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“If we don’t make these jobs worthwhile for these caregivers, there isn’t going to be someone to care for us when we need care.”

“They feel very vulnerable because they are homebound and obviously have health issues and they feel like they would be at high risk."

SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – The federal government is directing more than $1 billion worth of COVID relief funding passed earlier this year to offset losses…

The state Department of Health is not making hospital preparedness plans available or overseeing whether hospitals are following those plans.

“I think everybody would admit it’s a gimmick. You don’t have enough money in your checking account to pay your bills and so you just tell the people who are expecting money, ‘You have to hang on for a few days until my checkbook replenishes.’ ”

Republican George Phillips spoke at a stop in Binghamton Tuesday

Sponsors of a bill to create a single payer health care system in New York offered a revised bill, but its future is uncertain. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state might not be able to afford it.

It’s been a week since Tracy Mitrano won the tight Democratic primary in New York’s 23rd Congressional district. The 23rd covers the western Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes and includes Ithaca, Geneva and Hornell. Mitrano is campaigning at rallies across the district this week.

On Monday, officials from the New York State Office of Mental Health visited Ithaca to tell the public about a suicide prevention strategy. The approach is called Zero Suicide.

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - Health insurance companies in New York State have submitted their rate requests for 2019, and on average, the 14 companies are requesting a 24% hike for individuals.