Overcast 42°
News
Missing 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Found Safe Missing 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Found Safe
Missing 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Found Safe Update The 20-year-old Poughkeepsie man who went missing since Wednesday night was located after someone saw a social media post about him and reported his location, the New York Public Safety Department said. "Many thanks to all who share these alerts -- they can and do make a difference," the department said. Original report An Active Missing Adult Alert has been issued related to the disappearance of a 20-year-old Hudson Valley, the New York Public Safety Department said. Jonathan Kolessar was last seen on Wednesday, June 13 at 1:30 p.m. on Harrison Street in the city of Pou…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
News
Search Party From Three States Looking For Missing Boy Near NY Border Search Party From Three States Looking For Missing Boy Near NY Border
Search Party From Three States Looking For Missing Boy Near NY Border A search party with authorities from three states is out looking for a 13-year-old boy who has gone missing near the borders of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The boy, who is from Waterbury, went missing in Mount Washington in western Massachusetts, near the neighboring Mount Everett State Reservation and the Taconic State Park in Columbia County, New York. The unidentified boy was hiking with his father when he went missing Friday at around 8:15 p.m., WesternMassNews reported. State police said the boy, who is autistic, has a cell phone with him, but reception is not good in the …

SHARE

by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy
Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The first known reports of epilepsy, which is characterized by seizures due to intense electrical activity in the brain, appeared in Assyrian writings around 2000 B.C. Ancient Greek medical texts reference the first neurosurgical procedure as being performed to quiet brain seizures. Mythological tales of demonic possession and lycanthropy – people convulsing into werewolves in the full moon’s light – are partially rooted in what was then a lack of understanding of brain disorders like schizophrenia and epilepsy. Epilepsy often leaves its victims in convulsions, foamin…

SHARE

Content Partner: CareMount Medical