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Hospitals are in crisis. St. Lawrence Health CEO pleads for …

WEBDavid Acker, the CEO of St. Lawrence Health, which runs Canton-Potsdam, Governeur, and Massena hospitals, says the number of COVID-19 deaths are …

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North Country facilities announce plans for critical access …

WEBJun 14, 2023 —. Two North Country hospitals have applied to create a critical access hospital in Ogdensburg. Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center …

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New "Mobile Crisis Team" helps people through mental …

WEBDec 01, 2017 — Agencies in Clinton County have a new strategy for helping people through suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies. Anyone in the county can call a …

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St. Lawrence County doctor describes what the endemic …

WEBDr. Andrew Williams is President of the St. Lawrence County Board of Health. Screenshot from Zoom. Jun 02, 2022 —. The latest COVID-19 surge in the North …

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Claxton-Hepburn hospital making changes as new …

WEBBowline says this is the first phase of a plan that looks to ensure Claxton stays open. The hospital has between $30 and $50 million of debt. So to survive, Claxton …

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'Dangerous and deadly' COVID surge in Glens Falls …

WEBNov 23, 2021 — Health officials in the Glens Falls area are warning of a surge in COVID cases leading to more fatalities than ever before during the pandemic, largely among …

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Millions of women are 'under-muscled.' These foods help …

WEBSo how much is enough? The recommended intake is a minimum of 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. That's about 0.36 grams of protein …

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VA understaffing can mean long waits for veterans to get …

WEBMar 29, 2023 — Lucy Grindon VA understaffing can mean long waits for veterans to get mental health help. North Country veterans often have to wait long periods of time to …

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What a Jim Crow-era asylum can teach us about mental …

WEBThough the facility closed in 2004, Hylton says the story of Crownsville connects directly to the current mental health care system — and specifically the stigma around mental …

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Tri-Lakes Takes: Fitness is priority at new Lake Placid med …

WEBListen. Jan 17, 2019 — After a year-and-a-half of construction, Adirondack Health, the health care provider for the Tri-Lakes area, has finished a new home for its services in …

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Gov. Hochul to focus on mental health in 2024, especially for NY kids

WEBJan 09, 2024 — by NCPR News. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Jan 09, 2024 —. In Governor Hochul's State of the State speech on Tuesday, mental health issues were a major …

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More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue …

WEBMore than 1 million immigrants, most lacking permanent legal status, are covered by state health programs. Several states, including GOP-led Utah, will soon add or expand such …

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A new bill would require insurers to cover a new cancer-fighting

WEBAug 01, 2023 —. A bill that would require private health insurance and Medicaid to pay for biomarker testing for cancer patients will soon be sent to Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk. …

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Following in her mom's footsteps, a doctor fights to make …

WEBWhen Dr. Uché Blackstock was a medical student at Harvard, she had a near-death experience that gave her a sobering outlook on the state of medical care in …

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Standard pregnancy care is now dangerously disrupted in …

WEBA troubling new report from Louisiana shows how the state's abortion ban from 2022 is forcing doctors to delay or withhold medical care in ways that make …

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Heating with wood can cause health problems. Should we stop

WEBThis frenzy of wood burning is ill-timed, however. As reported in The Guardian on 1 January 2021, health-care professionals now say wood smoke “…may …

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They Call Him A Hero: Dr. Zhong Is The Public Face Of China's

WEBThe 83-year-old, weightlifting pulmonologist is widely seen as a source of reliable information — although one recent comment seems to have been politicized by …

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Here's the latest in the debate over using herbicide to kill an

WEBMar 08, 2023 — Last week, a state Supreme Court judge put the brakes on a plan to use an herbicide, ProcellaCOR, to kill off an invasive weed in Lake George.

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An expert talks solar battery farms, how they work and the risks

WEBCatherine Wheeler reached out to an expert. Catherine Wheeler: Battery storage helps address the challenges of solar generation. Cornell University mechanical …

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