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If you are a dog owner a quick reminder to make sure you get your dog vaccinated. It’s very important especially if you have a puppy. The vaccines protect them from viruses that could make them severely sick or cause death. Across the country there has been an uptick in a parvo like virus that […]

The price of turkeys are going up this Thanksgiving! The reason, (HPAI) or  Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus has led to the destruction of millions of birds. This year, HPAI has been confirmed in 430 commercial and backyard poultry flocks across 39 states. The virus has wiped out nearly 44 million turkeys, chickens, ducks and other […]

It looks like the U.S. will declare a public health emergency for monkeypox. This will allow the federal government to respond to the monkeypox outbreak by freeing up funding and resources. There are 6,600 Americans that have been infected with the virus. Monkeypox could cause fever, chills, body aches, fatigue, and pimple-like bumps on the […]

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans held a press conference detailing his plans for the first few weeks in office. His focus will be COVID-19 and the violence in the city of Rochester. He addressed the first homicide in Rochester that happened Sunday on North St. and was 14-year-old Julius Greer Jr. He was in 9th grade […]

In order for the asymptomatic COVID-19 testing sites in Monroe County to remain open, they need volunteers. The United Way of Rochester just announced that they are looking for around 150 people to come forward and lend a hand so that the community can continue testing. Jamie Saunders, President and CEO of The United Way […]

Strong Memorial Hospital is almost at 100% capacity due to the rising infection rates of COVID-19. With more cases in three days than the entire month of September, beds are filling up at an exponential rate. Hospitalizations in general have risen by more than 100% in the past 19 days as well. “The number of […]

An entire West Irondequoit middle school class in under quarantine after one student tested positive for COVID-19. A student at Rogers Middle School who had the virus came into close contact with at least one student who now tests positive as well. There is no evidence that the transmission happened in school, but just to […]

Infectious disease experts are now saying that Miami, Florida is the new epicenter of the coronavirus. According to the statistics, Miami is now just as bad as Wuhan, China was when the pandemic began. Wuhan detected around 50,000 cases in the months between December and April. Florida has just passed that mark with a record […]

Blood transfusions are often needed during surgeries. As elective surgeries have started up again throughout the country, a new crisis is unfolding within healthcare systems, especially across New York State and our local Rochester hospitals. According to The American Red Cross, people who would normally donate blood have stayed away from blood donation centers because […]