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1 week ago | 
wamc.org | Racquel Stephen
Ronnie Orlowski has been working at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center for 14 years. He said caring for veterans is arguably the best job he’s ever had. But he said a third of his coworkers, who are veterans, are currently stressed over possible layoff threats. “They have already given and served their country,” Orlowski said.
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1 week ago | 
wxxinews.org | Racquel Stephen
When moms and children are healthy it benefits the entire community. That's the idea behind a free community baby shower happening Thursday. Molina Healthcare of New York is partnering with Ibero-American Action League of Rochester to help connect families to the resources and support needed to raise healthy children.
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1 month ago | 
wxxinews.org | Racquel Stephen
Officials said it's still business as usual over at Trillium Health Centers as HIV prevention and research funding remains under threat nationally. Several news reports have said that the Trump administration is considering getting rid of the HIV prevention division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the federal government has already terminated grants for some HIV research.
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1 month ago | 
wxxinews.org | Racquel Stephen
The University of Rochester’s Wilmot Cancer Institute has been designated as a National Cancer Institute. The prestigious award aims to spotlight institutions that demonstrate leadership and excellence in cancer research, treatment, and patient care. “It's very hopeful for the future, and they definitely deserve it,” said Sarah Moore, a patient at Wilmot. Roughly three years ago Moore began treatment at the center for a kind of bone cancer called osteosarcoma.
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1 month ago | 
roccitymag.com | Racquel Stephen
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With a grandiose bar at the center of a softly lit space, social chatter fueled by lavish cocktails and the melodies of a live band, Studio Lounge on Lawrence Street can be described as sort of a modern-day jazz club.
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2 months ago | 
wxxinews.org | Racquel Stephen
Barbara Smith takes care of her husband Bill, who suffers from dementia, full-time. The couple has been living at St. John’s Meadows in Brighton for about three years. “Caregiving is difficult," Smith said. "It's frustrating at times. There are stresses involved. I have to do everything for myself and everything for my husband.”St. Johns has launched a respite program that allows Smith and other on-campus caregivers to take some time away from their duties to rest and recharge.
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2 months ago | 
wxxinews.org | Racquel Stephen
After an informational picket and nine months of failed contract negotiations, UR Medicine's home care workers are fed up with management, said Elizabeth Davila, an organizer for their union. “It's regressive bargaining. It is lack of preparation, lack of interest, and it's, quite frankly, disrespectful,” Davila said. The workers are represented by 1199 SEIU. Davila said the group is gearing up for an eight-hour march in front of the URMHC office in Webster on Feb 24.
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2 months ago | 
wxxinews.org | Racquel Stephen
As a single parent, Keana DuBoise said she’s just trying to stay afloat while raising her three-year-old daughter, Sophia. “It is hard when you're doing everything by yourself as a single parent,” she said. “You're trying to make ends meet with grocery prices, as well as trying to make rent on time.”She said finding a good work-life balance is also challenging when raising children in today’s society.
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2 months ago | 
wxxinews.org | Racquel Stephen
The New York State Department of Health is working to increase access to medication that helps treat opioid use disorder. Buprenorphine is used to manage withdrawal symptoms like cravings, nausea, and body aches. The number of New Yorkers prescribed buprenorphine increased by 7% to 85,000 between 2020 and 2023 according to state data.
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2 months ago | 
wxxinews.org | Racquel Stephen
New technology being developed at the Rochester Institute of Technology could stop a gun from firing if the person pulling the trigger is drunk. Firearms are the leading cause of death by suicide, federal data show, and alcohol is a factor in many suicide attempts. “It's a way of providing some physical barrier or to delay a person from taking a hasty step towards a very bad decision,” said RIT engineering professor Gill Tsouri, who is developing a prototype.
