Category: Health, Hot News, Local News, Top Stories
Under Proposed Law, Opioid Prescription Comes with Dose of Narcan
Patti Singer pattisinger@miniorityreporter.net A bill being proposed in the Monroe County Legislature would require that anyone receiving a...
Memorial Day Weekend Tests Resolve to Wear Mask, Stay 6 Feet Apart
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net Memorial Day – the unofficial start to summer, which this year promises to be different...
‘Protect Your Circle” Videos Urge Everyone to Do Their Part
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net As businesses owners start thinking about when they can reopen, Orlando Ortiz wants to make...
Delaying Routine Health Care Costs Patients and Providers
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net In the first full week of May, the number people with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in...
City to Mail Masks to Every Household
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net City residents, your mask is in the mail. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced May 8 that...
What Does it Mean to ‘Flatten the Curve’ of COVID-19?
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net Since the first case of COVID-19 in Monroe County in mid-March, we’ve heard about...
COVID-19 Crisis Highlights Disparities in Access to Care
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net COVID-19 is highlighting what people of color – and the medical community — knew...
Mayor Pleads With Latino, Black Communities: Heed Warnings About COVID-19
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net Ministers making Facebook videos. Robocalls to homes. Using whatever tools are available and...
City Suspends Bulk Refuse Collection During COVID-19 Outbreak
Staff reports As of April 6, the city will suspend the collection of bulk refuse. The hold is in effect until further notice. Normal refuse...
LeBron, Barnhart, Lupien ‘Zoom’ in on Residents’ Concerns
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net A Monroe County legislator, a Rochester City Council member and a Rochester Board of...
