Healthcare

NY State Office for Aging officials bringing attention to physical, emotional & financial abuse on World Elder Abuse Day, June 15. Report abuse through Adult Protective Services, 1-844-697-3505.

Improvements in stroke treatment include medications to dissolve clots and better imaging technology to diagnose brain effects of stroke. Upstate Hospital says recognition & quick action still key.

Dr. Stephen Thomas of SUNY Upstate Medical University suspects public anxiety around hantavirus is a result of lingering COVID-era trauma.

Organizations are highlighting areas in healthcare that can go underserved, including Black maternal health.

A look back at 2025's year of protesting controversal federal policies.

New York senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer are holding fast to protect ACA subsidies.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued a 30 day executive order allowing pharmacists and providers to administer COVID shots.

President Donald Trump's executive orders may threaten transgender people's access to gender-affirming surgery or hormones.

LGBTQ community members and advocates say the new legislation will increase needed medical and mental health service programs for old and young LGBTQ individuals.

The move aims to encourage New Yorkers to educate themselves on routine testing and early screenings.