Category: City, Health, Hot News, State/National News
Report: Poverty is a Real Killer
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Too much month at the end of money is more than a financial strain. The stress saps health,...
Monroe County Reports Child Death Related to Flu
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net A child was the first reported flu-related death in Monroe County in the 2019-2020 season. The...
RPD Holds “Take Back” for Unused Prescription Medications
Prescriptions that languish in home medicine cabinets can be misused or abused. Area law enforcement agencies are teaming up with the U.S....
Camp Good Days Hosts Prostate Cancer Retreat
By Carol Elizabeth Owens Camp Good Days is hosting its sixth Men’s Prostate Cancer Retreat Oct. 19-20 for men being treated for...
Voice Your Thoughts on Nursing Home Staffing Levels
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net A proposed state bill that would require nursing homes and hospitals to set minimum...
Irondequoit Group Offers Narcan Training
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net An organization working to reduce drug use among young people will hold two opioid overdose...
It’s October: Time for Breast Cancer Screening
Even if you’ve put off a mammogram, it’s not too late for the screening test that can detect breast cancer. “Early...
East High Students Get Something Else to Make Them Smile
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net East High School’s partnership with the University of Rochester is expected to pay...
Monroe County Urges Anyone Who Vapes to Stop as Illnesses are Investigated
Monroe County has echoed state and national health officials and has urged residents to stop using all vape products until the...
ODs in Black, Hispanic Communities Highlight Need for Education About Narcan
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Update: This article was updated Sept. 11 with data through August. Through August in Monroe...
