Univera looking for owners of unclaimed funds
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING Hundreds of individuals, employers and health care providers in Western New York, and thousands across the state, have forgotten about $2.66 million in checks sent by Univera…
Kessler Trauma Center earns national re-verification as Level I Center
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com ROCHESTER — Strong Memorial Hospital’s Kessler Trauma Center has been re-verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), signifying that its…
BlueCross BlueShield tells employees to take a walk for lunch
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is encouraging members and employees to take a healthy walk during their lunch break today for National Walk@Lunch Day.…
VA offering In Vitro Fertilization for Veterans
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com The Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce amendments to regulations regarding fertility counseling and treatment available to certain Veterans and spouses. VA currently provides certain…
URMC: Gene may hold key to hearing recovery
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com Researchers have discovered that a protein implicated in human longevity may also play a role in restoring hearing after noise exposure. The findings, where were published in…
Dialysis and kidney failure: Treatment for a better quality of life
BY Mandip Panesar MS, MD, FASN and Patricia Denny MS c/o Buffalo Healthy Living Most of us know someone who is a dialysis patient. Kidney failure, resulting in the need…
Is medically-guided weight loss an option for you?
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING BUFFALO — It may be. ECMC Synergy Bariatrics offers services designed for patients who experience excessive weight gain and have been unable to lose weight through diet…
URMC recognizes 3 with Satcher Community Health Awards
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com ROCHESTER — Three individuals were honored Tuesday with the eighth annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards, presented by the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center…
Youngrin Kim, M.D., Honored with Highland Hospital
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com ROCHESTER — Youngrin Kim,M.D., is the recipient of Highland Hospital’s Distinguished Physician Award. Dr. Kim, an Instructor of Clinical Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, serves…
Daemen brings health clinic to South Buffalo residents
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com PA student Vincent DeRienzo of Buffalo AMHERST — Buffalo residents in South Park High School’s neighborhood received free health screenings from Daemen College physician assistant students at…