By Maddie Stone The scene opens in a beautiful dining hall filled with applause this past Sunday at Somers Pointe Country Club: a blonde woman in a stunning red dress stands at the podium, just finishing a tear-jerking speech. Had
Read MoreBy Abby Luby It’s 4:30 in the morning on a cool June day, and hundreds of people are scurrying around in the dark, pulling on blue “Break the Hold” T-shirts and sipping from water bottles. Candles are being lit, giving
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke When Julie Mossberg-Kaplan, who lives in California, learned her mother was struggling to leave her Westchester apartment for routine medical appointments, the family felt stuck. Trips to the doctor became stressful, and coordinating care from across the
Read MoreResidents Rally for Competitive Compensation as Contract Talks Continue By Ava McGinty Doctors from the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) held a rally outside Westchester Medical Center’s Valhalla campus on Tuesday, calling for progress in five-month-long contract negotiations. CIR,
Read MoreClub Fit Briarcliff has fully reopened its Aquatics Center following extensive repairs prompted by a March incident in which a vehicle crashed through the building and into one of the indoor pools. Emergency crews responded to the fitness club on
Read MoreHudson Valley Congressman Pat Ryan has released the results of a community inquiry into the operations of Optum-owned medical practices in the Hudson Valley, highlighting widespread complaints about deteriorating care quality, billing errors, and accessibility issues. The findings, based on
Read MoreBy Adam Stone There’s a primal instinct as parents to feed our children. So when Pleasantville’s Dr. Emily Bly – clinical director of the Psychology Partners Group – treats adult patients whose children are suffering with eating disorders, she sees
Read MoreBy Davi Schulman Westchester Summit Health workers gathered Wednesday to demand fair pay, better benefits and enhanced conditions after they say a corporate takeover has worsened their workplace. This self-described “Day of Action” was designed to include major worker pickets
Read MoreStakeholders gathered Tuesday night to confront an issue touching countless families: mental health. Whether it’s substance abuse, depression, or developmental disabilities, the need for stronger support systems is pressing. At the latest “411 Talkbacks” community meeting at the Clinton St.
Read MoreDr. Gary Gabelman, Cardiology Understanding the importance of your heart rate is a key component of maintaining good heart health. Maintaining a proper heart rate during physical activity and at rest is important – though not everybody is aware of
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