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Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: Samaritan Infusion Unit

Morning Checkup: Samaritan Infusion Unit

Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 10:47 AM EDT
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By 7 News Staff
The Samaritan Infusion Unit is an outpatient clinic located on Samaritan Medical Center’s main campus on Washington Street.

Health

Tomorrow's Health

Tomorrow’s Health: PTSD blood test, osteoarthritis risk & hypertension brain damage

Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 8:11 AM EDT
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By 7 News Staff
There’s a link between blood pressure and dementia, and there’s a blood test for PTSD.

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Dr. Amber Astafan

Physical therapist, mother of 2 to compete in first bodybuilding contest

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 5:44 PM EDT
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By Chad Charette
A mother and physical therapist is branching into the world of competitive bodybuilding. Dr. Amber Astafan became inspired by her father-in-law, a competitive bodybuilder himself.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: Thousand Islands Golf Classic

Morning Checkup: Thousand Islands Golf Classic

Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 9:06 AM EDT
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By 7 News Staff
It’s time to mark your calendars for the Samaritan Foundation’s Thousand Islands Golf Classic fundraiser.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: Fast test results, infectious fungus & pregnant women in traffic collisions

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 8:24 AM EDT
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By 7 News Staff
There’s a concerning increase in highly contagious fungal infections and patients want faster test results from their doctors — no matter what.

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Clarkson research: violence at home can take toll on children

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 4:45 PM EDT
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By Sandy Torres
New research out of Clarkson University says consistent exposure to violence at home can have negative effects on kids as young as one-year-old that can plague them as they grow up.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:44 AM EDT
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By 7 News Staff
Like many cancers, it’s best to diagnose colorectal cancer as early as possible.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: Child death rates, sleep & vax, brain food

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 8:08 AM EDT
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By 7 News Staff
There’s a link between shuteye and a shot in the arm. And child mortality rates have seen their largest increase in decades.

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Covid vaccines could get expensive

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:29 PM EST
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By 7 News Staff
The proposed price for a Moderna shot ranges from $110 to $130.

Health

Fitness with Jamie: Working those triceps

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 9:27 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Fitness expert Jamie Kalk has a series of exercises to work those muscles on the backs of your upper arms.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: Lifetime Achievement Award

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 9:21 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Samaritan Medical Center’s Physicians Recognition Dinner is later this month and that’s when Dr. Maja Lundborg-Gray will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: COVID secrets, intermittent fasting & LGBTQ parents

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 7:21 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Intermittent fasting may protect the heart from COVID, and many parents misled others after their child tested positive for COVID during the pandemic.

Ask the Pharmacist

Ask the Pharmacist - Thursday, March 2, 2023

Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 3:07 PM EST
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By Craig Thornton
Originally Aired on March 2

News

Wellness expert unsurprised by study linking exercise to improved memory

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 4:24 PM EST
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By Chad Charette
Exercise. We all know it’s good for your muscles but according to a recent study, it could also be good for your memory.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: One Night, One Diamond

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 11:16 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
The One Night, One Diamond fundraiser for Samaritan Medical Center is coming up in a few weeks.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: Middle-age choices, childhood obesity & artificial sweeteners

Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 8:52 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
New research points to the potential harms of artificial sweeteners and healthy habits in middle age can affect your risk of dementia in old age.

Ask the Pharmacist

Ask the Pharmacist - February 23

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 10:02 AM EST
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By Craig Thornton
Originally aired February 23

News

Tri-county flu cases decline

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 4:35 PM EST
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By 7 News Staff
The number of flu cases in the tri-county area has decreased in the last week.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: American Heart Association Classes

Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 11:23 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Samaritan Medical Center hosts American Heart Association classes to teach health care providers CPR and other life-saving techniques.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: Vocal fatigue, help for stroke patients & fewer heart attacks with jab

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 7:50 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Caring for your voice can be as simple as using an app on your phone and a new study shows COVID-19 vaccination is associated with fewer cardiac events.

Ask the Pharmacist

Ask the Pharmacist - Seasonal Depression

Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 4:44 PM EST
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By Craig Thornton
Ask the Pharmacist - February 16

News

Red Cross Blood Drive

Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 11:11 AM EST
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By Craig Thornton
Please give, if you are able.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: Pediatric Outpatient Therapy Clinic

Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 10:46 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
A Samaritan Medical Center outpatient clinic helps children who need occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech therapy.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: Morning workouts, sugar intake & cardiovascular health

Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 8:40 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
We learn about the time of day you should exercise to burn the most fat and what a new study says about what types of sugar may lead to cardiovascular disease.

