Westchester County launches new health initiative
Even the most savvy patient gets nervous and overwhelmed by a diagnosis. But that shouldn’t keep you from asking questions about the recommended tests and/or surgery. Find out how you can make the...
View ArticleHPV causing oral cancer in men
A study shows the human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer in women, is increasing causing oral cancers in men. Read the story by Associated Press medical...
View ArticleFree talk on GYN cancers
Northern Westchester Hospital will host its annual “Mary Robison Women’s Health Education Series” with a free program on preventing, diagnosing and treating gynecologic cancers on Feb. 12 at...
View ArticlePutnam hosts more flu clinics
The Putnam County Health Department will offer free public flu clinics on Feb. 16 at the Carmel Fire Department, Rt. 52 and Vink Drive, and on Feb. 23 at the Garrison Fire Department, on Rt. 9....
View ArticleCDC says ALL children should get flu shots
A panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this morning voted to expand the annual flu vaccine requirements to include all children older than six months, reported Mike Stobbe of the...
View ArticleLast week for back-to-school shots
With most schools opening next week, the Westchester County Health Department is reminding parents and guardians to make sure their children have the immunizations required by New York Start to start...
View ArticleDates set for flu clinics in Putnam
Putnam County residents 19-years-old and older can get a flu shot at one of the county’s five vaccine clinics: Oct. 1 at the Putnam Valley Friendship Center, 10 a.m. — 2 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Carmel...
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Swine flu clinic scheduled in Rockland
The Rockland Department of Health will hold a second H1N1 flu vaccine clinic from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at the Robert L. Yeager Health Center, Building A, Exhibition Hall, in Ramapo. The department...
View ArticleRockland schedules flu vaccine clinic
The Rockland Department of Health will hold its first flu vaccine clinic of the season from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., September 27 at the Robert L. Yeager Health Center, Building A Exhibition Hall, 50...
View ArticleSeason’s first flu case reported
It’s here. The season’s first case of influenza has been diagnosed in a patient at a Bergen County, N.J hospital. The 37-year-old woman was treated at Hackensack Medical Center, where doctors...
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