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Yesterday began the first day of hearing aids being available to buy over the counter across the US. The major shift in hearing health care is due to a recent rule change by the Food and Drug Administration. Back in August, the FDA cleared the way for the devices to be sold in retail stores […]
For this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation aimed at helping breast cancer survivors. This new law would provide the proper insurance coverage for women who choose to have reconstructive surgery after undergoing a mastectomy. Governor Hochul stated that it’s time for breast cancer survivors to be treated with dignity […]
The FDA announced that hearing aids will now be sold over the counter. Starting today you no longer will need a prescription to buy hearing aids after the ruling change came back in August. You will be able to purchase hearing aids online and will also be available at some of the biggest drug stores […]
NFL Hall Of Famer, Deion Sanders aka “Neon Deion” aka “Prime Time.” is now the head football coach at Jackson State, a historically Black university or HBCU. Jackson State is the hottest program in America, poaching talented recruits and winning games in equal measure. Plus, Coach Prime is fight for the people is Mississippi and […]
Amazon is in hot water after it refuses to stop selling “suicide kits” that are known to be used by teenagers to take their own life. There’s 2 civil lawsuits against Amazon for the sale of these kits that include a deadly chemical called sodium nitrate which cost less than $20. According to the lawsuit […]
‘Tis the season of allergies, colds, the flu, covid, and all of the in-betweens. Now, local doctors say they’re seeing a rise in respiratory illnesses in children — and it’s happening earlier than usual this year. Doctors say a lack of masking is a contributing factor. Dr. Colleen Markevicz, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist with […]
It’s the beginning of flu season and doctors are expecting cases to be higher than normal this year. Right now the New York City, Albany, and Central New York area is already seeing a spike in flu cases and a total of 600 hundred cases statewide. Doctors are encouraging people to get their flu shots sooner than […]
According to a study published in the CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, the overall breast cancer death rate decreased by 43% over three decades. The numbers show that is 460,000 fewer breast cancer deaths from 1989 to 2020. The data from American Cancer Society also shows black women had lower incidences of breast cancer than […]
Less than three weeks ago in September, Pontillo’s Pizzeria in the Village of Pittsford shut down after being found in violation of 60 health codes. The discovery of the health codes began when a medical incident with a staff member led to the discovery of needles and blood in the restaurant. Now, the pizza shop […]
My Pittsburgh Steelers football season is starting out bad and it just got worse. A man died after falling from an escalator inside the stadium after the Steelers game against the New York Jets. The man was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities are still investigating the situation. Fan dies from […]
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