1+ day, 48+ min ago   (653+ words) The number of confirmed measles cases across the Finger Lakes has reached at least 20 after Wayne County reported its first two infections, extending a regional increase that has now touched six counties. Wayne County Public Health confirmed the two cases…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (255+ words) Rochester Regional Health has added a general surgeon who is accepting patients at its Clifton Springs and Geneva offices, expanding appointment options for people seeking surgical care in the Finger Lakes. Dr. Edwin Jimenez is seeing patients at Clifton Springs…...

3+ day, 12+ 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…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (467+ words) New York is launching a $10 million, multi-campus SUNY research network focused on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke and other age-related brain disorders. The SUNY Brain Institute will be led by the University at Buffalo and connect researchers and specialized facilities…...

5+ day, 1+ 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…...

5+ day, 16+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (71+ words) Cayuga Medical Center nurses received the Mother Jones Award during Ithaca’s 40th Labor Day Picnic, according to WENY. The Tompkins County Workers’ Center used the Stewart Park gathering to recognize local labor organizing and workers’ rights efforts. The hospital’s registered nurses…...

1+ week, 25+ min ago   (167+ words) In a recent episode of AquaDiary, host Ally Berry takes listeners behind the scenes of Rochester’s drinking water system to examine how the city monitors for algae before it can become a threat to tap water. The episode explores where…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (202+ words) The Marshall Birthing Center at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital closed Sept. 3, leaving expectant parents in Wayne County with fewer nearby delivery options, according to the Finger Lakes Times. Wayne County Administrator Mark Humbert said the closure raises broader concerns about health…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (564+ words) Steuben County has confirmed another measles case, bringing the countywide total to nine as public health officials continue contact tracing around a growing cluster of infections. The newest case involves an unvaccinated resident who had contact with a previously reported…...