Meredith Cherry is spending time this week at Homestead Stables by Heritage in Gerry, NY. Meredith is a domestic violence survivor and is currently traveling alone with her horse Apollo for four years on a continuous ride named The Centauride, which spans 10,000 miles and 48 states,
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Erie County Medical Center Supports Buffalo Center for African American Health Equity Medical Center to invest seed funds for new entity created to help improve social determinants of health for East Side Residents BUFFALO, NEW YORK – Erie County Medical Center Corporation (ECMCC) today announced it will
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My Special Aflac Duck® Flocks to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Patients Receive Robotic Duck Designed to Help Them Cope with Cancer This summer, Aflac, the leader in voluntary insurance sales at U.S. worksites, is bringing My Special Aflac Ducksto Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.My Special Aflac Duck,
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Elderwood at Williamsville 5-Star Rating reflects dedication and commitment of care WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – Elderwood at Williamsville, a subacute rehabilitation and long-term care community located at 200 Bassett Rd., Williamsville, has earned a Five-Star rating from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “We are thrilled that the
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Parents should prepare now as peak asthma season approaches A spike in asthma-related medical visits, asthma attacks and hospitalizations occurs each year at this time as kids return to school from summer break according to a review of past claims data and public health records by
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Niagara County Offers Free Evidence Based Health Workshops The Niagara County Department of Health Nursing Division, in collaboration with the Niagara County Office for the Aging, is offering free workshops throughout Niagara County for individuals with any ongoing health condition; for example, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, pain
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PARENTS NEED TO KNOW: NICOTINE IS ADDICTIVE FOR TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS BUFFALO, N.Y. – August 22, 2019 – As New York State teenagers and young adults head back to school and college, the New York State Smokers’ Quitline reminds parents to educate
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The Erie County Department of Health, in partnership with CAI (Cicatelli Associates Inc.), has received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) to facilitate and resource a community-driven plan to reduce teen pregnancy in nine zip
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center immunology researchers have uncovered a biomarker that may help explain why some patients respond better than others to a common chemotherapy treatment for liver cancer. They hope that their analysis of immune responses among patients receiving sorafenib can lead to more individualized
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have received more than a dozen recent grant awards totaling more than $15.4 million. These competitive awards from both government agencies and private funders will fuel research to overcome obstacles in treating diseases like prostate, breast, colon and lung cancer, as
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