Health

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center has been named a 2025 Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke by Healthgrades, the hospital has announced. This recognition puts the hospital on a path to …

The Crown City Divas of Cortland have raised $4,000 for the Renzi Cancer Center at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, the hospital has announced. The money comes from the Divas and Dudes for a …

TULLY — Dr. Gregory Steencken, of SimplifyMD Wellness and Sports Medicine, has opened an office in Tully. Steencken, who has 15 years experience in emergency medicine, urgen care and …

Teens design gravestones to bury nicotine use

Imagine looking at a headstone – not in a cemetery, but in a yard next to a school in Homer. The messages on a few of the headstones are unusual, too. “Finally free from …

Guthrie’s Sept. 14 Guthrie Gala raised more than $363,000 to support its emergency medicine services. The money will help buy advanced medical equipment, and support training for health …

Hope 2024

The Cancer Services Program of Cayuga, Cortland and Tompkins Counties offers free breast cancer screening to people in the community who do not have insurance, including at three events this month. …

Health literacy takes a bit of effort, but pays off

October is Health Literacy Month. Health literacy is the ability to not only find and understand information about health, but to also use this information to make healthy decisions. Improving …

Cayuga Health will have a free, interactive webinar Oct. 24 on breast health and cancer prevention during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Register for teh 6 p.m. event at …

If you see Cortland police officers sporting a pink badge in October, they’re raising awareness of breast cancer, the department has announced. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and …

Guthrie is teaming with Dandy this month for their “Pink Cups for a Cure” campaign, raising money for the Guthrie Breast Care Fund throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For every …

Breast care and screening saves lives

Finding breast cancer early is the main goal of routine breast care. That's why Cayuga Health strongly recommends that patients follow a plan for preventive care. After age 40, women face an …

The Tompkins County Bullying Prevention Task Force has announced a dozen events its third annual “United in Kindness” program in October, coinciding with National Bullying Prevention …

Cortland County Legislature names mental health director

Cortland County lawmakers found the person to lead the county’s mental health-services effort Thursday – on their own staff. The county Legislature unanimously, and enthusiastically, …

Guthrie joins consortium seeking increased safety

Nearly a third of public health care workers face some form of workplace violence, national data show, ranging from bullying to assault, and Cortland is no exception. That’s why Guthrie …

The Cortland County’s Sheriff Office and fire departments plan a drug take-back event Saturday at three locations – fire departments in Cincinnatus and Cortlandville, and at the village …

The free Youth Mental Health & Wellness Community Town Hall will be 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Tompkins County Public Library in Ithaca, sponsored by the Tompkins County Suicide Prevention …

Guthrie hospitals, including Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, will offer Saturday screening mammograms throughout October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Early detection is key …

The Cortland Fire Department is selling T-shirts through Oct. 3 for breast cancer awareness; proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society, the department announced via social media. Items …

The Homer Community Blood Drive will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at Homer First United Methodist Church, 16 Cayuga St. Enter the parking lot via Central Park Place. A double red cell …

Chalk the walk

The people looking to enter Cortland’s City Hall Tuesday night didn’t want to mar the art. A trio of police officers got up from where they were decorating the entrance with chalk. …

Medicaid will reimburse ambulance services for transportation to facilities other than hospitals, and will be able store blood and administer transfusions, under two laws Assembly Member Anna Kelles sponsored and Gov. Kathy Hochul signed.

Students chalk sidewalk to boost classmates

The students sitting along sidewalks outside Cortland High School Wednesday morning wrote messages of hope and validation for their fellow students to read. The school’s second-annual …

ITHACA — Cayuga Health has named Debra Morton its chief nursing officer following a national search to lead the health organizaion’s nursing and patient services. “I was …

The Cortland County’s Sheriff Office and fire departments plan a drug take-back event Sept. 28, five months after the sheriff withdrew from the last planned take-back event because of …

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