from White Plains Hospital:

White Plains Hospital Center and the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps will team up to present free lectures entitled “What You and Your Family Should Know About H1N1 (Swine) Flu” which will be held from 1-2 PM, Tuesday, October 13 and 7:30 to 8:30 PM, Wednesday, October 21. The discussions will [...]

Westchester County Legislator Bill Burton is hosting a Community Health Forum and the theme is “Building a Healthier Community.”

Westchester Livable Communities, Open Door Family Medical Center, Hudson Health Plan,
Westchester/Rockland Dietetic Association,
EnrollNY, Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic,
Collaborative for End of Life Care are some of the groups who will be on hand to [...]

From Support Connection in Yorktown:

It’s not too late to join the thousands of local residents who will be at FDR State Park in Yorktown Heights this Sunday, October 4th (rain or shine) for Support Connection’s 15th Annual Support-A-Walk. The annual walkathon is held by Support Connection, Inc., a not-for-profit organization offering free, confidential support services [...]

The state’s top doctor had a message this week for his fellow health-care professionals: Get a flu shot!

“As health care workers, we share one of the proudest traditions of all professions: we put our patients’ interests ahead of our own,” state Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D. said in an open letter this week.

The [...]

The Interreligious Council of New Rochelle is hosting a prayer service and information session about Mental Illness on October 20 at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, 75 Lispenard Ave. in New Rochelle.

The event is expected to feature a short inter-faith prayer service followed by brief talks from officials from [...]

Doctors at one of Westchester’s largest physician-owned specialty practices say their vision for medicine is modern and concise.

And now so is their name.

Today, the Westchester Medical Group, sometimes called WMG, announced it will call itself WESTMED.

The group has also launched a new Web site, www.westmedgroup.com, which features several private interactive patient tools including virtual medical [...]

A new state law will allow the county Health Departments to inspect all summer day camps and further help protect children, officials said.

“This new law appropriately defines a children’s camp by the risk of its activities instead of whether it is set indoors or out,’’ Health Commissioner Dr. Joshua Lipsman said. “It will help us [...]

The average U.S. life expectancy has risen to an all-time high of 78 years old, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today.

Record high life expectancy was recorded for both males (75 years)  and females (80 years).  The gap between male and female life expectancy has narrowed since the peak gap of 7.8 years [...]

Touting its effort to control health-care costs, Wal-Mart today announced that it will offer a 90-day supply of approximately 300 generic prescriptions, each for $10 via free mail delivery to residents in 22 states, including New York and Connecticut.

The offer comes after the retailer successfully completed a pilot program in Michigan, the company says.

To check [...]

Bring a friend and move to the beat for a fun and informative evening of Zumba®, refreshments, and insightful women’s health education.

On Friday, September 25, at Club Fit in Briarcliff Manor, from 6:30 – 9:00 pm, Support Connection presents “Move to the Beat, Tune In and Take Charge of Your Health.”

Following a light dinner at [...]