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COVID-19 vaccine locations in New York's Capital Region

WEBPrice Chopper / Market 32 – Albany. Location: 1706 Western Ave., Albany, N.Y. Who's eligible: 18+, comorbidities, P-12 school staff, childcare staff, grocery …

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COVID, flu cases on rise, prompting some to don masks

WEBThe Capital Region had 137 COVID hospitalizations on Dec. 13, 2022, compared to 104 on this past Dec. 13. Taking population into consideration, the North …

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New York adds $1B to cost of new Wadsworth Center lab

WEBALBANY —The plan for the long-awaited overhaul of the Wadsworth Center, the state's public health lab and research facilities, will cost taxpayers $1.7 billion, …

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COVID-19 is surging in New York

WEBIn New York, more than 3,200 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Friday — an increase of 48 percent from the 2,250 that were hospitalized before …

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Ellis Hospital settles dispute over a bequest for $5.6M

WEBPay $3.1 million toward buying a building and relocating the nursing program. Contribute $2.5 million to create a new fund that will be used exclusively to …

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Maternity wards continue to close across New York

WEBFaced with staff shortages and declining birth rates, more than two dozen maternity wards in New York have closed in the last 15 years. By Rachel Silberstein …

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Attorney general says N.Y. insurers have 'ghost' providers

WEBNew York State Attorney General Letitia James's office released a report Wednesday that finds many insurers in the state have mental health providers listed …

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Albany County health commissioner leaving post

WEBDr. Elizabeth Whalen, commissioner of the Albany County Department of Health, at her office on July 13, 2021, in Albany. Whalen is leaving her position after …

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Patient data compromised in HealthAlliance Hospital …

WEBThe incident, which was discovered on Oct. 12, affected computer systems at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston along with Margaretville Hospital and …

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Albany-based CDPHP, St. Peter's air contract fight

WEBExterior of St. Peter's Hospital on Tuesday, June 5, 2022 in Albany, N.Y. The hospital is merging with St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. Lori Van Buren/Times Union

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UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken …

WEBFILE - Pages from the United Healthcare website are displayed on a computer screen, Feb. 29, 2024, in New York. UnitedHealth says files with personal information …

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Samaritan Hospital, St. Peter's file claim over state's Burdett probe

WEBA standing room crowd filled the hearing room at Hudson Valley Community College as St. Peter’s Health Partners held a public forum Wednesday night Feb. 28, …

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Study shows suicides soared in rural New York during pandemic

WEBThe suicide rate in rural New York in 2020 was double the rate in urban parts of the state, federal mortality data shows. Rural counties had an average suicide rate of …

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Popular home care Medicaid program faces cuts as Hochul decries …

WEBThe proposals, which lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly appear to have approved, could eliminate an entire segment of health insurance companies …

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Inpatient mental health is returning to Ulster County

WEBIn response, a coalition of advocates led by nurses from the New York State Nurses Association and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East initiated a public …

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Hospital groups launch multi-million ad buy as fiscal gap looms

WEBHelen Schaub, a vice president with 1199SEIU, said the funding gap has meant that certain hospitals and health providers are actively considering slashing some …

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Comptroller cites 'lax oversight' in state Medicaid program

WEBThe Health Department administers New York’s expansive Medicaid program, sharing costs for health care for low-income New Yorkers with the federal and …

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St. Peter's to hold forum on Burdett Birth Center closure at HVCC

WEBTROY — St. Peter’s Health Partners will host a public forum at the end of the month going over its planned closure of Burdett Birth Center. The forum will be held from …

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Quarantine isolation law reinstated, reversing prior GOP win

WEBGov. Kathy Hochul during a 2021 coronavirus briefing. An appellate court recently reinstated a state law governing the ability of the state Health Department to …

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New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3

WEBSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 …

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When You Want to Leave Your Medicare Advantage Plan

WEBWhile most Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans with a $0 premium, getting medical care costs money, and Medicare Advantage plans can have an annual …

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What to know about Zyn, the tiny nicotine pouch that's sparked a …

WEBFILE - Containers of Zyn, a Phillip Morris smokeless nicotine pouch, are displayed for sale among other nicotine and tobacco products at a newsstand Friday, …

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N.Y.'s largest health vendor linked to owner accused of fraud, …

WEBA health care company with the largest state contract is linked to a nursing home conglomerate at the center of a sprawling investigation by the state attorney …

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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs …

WEBA youth washes clothes at a public school that serves as a shelter for people displaced from their homes due to clashes between armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, …

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Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict …

WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. …

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P-47 pilot who wrecked saluted by comrades

WEBThe plane's pilot, William Gordon, 56, of Key West, Florida, was a veteran air show pilot with more than 25 years of experience. New York City police scuba divers recovered his …

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South Korean police raid office of incoming head of doctors' …

WEBThe development could further dim prospects for an early end to the strikes. The office of Lim Hyun-taek, who is to be inaugurated as head of the Korean Medical …

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Reducing plastic is Earth Day's urgent 2024 theme

WEBALBANY— “Just one word…plastics,” was the advice a family friend gave to Dustin Hoffman’s character in the 1967 film “The Graduate.” Hoffman played newly …

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Head of Vietnam's parliament resigns amid corruption probe

WEBHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese state media outlet VN Express reports that the head of Vietnam’s Parliament, Vuong Dinh Hue, has resigned. He is the latest …

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Grateful Dead promoter Peter Shapiro takes over Bearsville Theater

WEBShapiro, known for booking the Dead’s 50th anniversary “Fare Thee Well” tour and for running Brooklyn Bowl and The Capitol Theatre, starts June 1 in Woodstock.

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