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Madison County warns of potential COVID-19 exposures at various businesses
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County Health Department has confirmed that people who have tested positive for COVID-19 recently visited several locations in Madison County. Members

Binghamton University to shift to remote learning Thursday over COVID-19 concern
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University is set for a “precautionary pause” on all in-person classes and activities following an increase in COVID-19 cases both in

SUNY Cortland shifts to remote learning with rise in COVID-19 cases, students to remain on campus
CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras and SUNY Cortland President Erik Bitterbaum on Monday night announced a pause on all in-person classes and activities

Binghamton hospitals restrict visitation after recent COVID-19 spike
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Following the recent jump in COVID-19 cases in Broome County, Binghamton’s two main health systems, UHS and Lourdes, announced a policy of

Onondaga County receives $38 million sales-tax payment, says 2020 budget deficit tops $19 million
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Monday received a sales-tax payment of nearly $38 million, leaving the sales-tax deficit in the county’s 2020 budget at


Hematology oncology group joins Mohawk Valley Health System
UTICA, N.Y. — The hematology/oncology group of Drs. Atul Butala, Samir Desai, and Alicia DeTraglia on Monday joined the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS)

SUNY Oswego to resume in-person classes on Monday
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Classes at SUNY Oswego will restart in person on Monday, Oct. 5, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras and SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley

Upstate Medical gets FDA approval for wider use of its saliva swab COVID-19 test
SYRACUSE — The COVID-19 test that’s been used for extensive testing of SUNY students now has the go-ahead to for use on a wider scale. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency-use authorization for the individual saliva swab diagnostic test for COVID-19 that SUNY Upstate Medical University and Quadrant Biosciences Inc. developed.
Bassett CEO announces more leadership appointments
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network President and CEO Dr. Tommy Ibrahim has announced another round of executive-leadership appointments. Ibrahim, who made his first round of appointments to a new system executive team last month, says the restructuring of network leadership is “central to achieving true system integration and overall organizational success.” “These appointments leverage
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