Univera Healthcare commits $115,000 to Neighborhood Health Center of WNY, Inc. for new partnership aimed at curbing diabetes prevalence in the region Funding for a new program will help screen and educate individuals with diabetes Buffalo, NY. – Univera Healthcare today announced a grant award in the amount
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UPDATE: July 8 CASES UPDATE ERIE & NIAGARA COUNTY: There are 7,544 total positive lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Erie County residents and 634 deaths. Niagara County has 1,317 cases to date and 93 deaths. The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) has updated its COVID-19 testing to include
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Heat-related illness a concern during scorching weather: Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries available as cooling centers ERIE COUNTY, NY – This week’s expected run of extremely high temperatures and high humidity levels is prompting this warning from the Erie County Department of Health: stay cool, stay hydrated,
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Alzheimer’s Virtual Support: Alzheimer’s community resources: communityresourcefinder.org or call 1.800.272.3900; Alzheimer’s prerecorded courses: training.alz.org Alzheimer’s Early Stage Social Engagement: Virtual Tour of the Albright Knox • Art Gallery tours • Virtual De-stress and Restore Chair Yoga • Virtual Music Jam Session, 716-626-0600 ext. 8997 or mgconcannon@alz.org. Alzheimer Care Consultations: 24/7 at 1-800-272-3900 or
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Windsong Update June 29, 2020 – Keeping Patients Safe and What To Expect During a Visit As our healthcare community has transitioned toward a new normal, Windsong is working hard to meet the needs of patients in our community. We all understand that the extended delay of
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If you had COVID-19 donating plasma can help even more! by Annette Pinder Stay-at-home orders weren’t even in place when Jason Russell became ill with COVID-19 in March. He isn’t quite sure how he got it, but his daughter had just started her nursing career at a
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Cardiac Symptoms? Getting Help Can be a Life or Death Decision! By Matt Chandler Heart attacks and strokes don’t care about COVID-19. They just keep on coming. Unfortunately, too many people delay seeking care for cardiac symptoms during COVID-19. That can be a real problem, says Vijay
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Healthy Bodies: Healthy Immune Systems By Sherry Verostko-Slazak ANP-BC and Marlene Rogers FNP-BC Vitamin C is an essential vitamin, which means your body cannot produce it. It is found naturally in orange, strawberries, kiwi fruit, bell peppers, broccoli, kale, and spinach. However, since vitamin C is found
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Univera Healthcare (Univera) has granted $110,000 to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Roswell) in support of colon cancer screening and education. Art Wingerter, President of Univera, announced the gift at Roswell Park with Candace S. Johnson, PhD, Roswell President and CEO; Mary Reid, MSPH, PhD, Director of
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By: Mark R. Zygaj Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, things were different. We packed ourselves into stadiums to watch the Buffalo Bills score touchdowns, lined up at concert venues to see our favorite bands, and visited our doctors when we needed to discuss a concern
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