Health

The Food and Drug Association has just announced a food alert on a certain kind of dog food, which has killed over 25, and made 8 dogs sick. Certain Sportmix brand dog foods that are manufactured by Midwestern Pet Foods have been found to contain a toxin which is hurting the pets. Midwesetrn Pet Foods […]

In addition to doctors and first responders, its safe to say that essential employees like grocery store workers also put their lives on the line for everyone else, as they did their best to keep food on their shelves so we could have food on our tables. Now, officials at the CDC have recommended that […]

During an interview on Sunday, dr. Anthony Fauci described his outlook on the next few months as less than ideal, or more specifically saying that he fears that worst is yet to come. “And the reason I’m concerned and my colleagues in public health are concerned also is that we very well might see a […]

In only 10 days, Strong Memorial Hospital has given over 4,000 coronavirus vaccinations to its employees from both Pfizer and Moderna. Without skipping a beat, shots were administered on Christmas Day – “you get in, you get your shot, and back to work you go.” Kathy Parrinello, Chief Operating Officer has the place running like […]

On Monday, residents and staff at local senior homes were among the first in our community to get the vaccine administered. Becky Cavellier, a Physical Therapy Clinical Coordinator at the Jewish Senior Life home in Brighton had this to say: It was pretty easy, filled out paperwork the shot took like 5 seconds, it didn’t […]

On Thursday in Monroe County, there were over 700 new cases of COVID-19 reported, the highest to date since the beginning of the pandemic. Health experts are concerned that with the Christmas holiday approaching, the numbers will continue to grow into the new year. Governor Cuomo mentioned our region during his press briefing, saying: “The […]

Here’s something that State Health officials in Wisconsin shouldn’t have to tell it’s citizens. Wisconsin health officials urging people to stop eating Cannibal sandwiches. Now you ask what’s a Cannibal sandwich? A Cannibal sandwich also known as tiger meat is raw ground beef with sliced raw onions on rye bread. Sounds like instant illness with […]

Reports indicate that the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine will be arriving in Monroe County sometimes this week. The way things are scheduled out, the nursing home residents who are scheduled to receive the inoculations first, won’t be able to get them for at least another week after they arrive. Before they can get the vaccine, the […]

Yesterday from 10 am to 3 pm, Monroe County distributed rapid COVID-19 tests so that salons could reopen this week. One of the guidelines to re open salons in the orange zone is that the stylists have to test negative for the coronavirus. “The ability to provide them the resources they need to be able […]