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The American Lung Association’s annual “State of Tobacco Control” report gives New York a failing grade for funding tobacco prevention programs.

The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation and Health are urging residents to take caution this summer as air quality shifts.

Unionized nurses at Albany Medical Center held a town hall this week, focused on what they say is understaffing at the hospital.

A public information meeting on the future of the Norlite Hazardous Waste incinerator in Cohoes, New York is set for Wednesday night.Since news broke in…

Residents of the City of Rensselaer packed a school cafeteria Thursday night to question state officials about the Dunn landfill.Visible across the Hudson…

The Dunn Landfill in Rensselaer faces new state mandates as concern builds over odors and air quality. This week, with the landfill in its crosshairs, the…

The New York State Department of Health this week released the results of a cancer study in Hoosick Falls.The Rensselaer County village’s water sources…

With public and media attention squarely focused on the New York state budget agreement, the Department of Health on Tuesday quietly filed regulations for…

Cases of enterovirus EV-D68 have been confirmed in the Capital Region and Central New York. The once “rare” virus has been affecting children.The virus is…

New York's health department has awarded more than $21.5 million in grants to 43 hospitals, medical centers and health systems to explore redesigning…