Category: Featured News, Health
Team MannPower walks to find a cure for Alzheimer’s
By Olga Monacell On a recent summer morning, I met with Norma Holland Mann at the iSquare coffee shop in Irondequoit. We talked about her...
Estella Velez Upegui: Explaining Alzheimer’s in Words they Know
[Editor’s note: The September, 2019 print edition of La Voz features articles and information about Alzheimer’s disease. This...
ODs in Black, Hispanic Communities Highlight Need for Education About Narcan
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net Through July in Monroe County, 75 of the 483 people who overdosed on an opioid died. The...
Asthma Cases See a Huge Spike in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
Doctors in Puerto Rico are reporting that they are seeing an alarming rise in the number and severity of asthma cases. They are, for the...
Jordan Health Center Employees Return to Work
By Staff – Sixty-five Jordan Health Center employees, represented by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have recently...
Become an Organ Donor
Op/Ed By Laura Toribio Overstreet, FNP – People have to change their attitudes toward organ donation. Thinking about death...
Estella Vélez Upegui: Educating Families About Alzheimer’s
By Edy Toribio Rosenfeld, RN BSN – It was a pleasure to sit down and talk with Estella Vélez Upegui in her office at 55...
Anthony L. Jordan Health Center Employee Alleges Retaliatory Firing
By Staff – Former Anthony L. Jordan Health Center employee Kimberlee Frarey has recently alleged she was fired for alerting health...
Breast Cancer Awareness
Op/Ed By Laura Toribio Overstreet FNP – Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of...
Hypothermia: Protect children, pets and yourself from the cold temperatures
Op/Ed By Edy Toribio Rosenfeld, RN BSN – (Spanish Version Follows/Versión en español adjunta) - Cold temperatures can cause...
