BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING: Creating healthier neighborhoods
By Krista Ehasz BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING What does a healthy neighborhood look like to you? What does it feel like? Taste like? Smell like? These are the questions that lead…
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING: Kids get arthritis too
By Joan G. Calkins, MD BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING Juvenile arthritis (JA) describes many autoimmune and inflammatory conditions but can also describe pediatric rheumatic diseases that affect nearly 300,000 children in…
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING: Growing list of diseases linked to physical activity
By Annette Pinder BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING Do you lead a sedentary lifestyle? Beware, while evidence widely suggests that lack of exercise can cause a wide variety of diseases, lack of…
Health plan awards hospitals $24.2 million
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING Thirty-eight upstate New York hospitals and health centers, including eight in Western New York, shared $24.2 million in quality improvement incentives paid by Univera Healthcare and its…
Atwal eye glaucoma specialist chief ophthalmology at VA
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING Michael Vilardo, M.D. was named Chief of Ophthalmology Services at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Western New York. Dr. Vilardo has been on staff at the…
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING: Save 40 babies’ lives in one hour
By Annette Pinder BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING Are you Rh-negative? If so, you are among a special group of people who can save up to 40 lives in one hour, simply…
ROC announces new Code Blue site at South Wales Community Center
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING The Rural Outreach Center (ROC) in East Aurora and the South Wales Community Center have joined forces to offer a new rural Code Blue site beginning on…
Little red hats to be given to hundreds of newborns
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING The Buffalo Niagara American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) and Catholic Health are teaming up for Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week, February 7-14. The two groups will…
HEALTHeLINK releases community report
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING Health information exchange (HIE) continues to have a positive impact on the quality of patient care across the nation, in New York State through the Statewide Health…
HOPE Buffalo Partners with Buffalo Public Schools
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING The Buffalo Public Schools (BPS) Office of Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting (T3P) has embarked on a mission to reduce teenage pregnancy and improve academic and social…