Health Archives December 2023
Highlight reel: What happened in NY cannabis in 2023
Paige’s Butterfly Run raises nearly $250,000 in 2023 for Upstate’s fight against childhood cancer
Reporting that made a difference in 2023 (Editorial Board Opinion)
Refrigerator at 60 degrees, mouse poop: See the latest restaurant inspections by Onondaga County
Jury awards $7 million to DeWitt woman over bad rehab following leg surgery
WellNow still on track to drop Excellus insurance in a few days
Company news: Katherine Beissner named a fellow of Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions
‘Everything is that much sweeter’: CNY man embraces life after rare double-lung transplant
Damien Cornwell to head Cannabis Association of NY
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Dec. 23, 2023
FDA says fake Ozempic shots are being sold, illnesses reported
Company news: Christopher Morley elected to board of national Association for Schools and Programs of Public Health
Billy Beez at Destiny USA fails restaurant inspection; 49 satisfactory; 1 correction
NY had biggest public school enrollment drop in US during Covid pandemic
CNY’s only urgent care chain poised to stop taking Excellus, the area’s largest insurer
‘Rapidly increasing’ Covid-19 subvariant JN.1 dominating the Northeast
Take some responsibility for your own health outcomes (Your Letters)
An 85-year-old teams up with 2nd graders to erase $2.6 million in medical debt for 1,102 CNYers
There’s a solution to medical debt: the NY Health Act (Your Letters)
Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids
New York medical cannabis companies enter adult-use market amid mixed reactions
An open letter to NY cannabis regulators [Guest Column]
People in Motion: 14 new hires, promotions, more at CNY businesses; plus 52 Syracuse Greater Syracuse graduates
NY’s public hospitals should stop suing low-income patients over medical debts (Editorial Board Opinion)
Quaker Oats granola recall 2023: Bars, cereal recalled for possible salmonella contamination
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Dec. 16, 2023
Company news: Nicole Campbell joins St. Joseph’s Health cardiology team
Company news: Erin Soldo hired by Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY
St. Joseph’s Health opens new cancer center with Roswell Park connection
House panel pushes to interview Cuomo and staff about pandemic
Hochul administration again rejects plan for safe injection sites in NY
Company news: Upstate Medical University professor Dr. Sherard Tatum becomes president of organization
Restaurant inspections: See results of 62 Onondaga County food service establishments inspected
How NY state, Upstate Medical haul thousands of sick and poor into court for little gain
Hypochondria study finds higher death rate among those who fear serious illness
Medical debt can no longer hurt your credit score in New York
New York asks hospitals to boost cybersecurity, at a steep price
Crouse Health to expand in north suburbs after gift of familiar building valued at $5 million
Tiffany Walters: A Rochester native’s quest to transform New York’s cannabis landscape
Governor signs bill allowing Syracuse’s deer culling program to target more animals
People in Motion: 21 new hires, promotions, more at CNY businesses, organizations
Restaurant fails inspection for improper food temperatures, reheating procedures
Chronic fatigue syndrome more common than past studies suggest, CDC says
Drug users can now test narcotics with NY-funded special equipment
Officials say upstate NY health infrastructure in danger
Company news: Dr. Joseph Pittari joins Auburn Neurology Services
Company news: American Red Cross announces four new board members
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Dec. 2, 2023
Syracuse Community Health opens long-awaited new $22.5 million home
New Syracuse clinic to open for kids, adults in midst of mental or drug addiction crisis
Nearly 400,000 New Yorkers purged from Medicaid for paperwork issues
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