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Tips for coping with holiday depression
The holiday season is supposed be a happy time but it can also be overwhelming for those dealing with depression or anxiety.
Morning Checkup: Breakfast with Santa
It's an annual event that helps out Children's Miracle Network at Samaritan Medical Center.
Morning Checkup: holiday healthy eating tips
It can be hard to stick with eating healthy with the food temptations holidays bring, especially Thanksgiving.
Tomorrow’s Health: water in the ear, heart risks & macular degeneration
One of the most common ways of getting water out of your ear could be bad for your health.
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Counting canines to keep communities safe
Over the last few months, wedged in peoples' doors, some Jefferson County residents are being reminded by the county dog shelter to make sure their pups are vaccinated.
Morning Checkup: Festival of Trees
The North Country Festival of Trees is just around the corner.
Tomorrow’s Health: vaccine exemptions, cancer blood test & psychiatrist shortage
A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests the number of kindergartners not getting vaccinated for what parents describe as "religious reasons" appears to be on the rise.
Vaping, e-cigarettes aren’t a ‘gateway’ to teen smoking, study says
The study found teens who experiment with vaping are more likely to try cigarettes but vaping first does not increase their odds of becoming smokers.
Quilt increases autism awareness
The Disabled Persons Action Organization has a quilt on display.
Morning Checkup: family photos for CMN
There's a family photo session on Halloween to raise money for Children's Miracle Network at Samaritan Medical Center.
Tomorrow’s Health: therapy vs. drugs, child obesity & cancer patient app
Researchers looked at the costs and benefits of antidepressants and talk therapy and found they end up being equal after five years.
Jefferson County sees rise in whooping cough cases
Add 10 new confirmed cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, in Jefferson County this month, bringing the total this season to 33.
Humid, windy days are worse for pain, study says
The new study says humid and windy days are worse for pain.
Morning Checkup: Pharmacy Week & Shed the Meds
This is Pharmacy Week and Samaritan Medical Center is acknowledging it with some activities, including a Shed the Meds event at the end of it.
Tomorrow’s Health: child mental disorders, safe infant sleeping & opioids with pacemakers
One out of every five children suffers from a mental disorder that could jeopardize their health later on.
Breast cancer survivor speaks out after community rallies behind her
The Philadelphia and Theresa community stood behind her as she battled breast cancer. Now Amanda Burnard is a survivor.
Tomorrow’s Health: teen suicide attempts, TBIs & causes of acne
A new study in the Journal Pediatrics reveals a racial disparity in teen suicide attempts.
JCC nursing students get hands on training at hospital
Jefferson Community College nursing students are getting hands on experience at Lewis County General Hospital.
Morning Checkup: new dermatology clinic
Samaritan Medical Center is opening a new dermatology clinic next month.
Tomorrow’s Health: dangerous OTCs, senior antidepressants & cancer patient exercise
Over-the-counter pain medications are commonly used in suicide attempts among young people.
Expanding dental services in Lewis County
A federal grant will help North Country Family Health renovate its Lowville clinic.
Morning Checkup: working for Samaritan
If you want to become a home health aide or certified nursing assistant, Samaritan Medical Center will train you, pay you during training, and give you a job when you're done.
Tomorrow’s Health: breast cancer, teen sleep & sleepy drivers
A new study of post-menopausal women with aggressive breast cancer found adding a targeted therapy drug called ribociclib to standard hormone therapy significantly improved their overall survival.
It’s apple season in the north country
It's peak season for apple picking. The apples are not only good to eat, they are good for you.
Morning Checkup: flu prevention
Get your flu shot and wash your hands often -- flu season is soon upon us.
Tomorrow’s Health: pediatric heart transplants, hypersexual disorder & diabetic heart problems
It's been three and a half years since the criteria for pediatric heart transplants was revised in the U.S.
Morning Checkup: Samaritan’s Urgent Care
Urgent care is often a good alternative to going to the emergency room -- but not always.
Tomorrow’s Health: off-label meds, distracted driving & diabetes
A new Rutgers study shows doctors in the U.S. are increasingly prescribing off-label medications for children.
New mental health clinic offers more services in St. Lawrence County
United Helpers has a new mental health clinic in Canton and it's bringing more psychology, at-home care and housing assistance to St. Lawrence County.
Morning Checkup: brain injury support group
Samaritan Medical Center has a support group for people who suffer the effects of a brain injury.
