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The incurable virus is spreading north, according to the CDC.

The Centers for Disease Control and New York State health officials are urging vaccination after wastewater samples tested positive for polio in Rockland County

The first case of polio has been detected in New York and its the first case since 2013. Is polio making a return and how can we prevent it?

Looking for an excuse to practice abstinence? This would be it - a new super-strain of gonorrhea is spreading like wildfire. Oh, and it's antibiotic-resistant.

Otsego County is now at the "High Community Level" for COVID-19 confirmed cases according to the Otsego County Department of Health.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending faces masks be worn indoors in upstate New York where there are high community levels of COVID-19.

The latest federal figures show nearly two-thirds of New York residents are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Yesterday Hochul announced that her administration may soon make weekly COVID-19 testing a requirement for public and charter school employees who are not vaccinated.

When I say that this is a deeply personal subject, I mean I am profoundly grateful to God and my medical team for getting me through it and that I do not wish this disease on anybody.

The map indicates areas where COVID-19 transmission rates are low, moderate, substantial and high. Areas in substantial or high areas are the ones being recommended to wear masks.