A new program is giving Western New Yorkers a chance to help control a silent killer. The American Heart Association is now recruiting participants for the Check It! Challenge. The challenge is a community-wide program encouraging people to check, change, and control their blood pressure.
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Kaleida Health Updates on Covid-19 BUFFALO, N.Y (December 15, 2020) – Kaleida Health received its first supply of COVID-19 vaccines yesterday and began vaccinations late Monday afternoon for physicians, nurses and staff that work in high risk areas across the health system. Shawn Covell, a critical
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New ECMC Podcast: Stress Management through Holidays, Pandemic, More Chief Clinical Psychologist Lisa A. Keenan-Uschold, Ph.D., Offers Valuable Info & Advice BUFFALO, NEW YORK— Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation recently completed production of new True Care Healthcast podcast that offers coping strategies and advice to help get through the
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A Closer Look at Contact Tracing with The Erie County Department Of Health ERIE COUNTY, NY – A year ago, the words “isolation,” “quarantine” and “contact tracing” rarely entered the public conscience. But now, in a year consumed by COVID-19, those terms have become commonplace. With
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BlueCross BlueShield Awards $575,000in Blue Fund Grants -Brings Blue Fund’sTotal 2020 Investmentto $1.7M- -Includes $100,000 for Blue Fund Microgrant Program to Support Non-Profits that Aid Community Members in Eight Counties of WNY- Buffalo, N.Y. –BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York Blue Fund today announced $575,000 in
Read more →Kiss 2020 Goodbye with Kaleida Health and Support Local Frontline Healthcare Workers BUFFALO, NY – (December 21, 2020) The Kaleida Health Foundation invites the Western New York community to “Kiss 2020 Goodbye” and ring in the new year by supporting local frontline healthcare workers. Kaleida Health is offering
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A Cancer Innovation Engine: 10 Roswell Park Research Advances to Look for in 2021 Teams across cancer center are leading efforts to tackle the most urgent priorities in oncology Despite coronavirus, Roswell Park teams have advanced projects in 10 key areas From immunotherapy to e-cigarettes, look
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Elderwood at Amherst again responds to surge in COVID-19 pandemic With COVID-19 cases surging in Western New York, Elderwood has responded by establishing a COVID-only care center to provide an effective way to isolate and care for residents recovering from COVID-19 and mitigate the spread of the
Read more →BUFFALO, NY – New York State has received its initial delivery of 170,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer, Inc. and has begun vaccinating the first group of designated New Yorkers. Elderwood, with 28 senior care communities in New York State, has begun preparations to
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Catholic Health to Serve as Western Region Lead for New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Planning Today, Governor Cuomo announced a hub approach to implementing the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Plan and named Catholic Health the Western Region Hub Lead. Incorporating the western Economic Development area, the region includes
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