegany County officials said, as another drive-up testing clinic is scheduled. County ...

Figuring out how to combine science with fairness in COVID-19 vaccine distribution is a tricky puzzle. Science can help predict how to distribute limi...

BRADFORD, Pa. — More than 4,500 people signed petitions to preserve services at Bradford Regional Medical Center, but a hospital spokesman said Tuesda...

Allegany County health officials reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, while a vaccination clinic for essential workers in New York’s 1-B phas...