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In the first two months of 2019, 116 opioid overdoses were reported in Monroe County, with 18 proving fatal, according to the Monroe County Heroin Task Force. It’s a continuation of the growing opioid epidemic sweeping the nation that left ...

Like most industries in the world of health care, medical imaging is one that is constantly changing in response to a more connected planet. The field seeks to provide a convenient, intuitive patient experience through instantly transferrable documents and more ...

Your vision is your reality. That’s not a fortune cookie quote, but rather a fact of how people live their lives. What your eyes do, how you see, is your norm, you become accepting of it, and even if your ...

As a recreational cannabis marketplace creeps closer to a reality in New York, so too does the potential for business to flourish, and Rochester accounting firm DeJoy, Knauf and Blood LLP is set to serve as the region’s go-to cannabis ...

Google, alongside congressman Tom Reed, R-23rd District, hosted a coding class at Rushville’s Marcus Whitman school on Thursday, March 21. The class was part of the Computer Science First Road Show, a Google-led initiative centered around teaching students basic computing ...

American Equipment LLC has been named the presenting sponsor of the 2019 Rochester International Airshow. Based in Farmington, American Equipment is a retailer of new and used farm, construction and other heavy machinery. Founded in 2006, the company is currently ...

The Rochester Police Locust Club descended on City Hall Tuesday evening, denouncing the proposed establishment of a civilian-led police accountability board (PAB) in Rochester. The PAB legislation on the table is a sweeping bill made in collaboration with the Police ...

Metro Justice hosted a town hall on the pending legalization of recreational marijuana Friday, March 15. The town hall, centered around a panel featuring Natalie Sheppard, commissioner of the Rochester City School District board, lead organizer for Metro Justice Mohini ...

County Clerk Adam Bello announced today a fix to Monroe County’s mortgage tax reporting system, which will effectively return $989,770 to local suburbs. The system in question was put in place in December 2015, four months prior to Bello taking ...

West Henrietta-based health IT firm eHealth Technologies has received a $41 million investment from Aldrich Capital Partners of Vienna, Va. EHealth is a nation-leading firm specializing in medical record retrieval and other healthcare-based IT solutions. Aldrich is an investment firm ...

A union representing Anthony L. Jordan Health Center workers, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, says  the center plans to outsource its billing department, effectively eliminating 10 local jobs. The outsourcing coincides with a long-running dispute between Jordan Health and the ...

Several Rochester breweries took home medals at the third annual New York Craft Beer Competition. The competition is a collaboration between Empire State Development (ESD), The Department of Agriculture and Markets and the State Liquor Authority focused around the best ...

Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo has introduced legislation to raise county reimbursement rates for the Preschool Special Education Program through 2022. The bill, slated for the county legislature’s April docket, would increase funding by a total of 15 percent, to ...

Mary Hardy has been named senior leader of strategic health initiatives at MVP Health Plan. Over the past few years, MVP has aimed at creating a more impactful health network by looking at the entirety of the patient, including behavioral ...

Webster-based outsourcing company Datrose has been recognized by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals’ The Global Outsourcing 100 program. Datrose has operated for about 42 years and specializes in business process solutions, including automation, invoice processing, recruitment and other essential ...