Category: Featured News, Health
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...
County Exec Candidate Bello Announces Plan to Address Opioid Crisis
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net With Election Day a little over two months away, Monroe County Executive candidate Adam Bello...
As Schools Open, Monroe County Extends Hours at Immunization Clinic
Besides stocking up on back-to-school supplies, students also need to be up-to-date on their vaccines. New York requires students be...
Why Farmers Markets Matter to a Neighborhood
Way back when, Rochester was supposed to have two public markets. The one we all know is on Union Street in the northeast part of the city....
Heart Health: Questions to Ask Your Doctor
If you’ve been on blood pressure medication for a while and things don’t seem to be changing, that’s something to talk...
