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  March 20, 2026

  New York state has announced a first-in-the-nation pilot program aimed at reducing gun violence is coming to Buffalo and Rochester.The program works to equip health care providers who work in hospitals with training to assess firearm injury risk.

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  March 20, 2026

  Neigh­borhood Health Center to receive $200,000 in state funding

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  March 7, 2025

  Amid doctor shortages, several states have stopped requiring foreign-trained providers to repeat residencies before they’re fully licensed. Critics say patients could be harmed because of the loosened training requirements.

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  March 3, 2025

  Unions submit 16,500 staffing violations at WNY hospitals to state Health Department

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  February 26, 2025

  Patients and providers advocate for rare disease council in New York state

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  February 25, 2025

  New report says health care in New York is gettingpricier, not better

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  February 19, 2025

  Western New York Medical P.C. agreed to pay $251,477 to resolve allegations that it submitted improper Medicare billing, the United States Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

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  February 3, 2025

  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a physician in the state was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana

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• January 30, 2025

  Today, we announced a $142 million investment to support them and to upgrade the emergency room at St. Barnabas.

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• January 29, 2025

  Jewish Community Center to receive $3 million in new funding for new child care center in Buffalo

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  December 17, 2024

  New communication tool to help law enforcement in Erie County respond to crisis calls

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  December 9, 2024

  Sen. Schumer will be bringing to the floor this week his HEARTS  Act Bill to ensure students and staff are prepared to respond to respond to a cardiac emergency.

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  December 6, 2024

  Other projects in line before Buffalo VA hospital replacement, top VA official says

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  December 4, 2024

  Congressional Democrats agreed with Republicans that Andrew Cuomo and his top aides were not transparent about how they counted nursing home deaths during the pandemic.

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  November 24, 2024

  Obesity experts say that roughly 20% of patients — as many as 1 in 5 — may not see robust results with the new medications.

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• October 2, 2024

  Venofer, commonly used in conjunction with chemotherapy, kidney disease, and anemia, has a limited stock due to an unprecedented increase in demand over the last year. Because a lot of our drugs are made overseas, the public is being urged to contact political leaders about the need for pharmaceutical drug manufacturers to be here in the United States.

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• September 27, 2024

  A March 2023 study finds negligence at Buffalo VA Medical Center causing significant delays in treatment. The report revealed a horrifying level of negligence that left veterans to suffer and, in some cases, lose their lives.

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• September 27, 2024

  Dickey appointed to Chautauqua County Legislature. In addition to serving the Chautauqua County Legislature, Dickey is also Senior Director in the Finance Department at Geisinger Health System.

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