Health

FDA releases new guidelines for amount of lead allowed in baby food

Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 6:48 PM EST
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By Sandy Torres
There are new guidelines set by the Food and Drug Administration about the amount of lead that can be allowed in baby food.

Ask the Pharmacist

Ask the Pharmacist - February 9

Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 11:26 AM EST
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By Craig Thornton
Ask the Pharmacist - February 9

Health

Fitness with Jamie: Combination exercises to save time

Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 10:34 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
If you’re busy and on the go, you might appreciate exercises that work several muscle groups at the same time.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: Samaritan Summit Village Assisted Living

Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 9:20 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Assisted living is for people who can’t live on their own without help but aren’t ready for a nursing home.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: Marriage, socioeconomics & mental health, vitamin D

Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 8:24 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
New research finds being married can keep you healthy, regardless of whether you and your spouse get along, and there’s a vitamin supplement that may ward off diabetes.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: Samaritan Home Health Services

Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 9:12 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Samaritan Home Health Services can help people with illnesses and medical conditions stay in their homes.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: Coronavirus turning point, multiple concussions, celiac disease risks

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:43 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
One study is warning about the risks of multiple concussions and WHO sees a possible turning point for COVID-19 around the world.

Ask the Pharmacist

Ask the Pharmacist - January 26

Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 9:41 AM EST
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By Craig Thornton
From Thursday, January 26

News

Lawmaker seeks change in nursing home visitor rules

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:16 PM EST
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By Jeff Cole
During the pandemic, people in nursing homes were isolated and couldn’t have anyone visit. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney wants the Essential Caregivers Act to change that.

Health

Fitness with Jamie: Exercising the lower body

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:58 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Fitness expert Jamie Kalk shows us exercises that will keep us toned until we can work out outside again.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: Glaucoma Awareness Month

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:37 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Glaucoma is one of those diseases that by the time you show symptoms, it may be too late.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: More outdoor play, midlife exercise & lowering respiratory infections in kids

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 7:30 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Extra exercise in midlife could mean better brain health, and could more time playing outside help children who also spend a lot of time looking at screens?

Ask the Pharmacist

Ask the Pharmacist

Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 2:38 PM EST
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By Craig Thornton
Kinney Drug Store, Your neighborhood Pharmacist

Health

Boomer Movers: Clayton class helps seniors stay active and social

Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 2:43 PM EST
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By Zach Grady
It’s called Boomer Movers, and the goal: to keep local seniors shaking and moving, staying active and social.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: National Blood Donor Month

Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:20 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
January is National Blood Donor Month.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: COVID during pregnancy, resistant bacteria & meditation benefits

Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 6:54 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
In the latest health news, we look at the health benefits of meditation, plus why pregnant women should be extra cautious when it comes to COVID.

Ask the Pharmacist

Ask the Pharmacist - Thursday January 12

Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 3:59 PM EST
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By Craig Thornton
Originally Aired January 12

News

Highly infectious Covid variant is likely in north country, says doctor

Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 3:52 PM EST
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By Sandy Torres
With the new year comes a new variant of Covid-19.XBB 1.5 is a subvariant of omicron and is highly infectious.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: Cervical Cancer Awareness

Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 8:38 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: Lead levels in kids, using antibiotics & living longer

Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 8:35 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Eating healthy to live longer and a look at risks for kids living near an airport.

News

Learning CPR can save a life

Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 5:22 PM EST
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By Sandy Torres
After Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during the Buffalo Bills football game Monday night, a lot of people want to learn how to perform CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Ask the Pharmacist

Ask the Pharmacist - Thursday, January 5

Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 4:41 PM EST
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By Craig Thornton
This Originally Aired on the News on January 5.

Your Morning Checkup

Morning Checkup: Health & Exercise in the New Year

Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 9:08 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
As people vow to become healthier in the New Year, it’s best to have small, consistent goals.

Ask the Pharmacist

Ask the Pharmacist - December 29

Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 1:52 PM EST
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By Craig Thornton
Originally Aired on Thursday, December 29

Health

Tomorrow’s Health: Treating osteoporosis, vaccine effectiveness & dry eye treatment

Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 5:44 AM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Preventing injuries for patients with dry eyes and new guidelines to treat osteoporosis.

News

Walking challenge returns after 3-year absence

Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:15 PM EST
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By 7 News Staff
Jefferson County is encouraging residents to keep it moving. It’s a walking challenge that’s returning for the first time since 2020.
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