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WBFO Brief Oct. 12, 2021

Nurses and other workers and and Catholic Health have met again to try and resolve a strike at Mercy Hospital. On today’s WBFO Brief, hear analysis from Art Wheaton from the Worker Institute at Cornell. And from Rochester, Beth Adams has the second part of her story on the need for more veterinarians statewide.

Also today, hear more on some University at Buffalo research on concussions has relevance for both High School athletes and the military and emphasizes early diagnoses, even before symptoms arise.

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