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Keep your home safe by disposing of expired and unused prescriptions, over-the-counter medications and needles on Saturday, October 24, 2020, during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

As of Monday, October 19, individuals can now register online for maternity classes offered by Kaleida Health.

Manoj Mammen, MD, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Buffalo General Medical Center, discusses the flu and COVID-19. Dr. Mammen explains the symptoms to look for in both viruses and answers why it is so important to get the flu vaccine this season. 

Alyson Spaulding, Esq., Kaleida Health’s general counsel, has been appointed to the New York State Council of Business Leaders in Support of Access to Justice. 

Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital announces that it has received certification from DNV GL Healthcare as a Primary Stroke Center, affirming the hospital’s readiness to handle a full range of stroke-related medical problems.

Chasity Mayfield, who will celebrate her 2nd birthday this month, shows no signs of cancer after successfully undergoing CAR T therapy through the Roswell Park Oishei Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Program. She is one of the youngest patients to receive this advanced cancer treatment.

Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI) was one of only four U.S. hospitals, and one of 20 hospitals representing 14 countries globally, selected to participate in a live one-hour synchronous transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure for the first ever TAVR World Tour hosted by India’s prestigious Heart Valve Center in recognition of World Heart Day on September 29, 2020. 

Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI) is the first facility in Western New York, and among a few select hospitals in the country, to offer and successfully implant the new FDA-approved WATCHMAN FLX™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) device in 66-year-old Ray Wagner of Eden, N.Y.

The Erie County Department of Health is offering online options to learn how and when to use Narcan to save a life by reversing the effects of an opioid overdose.