SARANAC LAKE — To protect newborns from the recent spike in influenza and other respiratory viruses, Adirondack Health is restricting visitors to the Stafford New Life birthing center. Babies are among the highest at-risk group for complications from the flu. For their protection, ...
ALBANY — The SUNY system is investing nearly $1 million in nursing programs in areas with a shortage of health care providers, and is giving a handful of North Country colleges some cash to help them connect their nursing programs more closely. On Tuesday, SUNY officials announced that ...
GLENS FALLS — Cigarette use among adults living with a disability or experiencing mental distress is significantly higher than the average smoking rate for adults. A regional initiative is working to reverse this trend. North Country Nicotine Consultants, a joint initiative of The Heart ...
OGDENSBURG — It seemed like Blake Gendebien knew every person in the Tim Hortons on the outskirts of this city. At a small table in the middle of the combined coffee shop, Subway and Valero gas station, between coolers of Red Bull and beer, Gendebien sat with his 81-year-old father Peter, ...
ALBANY — The state Office for the Aging and Selfhelp Community Services announced Monday the availability of free access to Selfhelp’s Virtual Senior Center for any individual age 60 and older in New York state. Selfhelp Community Services created VSC in 2020 to help homebound and ...
