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After Luke’s Death, a Push for Myocarditis Awareness
May. 24 | Senator Kennedy, family of Luke Gould announce efforts to raise awareness of unpredictable, devastating heart condition WEST SENECA, N.Y. – Luke Gould, a 10-year-old West Seneca boy, passed away unexpectedly November 16, 2011. An active, healthy young...
University Community Farmers Market to Open May 19, 2012 on UB South Campus
May. 23 | BUFFALO, N.Y. – The sixth season of the University Community Farmers Market will open Saturday May 19thon the University at Buffalo South (Main Street) Campus featuring a variety of new and old vendors selling fresh food and local products.The market...
24th Annual Kids Run at Delaware Park
May. 23 | BUFFALO, N.Y. (May 21, 2012) – Plans are underway for the 24th Annual Independent Health Foundation’s 2012 Kids Run at 9 a.m., Saturday, June 2, at the Zoofari Courtyard at Delaware Park. The free, annual event, which is presented by Wegmans, includes...
Grand Opening of ECMC’s Grider Family Health Center
May. 23 | Community Residents are invited to attend the grand opening of ECMC's new Grider Family Health Center on May 24 at 2:30 pm. Community residents will have the opportunity to meet with
Senator Grisanti introduces new Medicaid fraud technology that will save taxpayers $5 billion
May. 10 | Senator Mark Grisanti today unveiled new biometric technology during a midday press conference that will combat Medicaid fraud in New York State. Grisanti’s co-sponsorship of bill S.4384 establishes the Medicaid identification and anti-fraud...
UB Emergency Medical Services Receives Health Care Innovation Award
May. 8 | We Can’t Wait: New York Project Receives Health Care Innovation Award26
Fine Art Healing and Health
May. 2 | Impact Artists’ Gallery#545 Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main St., Buffalo,14214716-835-6817
First Buffalo Celebrates Women Event Features Female Favorites
May. 1 | The first Buffalo Celebrates Women will be held on Sunday, May 20 from 12 noon – 4 pm at the Millennium Hotel on Walden Ave in Cheektowaga. The event encourages women to uncover the secrets of living well, getting healthy and having fun through a series...
A modest increase in upstate New York’s generic fill rate can bring major health care cost savings
Apr. 30 | Annual health care spending in upstate New York can be reduced by $500 million to $1 billion by increasing the percentage of all drug prescriptions that are filled with a generic by just a few points, according to a new fact sheet issued by Univera Healthcare....
New Roswell Park ICU Unites State-of-the-Art Technology, Patient-Centered Design
Apr. 30 | Highlights of Intensive Care Unit include cutting-edge medical equipment, efficient use of space, natural design motifsBUFFALO, NY — Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Training for HHS Providers and Outreach Workers
Apr. 6 | The CHWNB is offering a four day, intensive training for those working in diverse settings in urban Buffalo as health and human service providers, community organizers, and outreach workers(please note: participants should be frontline workers in community...
Western New York Summit on Aging and Independence
Apr. 5 | Erie County Senior Services, Niagara County Office for the Aging and Western New York Independent Living will host the Western New York Summit on Aging and Independence on May 17, 2012 at the Buffalo Marriott, Millersport Hwy, Amherst, N.Y.The mission...
Western New York Summit on Aging and Independence
Apr. 5 | Erie County Senior Services, Niagara County Office for the Aging and Western New York Independent Living will host the Western New York Summit on Aging and Independence on May 17, 2012 at the Buffalo Marriott, Millersport Hwy, Amherst, N.Y.The mission...
New CDC Report On Autism: Prevalence of Autism Much Higher Than Previously Thought
Mar. 29 | CDC estimates 1 in 88 children in United States has been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder CDC data help communities better serve these children The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 88 children in the...
Why Are Cars Crashing Into Buildings?
Mar. 27 | By Annette Pinder Itkeeps happening and nobody seems to know why. Since last August there have beenmore than 20 accidents involving cars crashing into buildings in the Buffaloarea. Cars have plowed into an apartment building, a deli, a senior carefacility,...
Buffalo Healthy Living News: Recovery Coach Academy
Mar. 26 | Buffalo Healthy Living News: Recovery Coach Academy
KALEIDA HEALTH EVOLVES LOGO TO REPRESENT FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE
Mar. 12 | BUFFALO, N.Y. (Tuesday, February 28, 2012) – As part of the re-naming of Buffalo GeneralMedical Center and the branding of the new Gates Vascular Institute (GVI),Kaleida Health has simultaneously created a new logo and tagline for theorganization.In...
Seeking Nominations for 2012 Senior of the Year
Mar. 9 | Every May, Older Americans Month honors and recognizes seniors for the contributions they make to our families, communities and society. In keeping with the Administration on Aging theme for 2012 “Never Too Old to Play”encouraging Older Americans...
RPCI Researcher, Local Teen Available to Discuss Surgeon General’s Report on Tobacco Use Among Youth
Mar. 8 | WHAT: U.S. Surgeon General’s Report “Preventing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults,” released today, calls on the nation to make the next generation tobacco-free.A young person from the Amherst Youth Board and a Roswell Park Cancer...
SUNY Buffalo Study: Constant Stress Linked to Memory Loss
Mar. 8 | STUDY BY SUNY BUFFALO RESEARCHERS REVEALS WHY CHRONIC STRESS IMPAIRS MEMORY AND MAY TRIGGER MENTAL ILLNESShronic stress has a more powerful effect on the brain during adolescence than in adulthood and now there's proof at the molecular level, according...
SmartPill Approved for Category I CPT Code
Mar. 7 | SmartPill Corporation, manufacturer of the SmartPill GI Monitoring System, announced today the CPTR (Current Procedural Terminology) Editorial Panel’s acceptance of SmartPill’s request for conversion of a Category III code (0242T) to a...
Groundbreaking Heart Procedure Makes Buffalo General Medical Center #1
Mar. 1 | Something that never happened before in Western New York took place in January.Janice Savey of Olean and Robert Cecchini of Tonawanda, who suffered from severeuntreatable aortic stenosis, underwent a new type of surgery, and they believethe...
New Hope for MS Patients in Buffalo
Feb. 28 | Multiplesclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune systemattacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). As a result, theprotective myelin coating (sheath) on nerve cells which functions much likeinsulation on an...