With more than 25 percent of all monkeypox cases in the United States in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency last Friday in order to combat the slowly expanding virus in the state. The declaration offers
Read MoreThe Putnam County Health Department is prepared for any cases of polio that may occur following the identification recently of a rare case in Rockland County. “The identification of a polio case in New York State this week has reinvigorated
Read MoreWhite Plains Hospital has hired Dr. Mukul Arya as its new Director of Advanced Gastroenterology. Board-certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Dr. Arya has been practicing for 16 years, most recently as Director of Advanced Endoscopy in the gastroenterology department at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist
Read MoreBeing the parents of a child with special needs can sometimes feel like a lonely place. Despite many schools doing their best to serve their students and plenty of resources available inside and outside of the traditional school setting, it
Read MoreWestchester Medical Center is opening a drive-through monkeypox vaccine clinic to supplement the output at the county Health Department clinic and a few other providers as the number of active cases inch higher locally. The county has now received 4,540
Read MoreWestchester County has installed metal boxes that contain two doses of the lifesaving medication Naloxone at its three shelters in an attempt to prevent opioid overdoses for a vulnerable population. Four county departments – health, public safety, social services and
Read MoreA familiar face has joined Putnam Hospital’s leadership team. Dr. Keyur Ajbani is the new vice president of medical affairs at the facility. In his new role, Ajbani acts as a liaison between the medical staff and hospital management. He
Read MoreWestchester County started administering monkeypox vaccine to residents who are at risk for the virus or who have been exposed to the virus on Monday through the Department of Health in White Plains. The vaccines will be available at the
Read MoreWestchester County has received an extremely limited number of monkeypox vaccine doses from New York State to help the most vulnerable population ward off potential complications from the virus. County Executive George Latimer said Monday that Westchester received 450 doses
Read MoreBurke Rehabilitation Hospital has announced the appointment of Scott Edelman as its interim Executive Director. Edelman succeeds Jeffrey Menkes, who retired at the end of June after leading Burke for more than five years. Edelman, who previously served as Burke’s
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