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Advocates for alternatives to hospital births rally for Penn Yan midwife

Advocates for alternatives to hospital births rally for Penn Yan midwife
Advocates from all walks of life have stepped up to support the ‘fraudulent’ midwife – who was arrested twice in less than two months for ‘impersonating’ a midwife in the Yates County area. Earlier this month Elizabeth Catlin, 53, of Penn Yan was arrested for a second time for practicing midwifery without a state-sanctioned license. Additionally, Catlin had already been... more

Upstate Medical prez gets probation, no jail time, for pocketing public money

Upstate Medical prez gets probation, no jail time, for pocketing public money
A judge reluctantly sentenced Dr. David R. Smith today to thee years of probation and no jail time for padding his pay while he was president of SUNY Upstate Medical University. “This was public money,” Syracuse City Court Judge Rory McMahon told Smith. “This is what bothered me.” Despite his reluctance, McMahon gave Smith the same sentence that was worked... more

Criminal justice reform advocates cheer Cuomo’s intent to marijuana legalization

Criminal justice reform advocates cheer marijuana legalization
There are still blanks to be filled in, but criminal justice reform advocates on Monday cheered Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s support for legalizing adult use marijuana in 2019, a significant centerpiece for overhauling the state’s drug laws. In addition to backing a change in how the state views marijuana, Cuomo wants changes to bail and speed up access to a trial.... more

Cuomo says he has three goals for healthcare in New York

Cuomo says he has three goals for healthcare in New York
Codifying the state health exchange, bolstering pre-existing conditions and making prescription drugs more affordable were among the trio of health care priorities Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined in a radio interview on Wednesday morning. It’s not clear what Cuomo will push specifically on pre-existing conditions given the state already has a law on the books that pre-dates the Affordable Care Act,... more

Donors needed for Schuyler Hospital Blood Drive on January 11th, 2019

Donors needed for Schuyler Hospital Blood Drive on January 11th, 2019
Schuyler Hospital’s next Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for Friday, January 11th, 2019, 1PM to 4PM, at a new location – the Specialty Clinic at the Hospital (enter Hospital Main Entrance). All blood types are needed. Eligible donors can give double red cells. Find out more about double red cells, or pre-register to donate, at www.redcrossblood.org, or call Schuyler... more

Cayuga County Health Department: Put radon testing on resolution list

Cayuga County Health Department: Put radon testing on resolution list
January … a time we look ahead with optimism and intent to better ourselves and how we live. Our resolutions for a new year are often health-oriented with a vow to improve our well-being and safety. We may pledge to lose weight, exercise regularly or eat less fast food. Some resolutions require little sacrifice while others require firm commitment and... more

Hospitals will soon post costs online; local experts call it ‘game-changing’

Hospitals will soon post costs online; local experts call it ‘game-changing’
Jamylette Santiago suffered a gruesome leg injury last year. She says it still hurts when she walks. “My knee actually bent the opposite direction when the injury happened,” she says. On January 2, she will finally begin physical therapy. But she says doctors fear she may have permanent damage that will require surgery. The cost of that has worried Santiago.... more

Suicide Prevention Coalition participates in It’s a Wonderful Life festival

Suicide Prevention Coalition participates in It’s a Wonderful Life festival
It was a powerful weekend for everyone involved. The Seneca County Suicide Prevention Coalition took part in this year’s “It’s a Wonderful Life Festival,” which was held in Seneca Falls over the weekend. The festival is based around Frank Capra’s classic film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which is an uplifting tale about community, coming together, and perseverance. That participation included... more

New mammography unit makes way to Geneva General Hospital

New mammography unit makes way to Geneva General Hospital
The first of two new 3D mammography units that will arrive in the Finger Lakes — thanks in large part to a contribution from the Brenda and Dave Rickey Foundation — has been installed at Geneva General Hospital. The hospital began accepting patients for mammogram screenings using the new unit on Thursday. Also known as breast tomosynthesis, 3D mammography is... more

Event in Seneca Falls will target opioid addiction, suicide prevention

Event in Seneca Falls will target opioid addiction, suicide prevention
There are universal truths in our lives. One of them is that we are born into this world and gifted with ‘life’. The definition of life is controversial and alludes to a living organism maintaining homeostasis or balance. Living is further defined as … a cycle, which through process, action, reaction, evaluation and growth we adapt and evolve in our environment. The quality of... more

O’Mara will move to reintroduce legislation targeting meth distribution

O’Mara will move to reintroduce legislation targeting meth distribution
Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats) today said that in addition to his ongoing work as a member of the Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction, he will also reintroduce legislation targeting the resurgence of methamphetamine-related crimes locally and statewide for consideration during the 2019 legislative session, which begins in early January. O’Mara pointed to a string of meth... more

Group lays out the complications of ‘single-payer’ healthcare in New York

Group lays out the complications of ‘single-payer’ healthcare in New York
There are broad-based policy and political complications with single-payer health care, Healthcare Association of New York President Bea Grause told the Rockefeller Institute last week. Grause in a talk at the think tank pointed to the failure of similar legislation in Vermont, a bill that ultimately failed to pass. She pointed to the need to recruit primary care doctors as... more
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