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Monday, March 25, 2013  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner says the city will save more than $600,000 in health care costs following a recent negotiation with two local hospitals.

Friday, December 21, 2012  A Syracuse man who suffered severe injuries when he fell down an Adirondack mountainside has had his condition upgraded from critical to serious.

Friday, December 07, 2012  North Syracuse couple beats a devastating cancer diagnosis only to find themselves in a fight with their insurance company.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  A federal judge has rejected Hobby Lobby Stores' request to block part of the federal health care law that requires employers to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after and week-after birth control pills.

Friday, November 16, 2012 

Friday, November 16, 2012  Kachare has an outpatient and impatient practice in internal medicine. He also treats patients at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare and several nursing homes in Utica.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  A total of 70 positions were eliminated Thursday, 23 of them were already vacant.

Friday, October 19, 2012  A fradulent company is attempting to scam seniors.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A New York City transgender woman has won insurance coverage for her sex change operation.

Saturday, September 15, 2012  Experts in the field of health care were available for screenings, demonstrations and to give general information at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community School in Syracuse on Saturday.

Friday, September 14, 2012  An elderly man accused of running a makeshift dental office out of his Miami, Florida home walked out of jail early Thursday after posting bond.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Syracuse Firefighters used their boots for something a little different Thursday as they hit the streets for a good cause.

Monday, July 09, 2012  "Concierge medicine" is becoming popular with some doctors who are frustrated with having to deal with insurance companies. So what exactly is this new medical trend?

Thursday, June 28, 2012  Central New Yorkers react to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act's main provisions Thursday.

Friday, June 08, 2012  Protestors gathered this afternoon to voice their opposition to the government's new health care proposals.