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2 weeks ago | 
syracuse.com | Anna Ginelli
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Onondaga County has one of the highest measles vaccination rates in New York state. The county’s vaccination rate among those 2 years and older stands at 89.2%. That’s just a hair lower than 89.3% in Niagara County, the highest. But eliminating the chance of a measles outbreak relies on a vaccination rate , according to the National Institutes of Health.
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2 weeks ago | 
syracuse.com | Anna Ginelli
Syracuse, NY -- Upstate University Hospital’s mobile mammography van will begin its tour of 17 locations throughout Central New York starting Tuesday and continuing through the end of summer. The program, which started in June 2019, has screened 4,790 women and made 20 diagnoses of breast cancer. Women 40 years or older can get a mammogram, whether or not they have insurance.
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2 weeks ago | 
newyorkupstate.com | Anna Ginelli
Syracuse, NY -- Upstate University Hospital’s mobile mammography van will begin its tour of 20 locations throughout Central New York starting Tuesday and continuing through the end of summer. The program, which started in June 2019, has screened 4,790 women and made 20 diagnoses of breast cancer. Women 40 years or older can get a mammogram, whether or not they have insurance.
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2 weeks ago | 
syracuse.com | Anna Ginelli
Syracuse, N.Y. -- “Super lice,” as too many parents likely know, have become the most common headache in the battle to keep scalps and hair critter-free. But hope exists for removing the mutant pests. Super lice look no different from regular lice but are simply more challenging to get rid of because they are resistant to traditional over-the-counter treatments, according to Dr. Robert Dracker of Summerwood Pediatrics.
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1 month ago | 
syracuse.com | Anna Ginelli
Syracuse, N.Y. — Nearly 200 children under the age of 6 ended up in emergency rooms last year after ingesting or being exposed to cannabis, according to the Upstate New York Poison Center. Of those, 103 calls to the poison center were from emergency room staff. The other 86 calls came from homes where children had consumed cannabis. Those kids were also referred to the closest emergency room, the center said.
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1 month ago | 
newyorkupstate.com | Anna Ginelli
Syracuse, N.Y. — Nearly 200 children under the age of 6 ended up in emergency rooms last year after ingesting or being exposed to cannabis, according to the Upstate New York Poison Center. Of those, 103 calls to the poison center were from emergency room staff. The other 86 calls came from homes where children had consumed cannabis. Those kids were also referred to the closest emergency room, the center said.
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1 month ago | 
thenewshouse.com | Anna Ginelli |Surya Vaidy
Syracuse’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities kicked off with the local tradition at Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub Thousands of people– SU students included–headed to Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub in Tipperary Hill to celebrate the 62nd annual Green Beer Sunday on Feb. 23. Many Syracusans regard the event as the unofficial start of the St. Patrick’s Day season, marked by bagpipers, Irish dancers and, of course, light beer dyed with emerald green food coloring.
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2 months ago | 
syracuse.com | Anna Ginelli
Syracuse, N.Y. -- In honor of National Donor Day, the state Health Department is urging all New Yorkers 16 and older to register as organ donors to help save someone’s life. National Donor Day, observed on Feb. 14, is a reminder that there are nearly 8,000 people on New York’s transplant waiting list. The majority are waiting for a kidney. According to the health department, some people wait years before getting a call that an organ is available for them. For others, that call never comes.
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2 months ago | 
syracuse.com | Anna Ginelli
Syracuse, N.Y. -- City residents can now get free carbon monoxide detectors installed by Syracuse firefighters, in addition to the department’s free smoke detector program. “We’re really trying to get out there and get into the homes that don’t have this protection at all,” said Capt. Phillip Vogt, a spokesperson for the department. From 2023 to 2024, the fire department installed free smoke detectors in over 400 homes, averaging six to seven detectors per home.
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2 months ago | 
thenewshouse.com | Anna Ginelli |Ike Wood
SU senior Macy Aiken brings her signature blend of comedic timing and fearless charm to host the University Union Comedy Knockout show. As Macy Aiken walks onto the stage, the crowd lights up. A sea of familiar faces eagerly awaits the comedian’s first joke of the night. She’s made a name for herself in the Syracuse comedy community with her “honest, vulgar and intuitive” performances.
