Category: Health

While Americans still aren’t getting into Canada right now, restrictions are being eased for Canadians and permanent residents. Beginning just before midnight on July 5 Canada will allow Canadian citizens who are fully vaccinated as well as permanent residents into Canada without ... MORE

CMAC has modified its rules for concertgoers once again. This time the change is less restrictive, with no vaccination proof being necessary for those who attend this summer. The change was announced late last week. The venue is asking those who have ... MORE

As the newest strain of Coronavirus begins to dominate the country, vaccinations among young people are beginning to decline. Young adults are considered to be the age group least likely to get the vaccination. This puts them at higher risks of contracting ... MORE

According to the American Red Cross, blood supplies across the nation are critically low. The blood banks are so low it is forcing some doctors to save blood products for the patients who are the sickest. The twin tiers are feeling it ... MORE

With New York surpassing 70% for residents with one shot of the vaccine and cases falling, mass-vaccination centers are being closed down. The first site to close will be the sites at Corning Community College in Steuben County, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Potsdam, ... MORE

Frank Kruppa, the Tompkins County Health Director, is reacting to the Covid restrictions that have been lifted in the state. He said the 70% vaccination rate is a great milestone for the state and country. He also called on the community to ... MORE

Yates County currently has a vaccination rate of 56% for residents 18 and older that have received one dose of the Covid vaccine. Sara Christensen, Deputy Director of Yates County Public Health, explains that there are three zip codes in the county ... MORE

Nearly 1,650 nurses will be getting up to a 7% raise at Upstate University Hospital after the pandemic this year. That means nurses will be getting an additional $2-3,000 dollars with their base salaries. While nurses are happy about the raise, they’re ... MORE

Someone overdoses in Cayuga County almost every day. Over 100 overdoses have been reported since the beginning of this year. About one-third were suspected to involve opioids. We have lost 8 lives so far this year. Fatal overdoses almost always involve opioids, ... MORE

In most countries across the world, obtaining work as a healthcare professional will entail a  high degree of background checks, particularly for a criminal record. As cases of internet  grooming and other forms of abuse seem to become ever more common, anyone ... MORE

Thanks to their COVID-19 response communications, Cayuga Health is receiving two National Healthcare Advertising Awards. They received a Gold award for their Public Relations Campaign and a Silver award for the Cayuga Health Giving Day Fundraising Campaign that worked on COVID-19 recovery ... MORE

Home Opioid Prescription Education and Smart Storage program, or HOPES for short is a program designed by Cornell University that aims to help adults with dementia stay on top of their daily medication. The goal is to allow a person who lives ... MORE

The overall NYS vaccination rate for the first dose in 70%, but the Southern Tier falls short of that percentage. For populations of 18 and older who have had the first dose, Chemung County is at 52.3%, Steuben County is at 51.4%, ... MORE

This week Rochester Regional Health expanded its hospital visitation schedule. The expanded rules apply at Rochester General Hospital, Unity Hospital, Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, and United Memorial Medical Center. Visitors are required to wear masks inside healthcare facilities ... MORE

There’s been an explosion of tickets throughout the Finger Lakes and Upstate New York- and that has some healthcare providers concerned about the prevalence of Lyme disease. “Ticks are exploding,” said Saravanan Thangamani, who spoke with Syracuse.com recently and runs Upstate Medical ... MORE