An Irondequoit man hospitalized with COVID-19 is seeking a court order that would require doctors at Unity Hospital to administer medication outside of normal treatment protocol for the virus. Michael Gangemi, 63, wants to be treated with two prescription medications, Ivermectin ...
Read More »NY files: Caretakers, not agency, probe most disabled deaths
ALBANY (AP) — The agency responsible for protecting those with special needs declined to investigate most of the nearly 1,400 deaths of developmentally disabled people in state care in the past two years, leaving the majority of investigations to the ...
Read More »State police to advise Planned Parenthood
New York state troopers are advising Planned Parenthood clinics statewide on security and emergency planning in the wake of Friday’s deadly attack at a clinic in Colorado. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said state police were to begin visits and discussions Monday ...
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Read More »NY declares victory in Alzheimer’s drug antitrust lawsuit
ALBANY — New York’s attorney general is dropping a lawsuit against a drug manufacturer after blocking what he said was an attempt to switch Alzheimer’s patients to a newer patented drug. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had sued Allergan PLC to ...
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Read More »NY bills for costs of care after abuse
Bill Liblick was shocked to learn that his sister, a disabled woman with the mind of a 1-year-old, had repeatedly been sexually assaulted at a state-run group home. Then, after her death, he was astonished again when he received a ...
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Read More »Wegmans School of Nursing has three new master’s nursing programs
The Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher College has launched three new master’s level programs designed to provide the skills and knowledge nurse practitioners need to meet critical health care needs within the Rochester community. Graduate level students ...
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Read More »Supreme Court agrees to hear first abortion case since 2007
The U.S. Supreme Court is giving an election-year hearing to a dispute over state regulation of abortion clinics in the court’s first abortion case in eight years. The justices said Friday they will hear arguments, probably in March, over a ...
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Read More »Breaking: Justices to hear first abortion case since 2007
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is taking on its first abortion case in eight years, a dispute over state regulation of abortion clinics. The justices said Friday they will hear arguments over a Texas law that would leave about 10 ...
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Read More »Rochester’s lead ordinance held as model
The City of Rochester’s landmark lead ordinance is being held up as a model for other cities tackling the issue of lead poisoning. Rochester has seen an 80 percent drop in the number of children with high lead levels since ...
Read More »Cuomo faces choice on sped-up medical pot access
ALBANY — People with AIDS and parents of children with severe epilepsy are pressuring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign legislation giving critically ill patients early access to medical marijuana before New York’s new medical cannabis program begins. Advocates for sped-up ...
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Read More »$67M awarded to Alzheimer’s caregivers
ALBANY — New York state is spending $67 million to help those caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease — part of an ambitious effort to support families dealing with the degenerative condition. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the funding on ...
Read More »Agency to protect disabled rarely brings charges
SCHENECTADY — In a video he made with his PlayStation, a 12-year-old developmentally disabled boy in a group home points to his swollen right eye and says, “Mom, this is what it looks like. … He slammed me.” His camera ...
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