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Court Upheld Compensation For Carpenter After Donkey Incident

Court Upheld Compensation For Carpenter After Donkey Incident

A New York appeals court granted benefits to a carpenter who suffered a heart attack while securing a loose animal.

Live Poll

Should employers be held liable for injuries occurring while performing tasks outside of an employee's job description?


Substance Abuse

Live Poll

Should private businesses be required by law to stock opioid overdose treatment medication?

Substance Abuse

New York Workplaces Will Stock Naloxone Kits

Private employers must provide opioid reversal medication by December 13, 2026, under new state regulations.

New York Workplaces Will Stock Naloxone Kits

Diseases

Asthma

New York Democrats Requested Ground Zero Air Data

The state committee passed a resolution urging transparency regarding post-9/11 environmental hazards.


Children’s Health

Live Poll

Do you believe consolidating local medical clinics into larger regional centers improves community healthcare access?

Children’s Health

Kaleida Health Will Consolidate Pediatric Facilities

The health system plans to move psychiatric and ENT services to new locations in Buffalo.

Kaleida Health Will Consolidate Pediatric Facilities

Sexual Health

Live Poll

Should schools in your area provide comprehensive sexual health education rather than abstinence-only instruction?

Sexual Health

NYCLU Report Criticized State Sex Education

A new review of 50 school districts found that most emphasize abstinence over comprehensive health instruction.

NYCLU Report Criticized State Sex Education

Nutrition

Live Poll

Do you support state laws that restrict the sale of dietary supplements to minors?

Nutrition

Supreme Court Rejected Challenge to New York Supplement Law

The court declined to block a state law that restricts the sale of specific supplements to minors.

Supreme Court Rejected Challenge to New York Supplement Law

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