social policy

CHICAGO (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reflects anger and frustration at the wanton greed underlying America’s h...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Democratic Committee (ACDC), in partnership with the Allegany County Area Substance Abuse (ACASA), recently concluded a ...

OLEAN — Dr. Jennifer Rogers has been named the new chief medical officer of Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center and will...

Oct. 15 marked the start of Medicare’s annual open enrollment period. Seniors can choose to stay on their current plan or switch to a new one. But thi...

OLEAN — A hospital executive from an integrated system in Maine and New Hampshire — and who has experience leading hospitals in north central Pennsylv...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of nursing at St. Bonaventure University, has been elected president of the American Nurses As...

Of the $4.5 trillion the U.S. spends on health care every year, the largest proportion — almost a third — goes to hospitals. The cost of hospital serv...

OLEAN — Total Senior Care is hosting two upcoming events for the community to see what the center and its programs have to offer. In the 1939 film “Th...

ALFRED — Rural medical care in the Southern Tier takes another step forward with the official opening of the UR Medicine/Jones Memorial Hospital Prima...

ALLEGANY — Absolut Care of Allegany will host a health fair for seniors, families and community members from noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 20 at 2178 N. Fifth ...

A top Kaleida Health executive will serve as interim president of Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center pending the ongoin...

September is National PACE Month, and Total Senior Care invites our communities to visit our facilities and see firsthand why the Program of All-Inclu...

ALBANY — For the fourth time in six years, the president of New York’s largest health-care union, George Gresham of 1199SEIU, has won the top spot on ...

Local college students and faculty will be among those helping provide free health care at a Remote Area Medical pop-up clinic in September. The clini...

Four recent area graduates received scholarships for students pursuing healthcare- and education-related degrees from funds managed by the Cattaraugus...

ALLEGANY — Unionized workers at Absolut of Allegany and three other facilities reported they would go on strike starting June 13 over stalled contract...