FREEVILLE – A regional Veterans Affairs clinic in Freeville serving primarily Cortland and Tompkins counties will move later this month to a larger facility closer to Ithaca. The clinic, …
Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in Tompkins and surrounding counties for five of the last 10 years. Mortality records show heart disease and cancer trading places as the top cause …
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to improve access to mental health care. So do Cortland County’s mental health leaders. Hochul outlines several steps in her State of the State address earlier this …
Guthrie has invested $80 million since it began its affiliation with Guthrie Cortland Medical Center four years ago and more improvements are planned, officials of the organization said …
Seven Valleys Food Rescue stretches a grant dollar like a thrifty shopper at the grocery store. Its recent $150,000 grant will help it: Buy refrigeration units for Cortland County food …
Bariatric surgery offers an effective, safe solution for weight loss for adults and adolescents diagnosed with clinically severe obesity that also reduces risks for developing diabetes and other …
The New Year brings new gym-goers. This year, these new members may be the key to the revival of fitness centers like The Fitness Gap in Cortlandville. “We’re doing OK, we’re …
A cluster of health problems drove to the fore in 2022, as one health problem compounded with another: addiction, the coronavirus pandemic, mental health and more.Here are some of the top health …
Olga Levitskiy has a unique perspective on her community after 24 years working in the maternity ward of Guthrie Cortland Medical Center."I have been here long enough to see some of the babies …
Family Health Network of Central New York plans to begin using a new mobile health clinic next month that will serve rural communities that do not have a health care provider and homeless residents …
Ashley Watts is eight months pregnant; with the baby only weeks away, she has yet to receive prenatal care.She has health insurance, but she doesn't have an obstetrics doctor — there's been a …
Cortland County dropped to a low risk of COVID-19 spread the federal government reported Friday, as did Tompkins County, However, Broome and Tioga counties jumped to high risk.Cortland County had 26 …
A new facility that will process food for distribution to food pantries and other organizations that help people in need will be unveiled at an open house scheduled Thursday. Seven Valleys …
Guthrie opened an obstetrics and gynecology office in Cortland this week to fill a growing need for women’s health services in Cortland County, the health care provider announced.Guthrie …
Speakers split Tuesday night at a public hearing on a proposed local law that would ban smoking, vaping or cannabis use on Main Street in Cortland."I wanted to share that I am not a smoker, however I …
Not everyone ran – in fact, some did the race in a stroller – but the people who spent Saturday morning at Yaman Park were all there to highlight health by being active. …
A public hearing is scheduled Tuesday on a proposal to ban smoking – including vaping and cannabis – along sidewalks in the city of Cortland. The city Common Council will consider …
A year ago this month, Tom Leahy of Locke found out he had stage 4 prostate cancer — just as the Renzi Cancer Center at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center opened. "It was a scary thing to …
Educators and administrators say students need mental health resources more than ever. That does not mean they are getting them. Mental health counseling jobs have a 40% vacancy rate statewide, a …
After two years of fewer influenza cases – attributed to measures meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 – public health officials are not sure what the coming season will bring, except …
The $100,000 Cortland County has allocated from federal COVID-recovery grants has recouped some spending on mental-health care in schools, but still doesn’t solve the problem, a health agency …
Her bad experiences have ranged from rudeness to outright life-threatening – and Cortland County hopes to make that better. Erin Vallely, 27, of Dryden, knows the importance of health …
While people with opioid addictions may feel alone, a group of people gathered Wednesday outside Guthrie Cortland Medical Center to explain how they are ready to help. The representatives of the …
One by one, scores of people stepped up to a microphone Wednesday at Courthouse Park in Cortland to say a name: a wife, a son, a brother, all of whom died of overdose. Some people said more than …
Opioid overdose deaths doubled in 2021 from the year before, the state reports, as fentanyl-laced opioids combined with the complications the coronavirus pandemic brought to drug users and drug …
