public health

NEW YORK (TNS) — January is that time of year when we pause to examine our health habits, and Surgeon GeneralVivek Murthyissued an advisory with an im...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Sen.Chuck Schumer is ringing the alarm on grocery prices potentially rising again should the federal government decide to "stop helpi...

CHICAGO (TNS) — In the midst of a flurry of presidential pardons and commutations by President Joe Biden, there is talk in the White House of preempti...

Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. The most recent numbers from the ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — A new report shows the top 10 causes of death in America in 2023, with one cause of death dropping several places down the list, acco...

BELMONT — William Penman, executive director of Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, is retiring after serving the county for 22 years....

November is National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month and New York state health officials are raising awareness about stomach cancer, its risk factors, ...

OLEAN — The Olean Rotary Club, which offers assistance to area agencies through the District 7090 matching grant process, recently joined forces with ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Dr. Swagata Banik has been named the new dean of the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions at St. Bonaventure University. B...

WELLSVILLE — Ardent Solutions, in partnership with the Allegany County Department of Health, is hosting a series of vaccination clinics in November as...

OLEAN — The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free education program to help caregivers manage the assets of people...

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Health Department announced the addition of nurse practitioner Christen Bidwell to its team of health care professional...

ST. BONAVENTURE — A cadre of health professions students at St. Bonaventure University have partnered with the Cattaraugus County Health Department fo...

One of the best ways to mitigate breast cancer is through awareness and education. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and during this month adv...

OLEAN — Prevention and early detection are vital in battling breast cancer. Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin Watkins, speaking at t...

OLEAN — A site to expand and consolidate local opioid treatment has opened its doors. CASA-Trinity officials cut the ribbon on a new integrated opioid...

ALBANY — An Ulster County resident has died of Eastern equine encephalitis, the first death in New York state of the mosquito-borne disease since 2015...

Of all local problems, hunger stands at the center as both a cause and symptom of poverty. Yet hunger isn’t treated like a central issue worth solving...