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Last week, Jada Pinkett Smith posted a video of herself on Instagram performing a new upper-body workout. It has since caused a stir with a lot of people: While dressed in a dark blue sports bra, matching sweatpants and ball cap, and aqua and green sneakers, she placed a towel on her wooden floor and […]
The bi-annual tick season began this month. It usually runs through the middle of May, but longer warmer periods resulting from climate change means that ticks could be around for even longer this year. Although human stay-at-home orders because of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 reduce the likelihood that people might come into contact with these […]
On Wednesday, April 15, the Associated Press revealed that 34-year-old Dr. Elvis Francois, a Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota) orthopedic surgery resident popularly named “The Singing Surgeon,” received a four-song deal with Nashville’s Big Machine Records. His first EP “Music is Medicine” is scheduled for release on Friday on Apple Music and Spotify. William Robinson, another […]
On Friday, April 10, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced that The Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, which previously served as a Foodlink command, distribution and volunteer operations hub, had been chosen as the next site for an area COVID-19 field hospital. County and health officials have no plans to move patients into […]
On Tuesday, April 14, health officials for New York City revised the total number of deaths from SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) complications to include anyone from March 11 through April 13 who died in hospitals with symptoms that suggested the virus was the cause even without positive test results. The revised number, 3,778, has increased the total […]
The entertainment industry has already lost several much-loved artists this year to SARS-CoV-2. On Thursday, April 9, Tyler Perry shared with his fans the sad news that popular Hollywood hair stylist Charles Gregory Ross had succumbed to COVID-19 complications. In an Instagram post, the 50-year-old actor, director and writer stated: “Today it’s with a heavy […]
Adjusted Hours Remain in Place at City R-Center Meal Distribution Sites; RCSD Adds Four New Locations (Thursday, April 16, 2020) – Adjusted meal distribution hours will remain in place at all nine City R-Center distribution sites to better serve the community. The City’s Department of Recreation and Youth Services (DRYS) will continue to provide grab-and-go […]
Starting on April 17th, there will be drive-thru COVID-19 testing available at the Walmart store on Hudson Avenue. You will be able to set up an appointment to go through the drive-thru testing if you are showing symptoms. Tests will also be available for first responders and health care providers. The tests will be available […]
As of this week, the number of infected New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19 complications has surpassed similar outcomes in many countries, including China. Geneticists and researchers from two separate teams and investigations revealed this week that they believe that the total number of infected, both living and deceased, is a lot higher. They […]