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Medical Alert: Adirondacks looks to build future health care

Across the park, all health networks cite telehealth—providing services remotely—as a growing option. An online patient portal, for … See more

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Taking Stock of Housing: 'Housing is health'

WebAbout this series. Adirondack Explorer is highlighting the region’s housing challenges, with a multi-part series running in our magazine, online and in a regular …

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Health officials see above-average breathing illnesses in Essex …

WebDr. Priya Luthra, a molecular virologist at the Trudeau Institute in Saranac Lake, works on finding therapies for emerging diseases including COVID-19. Photo by …

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Mental health advocates in the Adirondacks look to fix gaps

WebAdvocates create new programs, services to address gaps for those in need. By Sara Foss. Earlier this year, the Mental Health Association in Essex County ramped …

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Small Adirondack hospital preps for COVID-19 in the rural North …

WebThrough its news reporting and analysis, the nonprofit Adirondack Explorer furthers the wise stewardship, public enjoyment for all, community vitality, and lasting …

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Beech trees face uncertain future

WebThe leaves were curled and falling to the ground. Beech leaf disease had reached Herkimer County in the Adirondacks. This ailment has the potential to kill off …

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An hour drive to urgent care

WebDuring a 2017 public hearing residents expressed grievances with Webb’s limited healthcare services: the absence of an urgent care center, no after-hours, …

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How Hochul’s 2024 vision could impact the Adirondacks

WebHochul’s over 200 proposals included sweeping initiatives addressing mental health, crime, consumer protection, housing affordability, sustainability, education, …

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Family first: Essex County ramps up services

WebCare givers, said Angie Allen, Essex County Department of Social Services deputy commissioner, practice “unconditional non-judgment” and teamwork. “Everyone …

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Lake Placid emergency services to shut down later this month

WebFinal days for the village ER before patients referred elsewhere. By James M. Odato. Lake Placid will lose its emergency medical services in three weeks, Adirondack …

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A new Adirondack growth: Whiskey fungus

WebContact her at (518) 524-2902 or [email protected]. Sign up for Gwen’s newsletter here. View all articles by this author. State agencies say Mineville …

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A lake in crisis

WebBy RY RIVARD. A few billion years ago, cyanobacteria were creators. The colorful bacteria produced much of the planet’s early oxygen. Now, they are increasingly …

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What lakes are next for herbicide treatment

WebThe number of lake communities interested in the herbicide has continued to increase since the product was first used in the Adirondacks on Minerva Lake in 2021 …

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New tests suggest wider spread of whiskey fungus in small …

WebNew lab analysis points to a wider outbreak of whiskey fungus than previously known in the northeastern corner of the Adirondacks. As a result, the state …

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Taking Stock of Housing event focuses on Adirondack issues

WebFor two hours on Wednesday, a broad array of advocates diagnosed the ailing Adirondack housing industry, and batted about plans for one day restoring it to health. …

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Trudeau Institute in Saranac Lake enters a new phase

WebPfizer has 88,000 employees. At its 2016 nadir, Trudeau Institute employed 44 (though it rebounded to 59 last year and is still hiring). To succeed, Trudeau needed …

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Wanted: Adirondack home health aides

WebThe decline in home health aides paints a troubling picture. According to Becky Leahy, executive director of NCHS, the number of aides working for her agency in …

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The Adirondacks may lose more beech trees

WebAmerican beech trees, sugar maples and yellow birch trees are the most common tree species in northern hardwood forests, which make up more than 50 …

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WANTED: A doctor who can work ‘8 days a week’

WebBolan serves as a physician assistant to Dr. Russell Rider in Long Lake and covers some of Rider’s patients as well. He says he works eight days a week. He told …

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