Statement from Governor Kathy Hochul
“Last night, I shared my outrage at a plan from Anthem to strip away coverage from New Yorkers who had to go under anesthesia...
Doula Digest: What Does A Doula Do?
By: Noami Starsiak
When I started this column I gave a brief picture of what a doula is, today I want to broaden that picture...
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Ensuring Pregnant Patients Receive Personalized Postpartum Care Plan
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed S912/A3887 into law, requiring health care professionals to ensure all patients have the opportunity to develop a comprehensive, personalized...
America and New York State – For Hemp!
By Natalie M. Williams
There has been much talk in New York State regarding Marihuana and Hemp Legalization.
“Mary Jane”; also known as ‘the sister...
Soap dodger: meet the doctor who says we have been showering wrong
When James Hamblin tells people he has not used soap in the shower for five years, they tend not to hold back in expressing their disgust. “It’s one of the few remaining things for which we feel fine telling someone that they’re gross,” he says. “It’s amazing to me, honestly.”Yet despite people’s “clearly moralising judgments”,…
Carolyn Hax: Should kids tell Dad about his father’s first marriage?
(Nick Galifianakis/for The Washington Post)Dear Carolyn: In doing family research, my brother's wife came across documents indicating that my dad's dad was still married to another woman when he married my grandmother in December 1927. The divorce on the first marriage was not finalized until October 1928. My dad, his younger brother and older sister…
UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA
On Monday, April 8th, at 5:30 pm, the Utica Public Library will host the Alzheimer's Association as they present "Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia" in...
Local Woman Takes on Fight Against Lyme Disease
By Jess Szabo
Social media sites like Instagram and Facebook are often accused of being wastes of time, but the Instagram page “August Lyme” is...
Dr. Paula Vecchio Joins Upstate Family Health Center
Dr. Paula Vecchio, Primary Care Physician, has joined the clinical staff at the Upstate Family Health Center, Inc., located at 1001 Noyes Street in...
Balanced Chef celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting
Balanced Chef celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting
By Ron Klopfanstein
Healthy eating entrepreneur Brian Donovan celebrated a grand opening for a second location of his...
