Category: Health

If you've taken a walk outdoors on a nice day - you probably noticed a pair, or stray rubber glove on the ground. However, people have also been attempting to recycle … more: Gloves, masks are not recyclable so put them in the trash

Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse is collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients. It's an effort to save other people's lives. One of those plasma donors is Samantha Price, she works in the … more: Farmington woman donates plasma to Upstate University Hospital after recovering from COVID-19

Officials in Ontario County are responding after a confirmed COVID-19 case at a local Walmart store. That store was the location in Hopewell, which sits at the edge of, and serves a … more: Officials talk risk factors, response after positive test at Hopewell Walmart store

Nursing homes have a staffing problem. That's the word from Stephen Hanse. He's the CEO of the NYS Health Facilities Association & NYS Center for Assisted Living. He represents around 450 facilities, … more: Nursing home workers are being poached, and it’s creating a major problem for facilities across NYS

Phil Bredesen Jr. was born in 1943 and lived most of his childhood years in the small town of Shortsville in Ontario County. He graduated from Red Jacket in 1961, and … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Red Jacket grad, former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen talks preparedness of government (podcast)

Governor Andrew Cuomo will issue a new executive order ensuring that all people must wear a mask or face covering in public situations. He called it a matter of public health, and … more: Cuomo issues executive order requiring masks in public spaces; outlines plan for phasing in economic activity (video)

Healthy residents from a nursing home hit hard in Steuben County by COVID-19 are being moved to Waterloo. Residents at Hornell Gardens, operated by Hurlbut Care Communities, will be moved to Seneca Nursing & … more: Residents from hard hit nursing home in Steuben County being moved to Waterloo

Elective operations across New York State have been canceled. It was an effort to help hospitals stay ready for COVID-19, and push resources that way if needed. As the state begins to plateau, … more: Doctors, patients all worry as ‘elective’ surgeries continue to get pushed

Working on the frontlines comes with challenges. Not just for healthcare workers, to which we are grateful, but for those who work in grocery stores. Today on The Daily Debrief an excerpt of … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Frontline workers make sacrifices to keep life moving (podcast)

Governor Andrew Cuomo pushed back against the idea that there would be a fight between He and President Donald Trump over the reopening of the economy. In past press conferences, Gov. Cuomo has … more: Cuomo contends that reopening the economy should be done slowly

Addiction treatment is as important as it ever has been in communities around the region. “This is different, but we went through similar things after Sept. 11,” Dr. Charlie Morgan told the … more: Addiction treatment continues at facilities around Finger Lakes amid pandemic

On Tuesday, officials in Seneca County extended the emergency declaration, which had been issued in March due to the Novel Coronavirus. While state officials, including Governor Andrew Cuomo, point to an improvement … more: Seneca County extends emergency declaration through mid-May

As work continues on a vaccine for COVID-19, researchers say they are more likely to develop and produce a reliable antibody test to study to the virus. Some of that work … more: Research being done locally to develop antibody testing for COVID-19

New York State has released information on nursing homes after significant backlash over the hiding of data connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. State health officials released updated numbers on COVID-19 deaths recorded … more: NYS releases nursing home death data connected to COVID pandemic

The New York State Senate Republican Conference is pushing for pay raises to corrections officers and others who have been deemed 'essential' under the COVID-19 pandemic response. The governor recently froze a scheduled … more: Senate Republicans call for essential workers to get raise, push back against Cuomo’s salary freeze

Officials in Yates County confirmed two COVID-19 cases at The Homestead in Penn Yan. Yates County Public Health said in a press release that it is working with staff of the facility … more: Two COVID-19 cases confirmed at ‘Homestead’ in Penn Yan

The line between essential and non-essential has been as much confusing as challenging to enforce across New York State. David Cameron is the owner of Cameron Roofing. He recently spoke with 13WHAM-TV about … more: Contractors, homeowners put in confusing spot with ‘essential’ distinction in NYS

Get ready to be tracked. Apple and google are teaming up to develop new technology that will allow people to know if they have come into contact with a person that tested … more: Apple, Google will unveil bluetooth tracking for COVID patients across U.S.

It is tick season in the Finger Lakes and Western New York. The state Department of Health notes that adult ticks are most active now through mid-May and then again in … more: Tick season arrives in the Finger Lakes