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After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest last January, there was a flood of interest in CPR training. The University of Rochester and the American Heart Association are meeting that interest with a mobile CPR training unit.
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After a year of negotiating with Rochester Regional Health, the Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals say a strike is now inevitable.
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A local addiction treatment agency was awarded a little over half a million dollars by the state to expand its programs.
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More than 100,000 people, including children, are waiting for an organ transplant in the U.S. Transplants have increased over the years but experts say it's still not enough.
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Some local recovery experts are reacting to the FDA’s decision this week to approve over-the-counter sales for the overdose reversal drug Narcan.
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A spike in maternal deaths has prompted the launch of a new hotline geared toward helping mothers during and post pregnancy.
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Volunteers at the Never Use Alone hotline wait on the phone while callers use drugs, in case they need someone to call for an ambulance.
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Rochester-area nonprofit agencies that support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are calling on New York's governor to supplement staff paychecks.
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When athletes suffer catastrophic injuries - like the one that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered during a Jan. 2 game - there are doctors on the sidelines ready to assist.
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The University of Rochester has a new orthopedic campus in Henrietta, and they just opened a new surgery center.
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This Valentine's Day, a local yoga studio is offering an alternate way to commemorate the consumer-driven holiday. Restorative yoga, anyone?
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For the first time in 15 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidelines for treating childhood obesity. Doctors now see obesity as a complex disease requiring immediate and multi-faceted treatments to offset the risk of long-term health risks.