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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people in 46 of New York’s 62 counties wear masks in public indoor settings because omicron variants are surging. You can check your county here.
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Dr. Nancy Nielsen discusses how local hospitals are dealing with the recent increase in COVID infections.
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New York Attorney General Tish James is urging the legislature to pass her bill to set up a $50 million fund to pay for abortion services for people who come to New York for the procedure from states where it is outlawed. She says it’s even more urgent after the leaked draft opinion from the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Terminally ill people in 10 states can choose assisted death, but not in NY. Advocates want a changeThe Medical Aid in Dying Act was first introduced in the state legislature in 2016. It allows a terminally ill, mentally capable adult with six months or less to live to get a prescription from their doctor for medication that they can take when their suffering becomes too great to bear.
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A free youth soccer program is again up and kicking in Western New York, providing children in underserved neighborhoods a chance to learn the world’s most popular sport, while also encouraging good school work and inspiring healthy lifestyle choices. Soccer For Success even served as a means to help some of Buffalo’s New Americans to settle in their new home.
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Author Keith O'Brien explores the Love Canal disaster in "Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Disaster."
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It remains to be seen how exactly the first opioid settlement dollars will be divided among programs in Western New York. But the initial payments by big pharma, announced this week by State Attorney General Letitia James, are seen as a critical step towards restoring lives ruined by the highly addictive drugs. WBFO spoke to a Western New Yorker who was just one of many who became caught up in the opioid epidemic.
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Dr. Nancy Nielsen discusses the latest news regarding COVID-19 with WBFO.
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COVID hasn’t entirely gone away. But as the public grows weary of COVID this and COVID that, public health officials and physicians hold on to many lessons they believe will serve them well when the next major health emergency arises.
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With the spring holidays approaching, and New Yorkers making preparations to travel and gather with loved ones, Gov. Kathy Hochul is encouraging everyone to stay vigilant in the fight against COVID-19.