Tomorrow’s Health: med student hypertension, hula for health & OCD treatment
A new study from the American Heart Association finds nearly two-thirds of medical students had some degree of hypertension.
Fort Drum woman donates kidney to stranger
A Fort Drum woman gave a part of herself, a kidney, so a stranger could live.
Morning Checkup: prostate cancer awareness
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Tomorrow’s Health: teen health, environmental hazards & mumps
Swedish researchers have linked increased body weight in teenage boys to heart attacks before the age of 65.
Boy with rare disease inspires family
It's a genetic disease so rare few doctors have ever treated it. Hunter Van Ells was born with it. In DeGrasse, he's inspiring parents and family.
Fitness: Jamie brings a “real” expert
It's Sharon Charlebois' birthday and she came to the 7 News studio to help her mom, Jamie Kalk, teach us about fitness.
Morning Checkup: ‘Operation Murder’
Volunteers at Samaritan Medical Center are holding a mystery dinner theater to raise money to help cancer patients.
Tomorrow’s Health: lifestyle changes, dementia caregivers & e-cig ads
New research suggests more doctors need to promote healthy lifestyle changes to patients who survived cancer.
Local health officials praise new mammogram law
Lewis County health officials are praising a new law signed this month by Governor Cuomo which requires large group insurers to cover medically necessary mammograms for women under 40.
Morning Checkup: robotic operating room
These days when you go under the knife, you might be going under the robot.
Tomorrow’s Health: measles, blood pressure meds & long walks
Summer did not bring an end to the measles outbreak.
Now a state law, kids must be vaccinated to go to school
Add vaccinations to your back to school list.
Fitness: more Pilates with Jamie
It might feel as if fall is closing in fast, but there's still plenty of summer left.
Morning Checkup: Ribbon-Cutting
Samaritan Medical Center is cutting the ribbon on its Women and Children's Center and inpatient mental health unit next week.
Tomorrow’s Health: preventing Alzheimer’s, infant mortality & aspirin vs. cancer
New research blames the protein tau for attacking the parts of the brain responsible for staying awake during the day.
‘Rethink Your Drink’ & ditch the soda, health experts urge
Health professionals are urging you to "rethink your drink" and be mindful of the amount of sugar you're drinking.
Morning Checkup: heat exhaustion
Heat exhaustion is less about the temperature and more about your body's ability to cool itself.
Tomorrow’s Health: surgical recovery, kids’ brain injuries & physical activity
A landmark international study describes frailty as a medical condition, not an inevitable result of aging.
App helps you keep healthy in Lewis County
Have you ever wondered where there's fresh local produce or physical activities in Lewis County? Well, there's now an app for that.
Morning Checkup: interventional radiology
It’s called interventional radiology and it’s a way to perform procedures in the most minimally invasive way.
Tomorrow’s Health: surgery recovery, kids’ brain injuries & physical activity
A large international study suggests it's the recovery period after surgery that's the riskiest for most patients, not the operation itself.
Lowville center focuses on community wellness
Community wellness is part of the goal of the new Double Play Teen and Senior Center that opened this week in Lowville.
Morning Checkup” FEES swallowing evaluation
Samaritan Medical Center is offering a new diagnostic tool for analyzing swallowing problems.
Tomorrow’s Health: marijuana during pregnancy, kindergarten preps & colorectal cancer
A new study finds women in northern California are using marijuana more frequently before and during pregnancy.
Heart Association applauds NY’s smoking age change
Governor Andrew Cuomo has made New York the 17th state in the nation to raise the age for buying tobacco products to 21.
Morning Checkup: Center for Women & Children
Work on Samaritan Medical Center's Center for Women & Children is moving right along.
Tomorrow’s Health: Measles outbreak, hearing aids & dementia, adolescent depression
The CDC says there were only 14 new reported cases of measles last week.
Dexter man receives his “freedom kidney”
A 17 year wait for a donor is over
Samaritan Morning Check Up: Back-to-school vaccinations
A reminder to get your shots before the school year starts
Tracking the measles outbreak, assessing opioid precriptions
Check out Tomorrow's Health for 07-09-19
Don’t try to relight fireworks that didn’t go off, firefighter says
What do you do if your fireworks don't go off?
Morning Checkup: nurse aide training program
Samaritan Medical Center needs certified nursing assistants.