3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (479+ words) New York has released a five-year suicide prevention strategy with 46 action items focused on crisis care, data collection, community programs and equitable access to services. The plan was announced on World Suicide Prevention Day as the state reported 1,701 deaths by…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (787+ words) New York ranks 35th among the 50 states and District of Columbia in a new WalletHub analysis of vaccination rates, with relatively strong results for several childhood and teen vaccines offset by much weaker rankings for some adult vaccinations. The personal-finance company…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (204+ words) Rochester Regional Health expanded its MedQuest summer program this year, giving Finger Lakes high school students hands-on exposure to health care careers at two community hospitals. The workshop, previously held at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, added programming at Clifton Springs Hospital…...

6+ day, 37+ min ago   (337+ words) A Justice Department memo could imperil New Yorkers with disabilities. The memo reinterprets the Supreme Court’s Olmstead v. L.C. case, which affirmed that people with disabilities have the right to community services that allow them to live independently. Now the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (343+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul and 17 other governors are urging the Trump administration to preserve federal enforcement supporting the right of people with disabilities to receive services in community settings instead of being unnecessarily institutionalized. The governors sent a letter to Attorney…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (488+ words) Annual back-to-school physicals give families and pediatric providers a chance to identify health concerns that could affect a child's learning, sports participation or daily activities, Rochester Regional Health says. The exams track growth and development from year to year while…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (838+ words) As students across New York return to classrooms, the transition back to school is bringing more than new schedules and homework. It can also trigger anxiety, sleep problems and added stress for children and parents trying to reset routines after…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (201+ words) College students trying to quit vaping can get free coaching, medication support and confidential text messages through the state's tobacco and nicotine quitline as campuses begin the fall semester. The DropTheVape texting program provides six weeks of skill-building support, while…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (395+ words) New York's school vaccine requirements remain in effect for the 2026-27 academic year despite changes in federal guidance, according to pediatric experts at University of Rochester Medicine. Families who are unsure whether a child is current on required shots should review…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (165+ words) Crouse Health will become the naming sponsor of Onondaga County's new aquarium under a three-year, $1.5 million agreement announced Thursday by County Executive J. Ryan McMahon II. The Crouse Health Harborview Aquarium is expected to open soon along Syracuse's lakefront and feature more…...