SMALL NEWS IS BIG NEWS
The Putnam County Health Department is issuing an alert to residents about the danger of rabies and providing advice about avoiding potential exposures. “When the warm weather arrives, people enjoy the outdoors in greater numbers. That’s when the Health Department
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What started out as a stomach ache at school turned into the worst nightmare for a Cortlandt family. It was last September that Madison M. (the family requested their last name not be used) asked to see the school nurse.
Read moreThe local chapter of Habitat for Humanity last week launched a new program that will help make certain improvements to the homes of eligible Westchester seniors to allow more older residents to remain in their homes. Aging in Place is
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A dog may be man’s best friend, but for Brian Benson his seven-year-old yellow Labrador Magnus is more like his lifeline. A dog lover since childhood, Benson originally adopted Magnus about five years ago as a family pet but noticed
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White Plains Hospital is planning to construct a new, state-of-the-art inpatient building on Davis Ave. where a parking garage currently exists. During a special White Plains Common Council meeting Feb. 27, Bill Null, chairman of the hospital’s Board of Directors,
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Among the unsung heroes of healthcare in this era, or really any generation, are the nurses who provide the necessary care and comfort for countless patients. Betty Velez, a 35-year Yorktown resident, has been answering the calls for more than
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When Christine Dennett began volunteering in guest services at the Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley in Valhalla in 2015, never did she think she’d soon become a guest resident of the House herself. But 15 months later,
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“She wasn’t able to participate in mainstream programming due to the differences of the pace and the environment. She was overmatched,” said Dias, a Scarsdale resident. “But they noticed when they played with her at home or in the yard,
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Amidst widening backlash, Optum Tri-State’s new CEO sent a letter to patients on Monday outlining steps on how the company plans to improve service at the local healthcare giant, including adding available physicians and clinicians. From social media posts, in-person patient rants,
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Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States, like many Western countries today. It’s a point that’s driven home every year, it seems, in February, which has been established as American Hearth Month.
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Risk factors for developing heart disease are known to most of us. High cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and of course smoking may enhance the risk of heart disease, beginning at a very young age... Read More
