Health

Black Americans were among the hardest hit demographics by the coronavirus, but a light is at the end of the tunnel regarding new testing sites becoming available in New York state. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said (https://13wham.com/news/local/ny-antibody-testing-begins-today) on Sunday that the state would begin testing for COVID-19 antibodies within the population. Fox56.com reported (https://fox56.com/news/coronavirus/some-grocery-stores-including-wegmans-chosen-for-antibody-testingasome-ny-grocery-stores-including-wegmans-chosen-for-antibody-testing) […]

On Tuesday, April 21, preliminary results from the largest study to date about the benefits and detriments of using the antimalarial and immunomodulatory drug hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin was published online before review by other scientists. Paid for by the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia, the results submitted […]

We are happy to announce free online dance fitness classes for the whole family! Hustle For Health Programs are online every Saturday at 11am live with Jazzy T & Ty Stewart. In January 2020, Hustle for Health launched our first line dance fitness class in Rochester at East High School. We quickly added programs at […]

People are experiencing a range of symptoms for COVID-19, because of that the Center for Disease Control has an update. The CDC has added six new symptoms to it’s list for the coronavirus. The symptoms to watch for were just fever, cough, and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. Now the CDC added chills. Repeated […]

Dr. Jiqing Ye, a pathologist from Huanggang, China, currently works at Rochester General Hospital. This week, Ye learned that residents of his home town, which is approximately 50 miles from Wuhan, donated personal protective equipment to regional hospitals. The Huanggang High School Alumni Association and Huanggang Middle School Overseas Alumni Association sent a variety of […]

A study released last week out of China revealed what many ER doctors have already noticed: Patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 sometimes experience neurological symptoms as a result of the infection. Some patients around the world have complained about experiencing days of severe headaches or buzzing, fizzing, tingling and painful burning sensations. Coronaviruses, in […]

When I found out the news that this quarantine, may last until the middle of May. Two things occurred to me. One, I really didn’t like the scale in my bathroom and two, the scale in my bathroom isn’t wrong. Time for a change. So last Sunday I started. Today will be the 7th straight […]

On Friday, April 17, the University of Rochester Medical Center announced its plans to follow-up with people who had been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 to check for reinfection. The focus of the research is to specifically understand the spread of the virus and determine the length of time, if possible, that a person might be […]

On Saturday, April 18, CNN hosted an hour-long, nighttime special, “Color of Covid,” to spread messages of hope and support to members of minority communities and workers of color throughout the United States. Hosted by journalist Don Lemon and commentator Van Jones, the event brought together some of the biggest names in entertainment for heartfelt […]

To make sure the community can stay safe. In order to do this, and to make sure everyone is following the guidelines Mobile Mask location at 290 Mt. Hope Ave. (at the corner of Mt. Hope and Averill)  Please stay in your vehicle to adhere to the social distancing rules put in place to protect […]