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Meet with your peers to learn about vaping and how it affects your health. Ask doctors and counselors, questions you’ve always wanted answered! There will be 5 FREE online sessions open to teens ages 12 to 18. Feel free to join! These online sessions will be held on October 25, and November 1, 8,15, and […]
Sickle Cell Advocates of Rochester are doing a health and wellness, community engagement and living well with Sickle Cell event. Saturday, October 21st at the Trent and Pamala Jackson R-center 485 N. Clinton Ave from 1pm – 6pm.
The Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester is marking a significant achievement. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Friday to inaugurate “Conesus”, a new supercomputer. Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, Conesus will aid in advancing the university’s research. Stephen Dewhurst, Rochester’s vice president for research, stated: “The Laboratory for Laser Energetics […]
“I probably won’t make music for a little bit, I’m going to be honest” Drake goes on to say, “I need to focus on my health, first and foremost.” The 5X Grammy Award-winner spoke on SiriusXM show “Table for One,” revealing his intention to take a hiatus from music. After presenting songs from his new […]
Rochester Regional Health is embracing innovative technology to assist its healthcare professionals. The robot named “Moxi” has been introduced at RRH, revolutionizing the delivery of medical supplies. At Unity Hospital, eight Moxi robots are already operational, saving staff approximately 200 hours weekly by transporting goods and drugs throughout the facility. Currently, RRH stands as the […]
Starting today, Monroe County is offering rapid COVID-19 home test kits to the public. You can collect these kits at no cost from libraries throughout the county at the following locations: All branches in Rochester Brighton Chili Clarkson East Rochester Fairport Gates Hamlin Henrietta Irondequoit Mendon Ogden Parma Penfield Pittsford Riga Rush Both branches in […]
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the latest COVID vaccines for the fall are en route to New York State and could be available as early as today. This vaccine is not a booster, but an entirely new formulation, indicating that previous vaccinations and boosters will not offer protection against these new variants. There has been […]
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul cautions that prior COVID-19 vaccinations may not offer protection during the recent outbreak. During a COVID-19 briefing yesterday, the governor urged New Yorkers to receive the updated vaccine doses. “I know everyone wants to be done with COVID, but COVID is not done with us.Get the vaccine. Tell everybody, […]
Local pet owners now have a new option for emergency services. The Erie Canal Animal Hospital, situated on South Union Street in Spencerport, has announced its new urgent care offering. To cater to pets requiring immediate attention that can’t hold off for the next standard appointment, they’ve added an extra veterinarian available from 8 am […]
During the pandemic, some low-income families in the U.S. received extra federal aid for buying groceries, a government effort that has since been scaled back. The result is soaring food insecurity among poor households with children, with more than 4 in 10 families who had received the benefit now skipping meals, according to new research. […]
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