Rachel Silberstein
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New York, United States
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In New York, billions from smokers, millions for tobacco control
In response to Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to raise cigarette tax, advocates call on state to use money to ramp up investment in anti-smoking initiatives. → Read More
Schoharie County health director forced out following COVID-19 conflicts
Schoharie County health director Amy Gildemeister has joined other public health leaders across the U.S. who have resigned or been forced out in the aftermath of COVID-19. → Read More
Children's medication prices triple amid 'tripledemic,' New York AG warns
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday sounded the alarm on the price gouging of children’s painkillers and fever reducers as demand increases for those medications amid a surge in respiratory disease caused by COVID-19, RSV and the flu. → Read More
Abandoned pet bunnies rescued from Albany park in time for Christmas
Three abandoned pet bunnies were caught in Albany's Corning Preserve early Thursday morning. It's the second rabbit rescue at the park to capture the hearts of Capital Region residents this winter. → Read More
Albany Medical Center tackles long COVID at clinic
About a fifth of Americans who have had COVID-19 continue to experience chronic symptoms, but doctors don't know why some develop long COVID and others do not → Read More
COVID health care sector safety rules could become permanent
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulations are considered a win for... → Read More
Poliovirus still circulating in three New York counties
Rockland, Sullivan and Orange continue to show signs of polio transmission, according to the latest analysis of New York's wastewater surveillance from the CDC. → Read More
Ambulance patients wait hours for entrance to ERs
A new town of Guilderland policy enables EMS crews to leave patients in the emergency room or bill the hospital for labor when there are long ER wait times → Read More
New York comptroller: Drug deaths surged during pandemic
Drug overdose deaths surged during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York, with opioid-related fatalities increasing by 68 percent from 2019 to 2021, according to state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. → Read More
Finding polio shots difficult even as New York promotes vaccination
Gov. Kathy Hochul's latest emergency order, declared last week, is intended to boost polio state vaccination rates in New York. But unlike COVID-19 vaccine, polio immunization for adults isn't readily available → Read More
How St. Peter's-Ellis hospital merger could impact end-of-life care
The ethical and religious directives for Catholic hospitals, most discussed for their... → Read More
Thousands of New York women got monkeypox vaccine despite low risk of exposure
More than 2,488 women statewide have gotten the shot, but less than 30 New Yorkers with confirmed monkeypox cases were female, according to figures updated on Aug. 28. → Read More
COVID-19 still a factor in almost 11K deaths in N.Y. this year
COVID-19 is still sickening and killing far more New Yorkers than the flu did... → Read More
New York will now allow all pharmacies to provide naloxone
The standing order will begin on Aug. 15, an order that authorizes all New York... → Read More
1,000 nurses win free SUNY, CUNY tuition
A thousand nursing students will have their tuition tabs picked up by the state, Gov.... → Read More
Why doctors aren't clamoring to vaccinate your toddler
A week after COVID-19 vaccinations were authorized for kids aged 6 months to 5 years,... → Read More
Roe v. Wade overturned: What it means for New York
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on Friday, shifting... → Read More
Monkeypox cases in New York state increase, with most located in NYC
Two new probable cases of monkeypox were identified, bringing the number of New Yorkers diagnosed to 11, according data. Most cases are in New York City. → Read More
Brothers reunited after 30 years with help of St. Peter's nurses
A man was picked up by a mobile crisis team and brought to Samaritan Hospital. Using social media, nurses tracked down the his brother. → Read More
COVID-19 in New York: Omicron variants have spread through virtually every county
Currently 98% of cases in New York state are linked to Omicron strains BA.1 and BA.2. → Read More