Medical news

According to CBS 6 News, a Montgomery County woman was charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after police confiscated and rescued 7 Chihuahuas living in horrid conditions over the weekend. The animals have since been bathed, shaved, cleaned up and are now in the hands of some amazing folks at a local animal shelter. You simply will not believe the "before" and "after"

Several sources have confirmed that the New York State Police are currently investigating circumstances that led to discovery of a body found on Saratoga Lake Friday morning.  While multiple sources have confirmed that the body was found  near the shoreline and in relatively "shallow water", we have yet to find out of foul play is suspected.

Today I watched a video, shared by Mark Mulholland of News Channel 13, with tears in my eyes of a man being wheeled out of Saratoga Hospital as the wonderful medical staff and his loving family cheered loudly. I don't know this man, only that his name according to the report, is Tom Cappelletti.  And I don't know much about his story, only that he had been in the hospital for a month fighting for

The true heroes of the coronavirus pandemic are the front line healthcare workers and many companies are taking notice and taking care of those special people. Another company, this time an airline, wants to give healthcare workers free flights.

In these uncertain times, many companies are stepping up to help those front line, healthcare workers. Nike is the latest to donate to those essential workers.

When the salons and barbershops were shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, they all complied. Now shop owners are ready to reopen and one local barbershop has proposed a plan to show how they can safely do so.

We are all trying to stay healthy and looking out for symptoms may indicate that we have COVID-19. Now the Center for Disease Control has listed six new symptoms that could be part of the coronavirus.

There is a Facebook group that is helping to find recreational vehicles (RVs) for the doctors to stay in while they are working to fight the coronavirus. Do you have an RV and are willing to help out doctors in our area?

We still don't know how or why toilet paper became the impossible-to-get item hoarding item of the coronavirus pandemic, and quite frankly we may never learn the reason why.  But we do know that without the genius of a local man, there may not be toilet paper as we know it.  Now, you too,may pay your proper respects.

The other morning while checking out Instagram, I saw the usual daily dose of lockdown jokes, weight loss goals and dog pictures.  After a few minutes of scrolling, something out of the ordinary caught my eye.

The front line workers need to get their groceries and essentials during this pandemic and Sam's Club is setting aside a certain time frame so they can get what they need.

Governor Cuomo announced today he will sign an order requiring face coverings in public.