Health

Aside from the barbeques and family get togethers, our most well known Fourth of July tradition is fireworks. However, before setting off your celebratory fireworks, it is important to consider your veteran neighbors. Rochester First reported: “Monroe County holds one of the highest veteran populations in all of western New York ranging from 30,000 to […]

Amidst the unpredicted rise of violence in Rochester, the Rochester City School District is expanding its student-family support center at School No. 8. This expansion is to help families get through what could be some of their worst days. The current center has been around for several years, offering food, clothing, and support for those […]

Tuesday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s office sent a warning to the community after 7 overdose deaths in 48 hours. Rochester First reported: “’The Monroe County Heroin Task Force, n collaboration with [Monroe County District Attorney] Sandra Doorley, and our partners fighting the opioid epidemic, are putting the community on warning,’ the sheriff’s office account tweeted Tuesday […]

On Monday at 11:30, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza were joined with other health officials to give an update on the COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the Finger Lakes region. Rochester First stated: “On Monday, United Way of Greater Rochester announced $1 million in funding for the Finger Lakes […]

Dave Lippa, is raising awareness for a cause that hits home while giving kids a photo op. This month, Lippa is honoring the class of 2021 with a skeleton display. Lippa stated: “It’s bringing the neighborhood together. We have neighbors that bring their grandkids by, there are cars that drive by all the time to […]

The second drawing for New York State’s “Get a Shot to Make Your Future” raffle were announced on Thursday. Each week 10 students are randomly selected from a digital submission pool of 12-17 year old New Yorkers who have received at least one dose of the Covid19 vaccine. This week’s winners are Ella Campbell, Erie […]

University of Utah research shows that black people are affected by violent episodes even if they are not directly involved. The study observed 49 separate incidents of racial violence between 2013 and 2017.  38 incidents in which a black person were killed by police and news coverage of decisions against prosecuting police officers involved in killings. […]

Sight and I are in the middle of doing this five-day fruits and vegetable food challenge. We are eating only fruits and vegetables but I feel like Sight has his doubts about me. He asked me for receipts so I did a quick flex on him! Just because Sight said I couldn’t have “pasta” for […]

In Rochester the UR Medcine is looking for people to participate in an experiment that has to do with using different variants of the covid-19 vaccine. The trial will mix an internal vaccine shot with a booster shot from COVID-19 vaccine brands. People ages of 18 and older are being asked to volunteer with this […]

With vaccine demand decreasing, health leaders are looking at new, creative ways to get the vaccine to the community. In the beginning of this year, there was a massive shortage of the vaccine, but now there is a surplus. Nancy Bennett Lead for the Finger Lakes COVID-19 Vaccine HUB stated: “We’ve realized that the demand […]