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As Broome County continues to fight against its higher than average opioid overdose rate, some health care providers will give patients opioid disposal bags.

Truth Pharm, a non-profit organization with the goal of reducing harm for those who use substances, will be providing Narcan training in Binghamton this week.

Broome County Health Department and area hospital officials are expressing concern about an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in recent days.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is awarding United Health Services $3,069,039.02 to reimburse emergency protective costs during the pandemic.

United Health Services Wilson Hospital and Upstate Medical in Syracuse are on a list of facilities that may be forced to delay non-essential procedures.

The recent uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Broome County is prompting one large health care provider to sideline patient visits.

A few dozen unvaccinated health care workers in Broome County are off the job with the passing of the state vaccination mandate deadline.

New York State’s requirement that all healthcare workers get the COVID-19 vaccine or lose their jobs is being at least temporarily derailed in court.

One of the Southern Tier’s representatives to Albany pushes back at a mandate that health care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs.

The Sock Out Cancer parade is set for August 22 starting at Tri-Cities Airport in Endicott, ending up at SUNY Broome Community College.