WASHINGTON — Dealing the White House a stinging setback, a government advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots across the board, and instead endorsed the extra dose only for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. The ...

PLATTSBURGH — As flu season approaches, so does the potential for both flu and COVID cases to overwhelm local health care systems. That’s why Dr. Ashley Bernotas, a family medicine physician at Hudson Headwaters Health Network’s Plattsburgh Family Health center, is highly encouraging ...

PLATTSBURGH — Local health departments and pharmacies are currently offering third doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for the moderately to severely immunocompromised. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the recommendation last month, saying those who should get an ...

MISSION, Kan. — Many overwhelmed hospitals, with no beds to offer, are putting critically ill COVID-19 patients on planes, helicopters and ambulances and sending them hundreds of miles to far-flung states for treatment. The surge in the delta variant of the virus, combined with low ...

PLATTSBURGH —The Clinton County Health Department is reminding residents to be on the lookout for ticks and take precautions to decrease the risk of contracting a vector borne disease like Lyme. The agency reported in a press release that the county saw 24 cases of Lyme disease in ...

SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Health will again require COVID-19 tests, regardless of vaccination status, for all inpatients and those undergoing elective surgical procedures. The nonprofit health network, which operates Saranac Lake’s Adirondack Medical Center, Lake Placid’s Health and ...