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Third-party food delivery service fees capped at 15 percent in Onondaga County
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fees for third-party food-delivery services in Onondaga County — including the city of Syracuse — are now capped at 15 percent. Onondaga

Girl Scouts seeking help from businesses, organizations for 2021 drive-thru cookie sales
CICERO, N.Y. — As the pandemic continues, the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) Council is looking for help from regional businesses and community organizations

FDA gives Rheonix COVID-19 testing procedure emergency-use authorization
ITHACA, N.Y. — Rheonix Inc. of Ithaca on Monday announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an expanded emergency-use authorization (EUA)

St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute opens heart-failure clinic
DeWITT, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute announced it has opened a heart-failure clinic at its Brittonfield cardiology office at 4939 Brittonfield Parkway in

City of Syracuse awards winter COVID-19 grants to 23 small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has announced that 23 Syracuse small businesses will use grant funding to “adapt to the challenges presented by

Oneida County COVID-19 hospitalizations hit the 100 mark
UTICA, N.Y. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oneida County hospitals has reached 100 as the virus continues to spread in the

The Bluetooth stethoscope connection
ROME, N.Y. — The Cardiovascular Institute at Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) is using “Bluetooth stethoscope” technology, which allows doctors to hear and see a patient’s heartbeat “without physically being there.” Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) and St. Joseph’s Health say they’re deploying the technology and working together to “offer patients in rural areas access to cardiac

Falcone has been with St. Joseph’s Health for almost three decades, having worked in positions ranging from medical and clinical affairs to managerial positions. His

Broome County no longer reporting possible virus exposures
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department said it is no longer announcing individual locations, like restaurants and stores, where the public may have

Rome Memorial Hospital to allow only patients in ER, with limited exceptions
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) announced that only patients will be permitted in its emergency department, for the time being, with limited exceptions.
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