WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – In late September, UB Neurosurgery (UBNS) opened the doors of its brand new, 60,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Comprehensive Neuroscience Center at 40 George Karl Boulevard in Williamsville. This Thursday, November 14th, they’re hosting a grand opening event for local healthcare professionals alongside the building’s other tenants, Dent Neurologic
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Univera Healthcare Survey Shows too many adults are sleep deprived Four in 10 upstate New York adults are not getting enough sleep, according to a survey commissioned by Univera Healthcare. The recent time change from daylight saving to standard time likely compounded this issue, according to the health
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UB receives $1.38 million grant to develop teen-driven, anti-bullying program centered on bystander intervention BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo’s Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention has earned a $1.38 million grant to develop and test an approach to reduce bullying and sexual harassment in high
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Heritage World War II Veteran Discusses His Experiences with the Robert H. Jackson Center Greg Peterson from the Robert H. Jackson Center and Phillips Lytle recently interviewed Griffith Jones Jr., a community member at The Homestead, a Heritage senior living community in Gerry, NY, about his experience in World War II
Read more →The Village, A Heritage Community Publication Receives National Recognition A local nursing home ranks among the top nursing homes in America, according to U.S. News and World Report. The publication recently named The Village, a Heritage rehabilitation and skilled nursing community in Gerry, NY, as one of
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UB spinoff lands nearly $1 million in federal funding to develop brain aneurysm screening BUFFALO, N.Y. — In 2002, Western New York entrepreneur Jeff Harvey lost his wife and high school sweetheart, Carol Harvey, to two ruptured brain aneurysms. Years later, he is honoring her memory by working
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Do Opioid Intervention Courts work? UB study will provide the answer BUFFALO, N.Y. — The nation’s first Opioid Intervention Court (OIC) was established in Buffalo in 2017 after — in a single week — three traditional drug-treatment court defendants fatally overdosed on opioids before their second court
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Study: To encourage healthy eating, focus on mobile produce and farmers markets BUFFALO, N.Y. — Smaller purveyors of produce such as mobile and farmers markets are the cream of the crop when it comes to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in low-income communities. Opening new supermarkets, however,
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LECOM to support expansion of physician training at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center NIAGARA FALLS, NY – The nation’s largest medical school announced today it is making a 10-year commitment to expand new physician education and training opportunities at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. The announcement was made
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New clinic will harness NIH-funded addictions research expertise of UB Social Work scientists Behavioral Health Clinic will provide outpatient research-based treatment to eligible community members BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo School of Social Work is embarking on a new strategic focus on translational research with
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