public health

OLEAN — The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Cattaraugus and Allegany County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the...

OLEAN — A document more than 20 years old is to at least temporarily guide work to prevent more sewage discharges into the Allegheny River. The Common...

SALAMANCA — The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free education program on recognizing and understanding Alzheimer...

OLEAN — Olean Medical Group, a Kaleida Health organization, has announced the appointment of Dr. Shazia Siddiqi to its pediatrics department. Siddiqi ...

New coronavirus vaccines are available, and state health officials encourage anyone 65 and older, at risk for severe COVID-19 or who has never receive...

ALBANY — Three people who tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease have died after an outbreak at an assisted living facility in Upstate New York, of...

Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc., will receive federal grant funding totaling $60,000, part of the Substance Abuse and Mental ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office reports that opioid overdose deaths are declining outside of New York City. Estimated overdose deaths in areas of ...

ALBANY (TNS) — State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball is urging horse owners across New York to vaccinate their animals against eastern equine en...

ALBANY (TNS) — The state Department of Health said it had confirmed cases of Eastern equine encephalitis in horses in seven more upstate counties this...

When we talk about catching waves over the summer, this is not the kind of wave we mean. Because as summer winds down, it’s not ocean waves many of us...

The New York State Department of Health has recognized National Immunization Awareness Month and encourages New Yorkers to review their children’s vac...

EVART, Mich. — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling with teens and preteens prep...

The summer season is beginning to wind down, but children and families are still enjoying outdoor activities, from visiting woodland areas to playing ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Now that the vast majority of Americans don’t smoke, it’s hard to know what we’re supposed to do about the recent news that 40% of ca...

OLEAN — Engineering firms are being formally sought to help the city avoid future wastewater discharges into public waterways. A request for proposals...

JAMESTOWN — City officials have declared a state of emergency as an estimated 300 people have set up unauthorized camps or are occupying condemned bui...

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