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“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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
A big change is on the way for the cigarette market in New York State. Starting on September 1, the tax rate on cigarettes will increase by $1 per pack. The Hochul administration is hoping raising the cigarette tax would prevent more youth from taking up the habit. For resources on how you can receive […]
The Skin Cancer Foundation will hold a free skin cancer screening. The Mobile clinic will be at Genesee Valley Park sports complex on Elmwood Avenue from 10 AM to 4 PM today August 25th. Today screenings will be first come first serve. Free skin cancer screenings in Rochester Friday | WHAM (13wham.com)
With the COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing for the fifth straight week, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Facilities have reintroduced mandatory masking. Two major hospitals in New York as well as health care company Kaiser Permanente at its Santa Rosa, California, have brought back masking. Movie studio Lionsgate is also reportedly […]
Kevin Hart posted a hilarious video detailing his latest injury. Hart says he needs to sit his butt down in a wheelchair because he can’t walk anymore. Why? The movie star and comedian say it was the result of trying to race an athlete and tearing some core muscles (a torn lower abdomen and adductors). […]
URMC just broke ground on a new mental health urgent care for teens and young kids. The clinic will be available to help local teens and kids if they’re having a mental health crisis. The clinic is expected to health at least 3,000 young individuals a year. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/health/ur-medicine-breaks-ground-on-regions-first-mental-health-urgent-care-clinic/
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