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Health officials are worried that many Hudson Valley residents were recently exposed to a parasite that can kill, cause miscarriages and vision issues.

Health officials are sounding the alarm after a wild animal with a virus that can kill humans attacked two people in the Hudson Valley.

Take precautions to protect yourself outdoors because the West Nile virus has been detected in New York for the first time in 2023.

Broome County officials have announced the new variant of the coronavirus, first identified only a few weeks ago in South Africa, has made it to Broome County.

The Chenango County Health Department is offering some advice for the growing number of people using at-home COVID-19 test kits.

The face mask order will be lifted on June 28th or when 70 percent of adults in the state have received their 2nd dose, whichever comes first.

Chenango County is making a big adjustment in its reported deaths attributed to the coronavirus pandemic.

New numbers from the New York State Department of Health show a 60% increase in laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza last week over the previous week.