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OLEAN — Cindy Kurjakovic still has bad days. Any mother would after losing her 31-year-old daughter — whom she loved watching travel abroad, ride hors...

OLEAN — When Caylee Barton was asked if she liked the crew with Mercy Flight of Western New York in Olean, she quickly replied, “Yes, they’re my famil...

Ruth Sulkosky first noticed the discomfort in her hip while at a wedding in Texas in April 2016. She dismissed the aches and pains as an anomaly. But ...

Deb James refused to let a heart catheterization sideline her from serving her clients through the Lifeline program at Indiana Regional Medical Center...

OLEAN — A benefit for Lori Holmes, a kidney transplant recipient who has also suffered from a brain aneurysm, is set for Sunday beginning at noon at t...

ST. BONAVENTURE — For one glorious yet painfully brief three-day stretch, Ethan Kibbe was himself again. Kibbe is a distance runner on the St. Bonaven...

On July 23, 2015 Marlisa Post received a new set of lungs and a new lease on life. On that day, the 46-year-old Rochester woman underwent a double-lun...

When Cindy Scott was told she was “too healthy” to receive a kidney transplant, she was resigned to wait until her health takes a turn for the worse. ...

There seems to be an endless barrage of motivational clichés to inspire comfort in one's own skin. Preachy words of comforting wisdom are usually hear...

OLEAN — Like most kids, the first thing Donna Bridenbaker’s grandnieces and grandnephews take out of their McDonald’s Happy Meal boxes isn’t a hamburg...

Over the past four years, 8-year-old Rosie Thrasher-Miller has lived a normal childhood — attending school, playing with other kids and, most importan...

For patients about to undergo a percutaneous coronary intervention — an angioplasty, to laypeople — it is important to understand the types of post-su...

Dana Fedoruk decided it was time to get serious about weight loss when she grew weary of watching her weight fluctuate as she tried various diets, and...

Do you remember an instance when your toe poked through the worn fabric at the tip of your sock? An inguinal hernia is similar — except the “sock” in ...

What began in the 1990s as an up-and-coming surgical procedure for treating aneurysms has not only become common practice today, but is also proven to...

The reach of technological innovation in cardiac care is continuing to grow, and as it does, is changing how and where care can be delivered. This all...

ORCHARD PARK (AP) — Buffalo Bills backup offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio has had hip surgery for an injury after he had a fall at his home. The Bills...

Do you remember an instance when your toe poked through the worn fabric at the tip of your sock? An inguinal hernia is similar — except the “sock” in ...