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Source: After request from CDC, Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate – syracuse.com

Source: Burlington airport, state public transit providers make masks optional after federal mandate rescinded – VTDigger

Source: Syracuse University tells students to wear masks in class again as Covid cases rise – syracuse.com

Source: Resident Physicians at the UVM Medical Center Vote to Form Union | Health Care | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

Source: Smaller gyms find a niche in pandemic fitness | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Gym closures due to the pandemic left avid gym-goers to their own devices. King’s Total Fitness, The Klubhouse and CrossFit Plattsburgh found ways to foster community during a

Source: CNY had first outbreak in US of new Covid strains: What we know and what we don’t – syracuse.com

Source: SUNY Upstate plans to acquire Crouse Hospital in major shakeup of Syracuse’s health care market – syracuse.com

Source: With the BA.2 subvariant on the rise, what’s safe and what’s not?

Source: CVPH and New York State Nurses Association still negotiating a contract

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that Central New York is considered a high-transmission zone for the coronavirus, and urges residents to wear masks indoors, including at schools, in Cayuga, Onondaga and Oswego counties. The state Department of Health expanded that masking recommendation to Cortland and Madison counties.” Source: Covid hospitalizations jump in […]

Audit Finds Many NY School Districts Lack Sufficient Staff for Mental Health Services and Adequate Oversight of Mental Health Education Too many New York school districts’ mental health teams are understaffed, with too few available services and inconsistent and limited oversight of mental health education for students, an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas […]

Source: State regulators approve smaller than requested rate hikes for two hospitals in UVM Health Network | Vermont Public Radio

Source: Why the BA.2 variant — the dominant strain in the US — hasn’t shown signs of a surge

Source: Vermont regulators OK modest price hike for Burlington and Berlin hospitals but deny steeper increase – VTDigger

“The organization was specifically designed to offer private “respite sails” at no cost for local residents “coping with cancer.” This project was a surprise success, thus Johnson was determined to do even more for area cancer patients.” Source: “Sail Beyond Cancer” plans Plattsburgh as a N.Y. port-of-call | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | As Suzanne […]

Source: What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years | NCPR News

Source: Jefferson and Lewis were the only counties in our region to increase child care options during the pandemic. Here’s how they did it. | NCPR News

Source: All you can eat buffet returns to Turning Stone. What you can eat will be different – syracuse.com

Source: New York saw record opioid deaths in 2020

Editor’s Note – the next donor drive in Peru is Monday, May 16th at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/04/2022) –The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), is conducting several blood drives open to the community this month and asks all […]

Source: CNY housing developer sued, accused of building 4,000 apartments without wheelchair access – syracuse.com

Source: After multiple delays, Gov. Hochul finally allows nursing home staffing rules to take effect – Gothamist

“Lyme is a huge – perhaps the biggest – health risk to farmers, forestry workers and others whose jobs are principally outdoors. In this first of a three-part series, I hope to correct some misunderstandings about Lyme disease, and explore why it’s so hard to diagnose. “Source: Get ticked off at ticks – The Adirondack […]

Source: St. Joseph’s opens much-needed new Detox Center | Sun Community News SARANAC LAKE | St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Centers has added additional addiction treatment support to the North Country with the opening of the Robert R. Reiss Community

Source: Here’s what you need to know now that visiting Canada just got easier | NCPR News