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Rochester Community Health Fair back with focus on mental health

WebPublished July 30, 2021 at 4:46 PM EDT. Provided. The Community Health Fair is back on Saturday for its 10th year to provide underserved communities with the COVID-19 …

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Rochester's Black deaf community speaks up about barriers to …

WebThe pandemic has shed light on disparities within the Black community. In addition to systematic racism, lack of access to health information and health literacy, …

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Local doctors offer free skin cancer screenings on Saturday to …

WebThe University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health have joined forces to host a community wide skin cancer screening. Skin cancer kills 20 …

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Hundreds of health care workers, supporters protest vaccine …

Web7 of 7. Max Schulte/WXXI News. Several hundred health care workers and their supporters gathered outside Strong Memorial Hospital on Monday, waving …

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UR Medicine and Rochester Regional collaborate on event to …

WebThe University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health are collaborating to address inequities in the birthing experience for marginalized groups. …

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Gov. Hochul’s upcoming state budget addresses student mental …

WebGov. Kathy Hochul says efforts to improve youth mental health will be a priority in her upcoming New York state budget proposal. In her State of the State …

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People who rely on home care program urge lawmakers to protect …

WebGov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut $1.2 billion from a home health care program known as consumer-directed care. People who rely on it are objecting.

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Life expectancy has declined over the past decade, according to …

WebAverage life expectancy in the Finger Lakes has declined by three years, according to a report released recently by Common Ground Health. The report, …

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Rochester looks at investing in enhanced emergency medical …

WebRochester's skyline from Court Street. City Hall officials in Rochester are exploring plans to invest in enhanced emergency medical services for city residents. …

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Racquel Stephen WXXI News

WebRacquel Stephen is a health and environment reporter. She holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Rochester and a master's …

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Fighting through stigmas: Some say racial disparities have long

WebDestiny Hannah stands in her Greece kitchen, performing a daily ritual: She downs a B-12 vitamin, followed by a shot of beet juice and a milligram of folic acid.

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Mendoza steps down as public health commissioner WXXI News

WebDr. Michael Mendoza in shown in a file photo from March 11, 2021. Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza is stepping down after more …

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How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year

WebThe hope was that bringing many other services to people with high needs would stabilize their health problems. While the strategy has succeeded sometimes, it …

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In rallies across the state, New Yorkers call on Hochul to scrap

WebIn Rochester, health care workers, leaders, and advocates assembled outside the Anthony Jordan Health Center pushing for more funding including an …

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How Hochul’s $10 billion health care workforce plan could impact

WebGov. Kathy Hochul is proposing to spend $10 billion to increase the state’s health care workforce by 20% over the next five years. It’s not yet clear how much of …

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says

WebEven before the wars ended the Pentagon activated a plan to tame massive health care costs by pushing military medical care into the private sector, especially for …

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Systemic racism tackled by new Rochester, NY coalition WXXI News

WebThe Racism is a Public Health Crisis Coalition spoke at Rochester City Hall on March 8, 2022. Saying they’re ready to take the lead, a new group intends to end …

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Lawmakers, EMS providers urge Hochul to sign ambulance service …

WebState lawmakers from the Rochester area and local ambulance service providers are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign legislation that would change how …

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College student explores rare mental health condition in award …

WebElissa Nadworny reports on all things college for NPR, following big stories like unprecedented enrollment declines, college affordability, the student debt crisis and …

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When PTO stands for 'pretend time off': Doctors struggle to take …

WebWhat's a typical vacation activity for doctors? Work. A new study finds that most physicians do work on a typical day off. In this essay, a family doctor considers why that …

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Hill Haven nursing home to close this fall WXXI News

WebPublished July 20, 2021 at 1:23 PM EDT. Rochester Regional Health. Rochester Regional Health says it will be closing Hill Haven nursing home in Webster later this year. …

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Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows a …

WebThe latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo. Meanwhile, Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after …

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