Upstate Medical University infectious disease expert Dr. Stephen Thomas said he's not very optimistic about the federal government's ability to handle another potential health emergency.

Housing and employment are challenges facing Utica’s refugee communities, and researchers are making recommendations on what might help.

The back-to-school season may come with some coughing and sneezing, but local healthcare professionals say COVID is at a new peak.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced blistering criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic at a time when the virus was spreading through nursing homes during often combative congressional subcommittee testimony.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will publicly testify Tuesday before a congressional committee about a pandemic-era directive under which nursing homes admitted thousands of recovering COVID-19 patients.

This summer, the COVID-19 test positivity rate jumped in central New York.

An uptick in COVID hospitalization numbers serves as a good reminder to keep up with good health practices, according to the Onondaga County Health Department.

COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise across New York state, but vaccination numbers in central New York remain low.

Starting in early December, about 19,000 school districts will have the chance to order free rapid COVID tests from the federal stockpile for their students, staff and others in the community.

Upstate Pediatric Children’s Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Jana Shaw says there has been an uptick in children with respiratory illnesses as kids have returned to school.