Bariatric surgery offers an effective, safe solution for weight loss for adults and adolescents diagnosed with clinically severe obesity that also reduces risks for developing diabetes and other …
The New Year brings new gym-goers. This year, these new members may be the key to the revival of fitness centers like The Fitness Gap in Cortlandville. “We’re doing OK, we’re …
A cluster of health problems drove to the fore in 2022, as one health problem compounded with another: addiction, the coronavirus pandemic, mental health and more.Here are some of the top health …
Olga Levitskiy has a unique perspective on her community after 24 years working in the maternity ward of Guthrie Cortland Medical Center."I have been here long enough to see some of the babies …
Family Health Network of Central New York plans to begin using a new mobile health clinic next month that will serve rural communities that do not have a health care provider and homeless residents …
Ashley Watts is eight months pregnant; with the baby only weeks away, she has yet to receive prenatal care.She has health insurance, but she doesn't have an obstetrics doctor — there's been a …
Cortland County dropped to a low risk of COVID-19 spread the federal government reported Friday, as did Tompkins County, However, Broome and Tioga counties jumped to high risk.Cortland County had 26 …
A new facility that will process food for distribution to food pantries and other organizations that help people in need will be unveiled at an open house scheduled Thursday. Seven Valleys …
Guthrie opened an obstetrics and gynecology office in Cortland this week to fill a growing need for women’s health services in Cortland County, the health care provider announced.Guthrie …
Speakers split Tuesday night at a public hearing on a proposed local law that would ban smoking, vaping or cannabis use on Main Street in Cortland."I wanted to share that I am not a smoker, however I …
Not everyone ran – in fact, some did the race in a stroller – but the people who spent Saturday morning at Yaman Park were all there to highlight health by being active. …
A public hearing is scheduled Tuesday on a proposal to ban smoking – including vaping and cannabis – along sidewalks in the city of Cortland. The city Common Council will consider …
A year ago this month, Tom Leahy of Locke found out he had stage 4 prostate cancer — just as the Renzi Cancer Center at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center opened. "It was a scary thing to …
Educators and administrators say students need mental health resources more than ever. That does not mean they are getting them. Mental health counseling jobs have a 40% vacancy rate statewide, a …
After two years of fewer influenza cases – attributed to measures meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 – public health officials are not sure what the coming season will bring, except …
The $100,000 Cortland County has allocated from federal COVID-recovery grants has recouped some spending on mental-health care in schools, but still doesn’t solve the problem, a health agency …
Her bad experiences have ranged from rudeness to outright life-threatening – and Cortland County hopes to make that better. Erin Vallely, 27, of Dryden, knows the importance of health …
While people with opioid addictions may feel alone, a group of people gathered Wednesday outside Guthrie Cortland Medical Center to explain how they are ready to help. The representatives of the …
One by one, scores of people stepped up to a microphone Wednesday at Courthouse Park in Cortland to say a name: a wife, a son, a brother, all of whom died of overdose. Some people said more than …
Opioid overdose deaths doubled in 2021 from the year before, the state reports, as fentanyl-laced opioids combined with the complications the coronavirus pandemic brought to drug users and drug …
On the outside, the event Wednesday morning was a simple ribbon-cutting: a new physical therapy facility by Cayuga Medical on North Main Street in Cortland. On the inside, the event was a …
It's a morning in the sun, surrounded by bushes bearing little blue orbs of tangy sweetness high in vitamin C, fiber and surprisingly vitamin K. They're blueberries, and for five hours Aug. 14, …
If you can find a way to stay cool in the next couple of days, you might want to do exactly that: The National Weather Service has declared a heat advisory form 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday in Tompkins …
Cortland Mayor Scott Steve said Friday he has asked Cortland police and the Cortland County Health Department to investigate the sale of the cannabis variant Delta-8 THC products, which are sold on …
