Breakfast is the arguably the most important meal of the day for children going back to school. Eating a breakfast that is rich in protein, healthy fat and complex carbs will help to keep kids full and focused throughout the morning. Protein and healthy fat...
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Conversations about COVID-19 and vaccine availability have added another term to our vocabulary: Comorbidity. Comorbidity is really just a fancy way of saying “underlying health concerns.” In mid-February, it became a qualifier for early vaccine...
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Catholic Health, in collaboration with Eastern Niagara Health System, has been awarded $18 million in funding from the New York State Department of Health to ensure the continuation of emergency and acute care hospital services in Eastern Niagara County....
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What are the chances that you, a loved one, or a coworker came down with a case of the sniffles at some point this summer? Pretty high, if Internet chatter is to be believed. And no, we’re not talking about COVID-19, but good, old-fashioned cold and flu...
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The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics has millions of viewers tuning in to watch countries across the globe compete for gold. For the athletes, one wrong move can be the difference between medaling and not. Beyond that, a single mistake can go so far as to end...
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Catholic Health has entered into an agreement with Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York (ASC of WNY) to acquire a controlling stake in the multi-specialty surgery center located in Amherst. The largest ambulatory surgery center by volume in the...
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It’s hard to tell which place Shelley Knox is more committed to – South Buffalo or Mercy Hospital. “I’ve never moved, never lived anywhere else,” she tells me. Then again, Shelley has worked in environmental services (EVS) at Mercy...
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After working for 15 years at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Nicole Brown thought she had seen it all. Then, COVID-19 happened. “It was scary,” Nicole, an environmental services (EVS) worker, says about the pandemic. “I always prayed before I...
» Read More During a meeting held earlier today, New York State Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning Council unanimously approved Catholic Health’s Certificate of Need (CON) for the new Lockport Memorial Campus of Mount St. Mary’s Hospital. At...
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Spaghetti squash is an excellent stand-in for pasta and rice for those in need of a low carbohydrate lifestyle or looking to eat more vegetables. Don’t expect it to taste just like spaghetti though, the name is more reflective of the spaghetti-like strands...
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