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ALBANY (TNS) — New York health officials confirmed Thursday that a case of polio was recently recorded in Rockland County, the first time the highly i...

In April 1909, New York Highlanders first baseman Hal Chase was hospitalized with smallpox near the team’s spring training site in Georgia. The rest o...

It can happen in an instant. A catswatting at a bee gets stung. A dog chasinga rabbit darts into traffic and getshit. While emergencies are stressful ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is concerned about a new threat to beech trees — beech leaf disease (BLD), found in 35 cou...

BRADFORD, Pa. — With a swift closure of the blades of a pair of giant scissors, Dr. Steven Herrmann cut a large, bright purple ribbon in half to signi...

SHIRLEY (AP) — A surfer says he was bitten by a shark at the same Long Island beach where a shark bit a lifeguard 10 days earlier. Shawn Donnelly told...

BELMONT – Remote Area Medical, – a nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free dental, vision and medical care to those in need – is seeking ...

OLEAN — The Southern Tier Child Advocacy Center announced registration is open for the Annual One Too Many NY 5K, and will be held virtually from Sept...

Cancer victims often feel like they’ve lost control of their lives. A whirlwind of appointments, surgeries and therapies makes their heads spin. But a...

From battling a lynx to the birth of the poodle skirt, from crowning Miss New York to the return of a Seneca artifact, here’s a look back on the week ...

BELMONT — Allegany County health officials noted they are monitoring increases in monkeypox in the state despite no local cases being reported. In a r...

OLEAN — City firefighters reported six construction workers required treatment at Washington West Elementary School due to carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

OLEAN — The BOCES New Visions: Health Professions program gives high school seniors the opportunity to get a headstart on college and their profession...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an increase in depression, loneliness and anxiety among students, Dr. William Davies saw problems with the...

While last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade shouldn’t directly impact women in New York, where abortion is legal, the head o...

WELLSVILLE — If you or a family member have ever been an inpatient, you know firsthand the difference an exceptional nurse can make on that experience...

My mother tried to teach me to see danger. Even the kind you can’t see until it’s too late. “You have to watch for it,” she’d say. “Pay attention and ...

OLEAN — The laboratories at Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center and their satellite drawing stations recently earned The Joint...