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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Not Just Lyme: Two other tick-borne illnesses quickly spreading in CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — After a classic Central New York winter and a wet start to spring, most of us are eager to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. But we're not the only ones. As temperatures rise, ticks become more active, and this year is no exception. So, what is different? It's not just Lyme Disease you have to watch out for. Two other tick-borne illnesses are quickly spreading in Central New York, and there's a good chance you've never heard their names. 'Over the past four, five years is where I've started to notice a pretty drastic increase in Anaplasma,' Dr. Kris Paolino, an infectious disease specialist at Upstate University Hospital, said. Dr. Paolino explained that Anaplasma can lead to severe health complications if not caught early. 'I've seen patients end up in the ICU. And every year, you hear about one or two cases that end in an unfortunate death,' Dr. Paolino said. The data tells the same story. In 2019, roughly 2% of the ticks tested at the Upstate Tick Testing Lab carried Anaplasma. In the first few months of 2025, that number jumped to 18%. It's not just infected ticks, as more people are getting sick, too. Between 2016 and 2020, Dr. Paolino treated just two confirmed cases of Anaplasmosis. In 2024 alone, he had 19 confirmed cases. There's no bullseye rash here — with Anaplasmosis, he's on the lookout for other symptoms. 'Really high fevers, severe headaches, lab abnormalities like low white blood cells, or liver abnormalities,' Dr. Paolino said. And there's another disease gaining ground in Central New York: Babesia, a parasite that can cause Babesiosis. Both illnesses can be dangerous, especially for young children and older adults. It's important to note that not all tick bites make you sick, but knowing what the tick is carrying can make a difference. NewsChannel 9's Rachel Polansky learned about it firsthand when she found a tick on her daughter's head. The tick, which she later learned was an engorged female deer tick, had likely been on her daughter's scalp for two days, which is more than enough time to transmit disease. Polansky brought it to the Upstate Tick Testing Lab. The next day, she got the results. The tick carried Anaplasma. Once the pediatrician learned about the testing results, he started Polansky's daughter on a two-week course of antibiotics. 'If it is treated, it's not going to come back again,' said Dr. Saravanan Thangamni, who runs the Upstate Tick Testing Lab. Dr. Thangamani and his team have tested more than 35,000 ticks since 2019. Over one-third of them carried at least one dangerous pathogen. Based on the number of tick submissions this spring, he expects a very busy season ahead. 'Everybody wants to get out. It's the same thing with the ticks. As soon as the ground thaws, ticks come out looking for a host,' Dr. Thangamani added. Thus, how can you protect yourself? Don't let fear keep you indoors. But know the risks — and make tick checks a daily habit. 'We put a seat belt on every time we get in a car, or at least we should. It's a natural thing we do. We should be doing the same thing with tick checks in upstate New York,' Dr. Paolino added. It cost Polansky $20 to get the tick tested. Fees range from $10 to $80, depending on where you live and what pathogens you are testing for. Those in Onondaga County get a discount because of an agreement with the Onondaga County Health Department. Click here to read more about tick testing fees. Insurance doesn't cover tick testing, but it gave Polansky answers, and it helped her daughter's doctor make a quick decision to put her on antibiotics. You can mail ticks to the Upstate Tick Testing Lab or drop them off in person. Click here for more information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
18-04-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Man tackling Tough Ruck, Boston Marathon back-to-back to honor veterans
A veteran is preparing to run two grueling races to honor our everyday heroes and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. For Jeffrey Paolino, remembrance is never a burden. It's what keeps him moving forward, especially when tackling 52.4 miles in two back-to-back races. Each step is a salute to honor our heroes. "Every mile that I walk that's what's really on my mind," said Paolino. "It's not necessarily getting to the finish line; it's remembering the service members and their families." Not only will the 39-year-old tackle the Boston Marathon for the first time on Monday to benefit the Military Friends Foundation, but the day before on Sunday, he takes on Tough Ruck, a 26.2-mile march through Concord and Bedford while carrying a 15-pound backpack with a special tribute. He has a heart to honor a hero who made the ultimate sacrifice: U.S. Marine Corps Captain Ross Reynolds and his family. In 2022, Captain Reynolds died in the line of duty during a flight training exercise in Norway. Paolino connected with his family before last year's Tough Ruck, which he has run six times. Paolino served in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Mass. and his grandfather served in the Marines. "Him being a Marine, my grandfather being a former Marine, it's personal and it means a lot to me and it's extremely motivating," said Paolino. Another reason he decided to take on both races in 2025 was because it felt fitting as a personal way to help commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. "That's why we're all here," said Paolino. He hopes to finish the Boston Marathon in under six hours and knows his heart to honor our heroes will help him go the extra mile. "They've done so much for this country, and they sacrificed everything, and that's why they should never be forgotten," said Paolino. Paolino is hoping to raise $15,000 total for Boston Marathon.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Auction postponed for iconic Providence skyscraper
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The capital city's second-tallest building was supposed to be auctioned off Thursday morning, but 12 News has since learned that didn't go according to plan. Paolino Properties CEO Joseph Paolino Jr. told 12 News he planned on attending the auction for One Financial Plaza, but was informed that it had been postponed to June 13. Paolino said he was not given a reason for the postponement. RELATED: Iconic Providence high-rise headed to auction The 28-story skyscraper, located in the heart of downtown Providence, was first built back in 1974 and formerly housed the Hospital Trust Bank. The office building's current tenants include Santander Bank, Robinson & Cole, Lock Lord, KPMG and Barton Gilman, among others. There's also a Starbucks located on the ground level. One Financial Plaza is currently owned by New York-based JFR Global Investments, which bought the building back in 2018 for $51.8 million. The sudden postponement was first reported by The Boston Globe. NEXT: Historic Providence high-rise sold to well-known RI developer Download the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Zawya
26-02-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Moody's upgrades Omani banks outlook to ‘positive' on improving loan quality
Global rating agency Moody's has changed the outlook for the banking sector in Oman to 'positive' from 'stable', thanks to improving operating conditions and loan quality. 'We expect loan quality to improve, as economic growth will support borrowers' repayment capacity,' Francesca Paolino, AVP Analyst, Moody's, said. Omani banks will continue to deliver steady profitability and retain solid capital buffers, she added. The country's non-oil growth is likely to be around 3% in 2025-2026, driven by strong business and consumer confidence, improvements in tourism and a pipeline of committed private sector investment projects in manufacturing, transportation and renewable energy. However, over-reliance on government deposits remains a key risk for the banks, but deposit growth is likely to be in line with government and private-sector loan demand. Omani banks hold sufficient liquid resources to cover their exposure to confidence-sensitive market funding, Paolino said. The positive outlook on the banking system also considers the government's improving capacity to support banks in a crisis, largely driven by a reduction in the Gulf state's debt burden and improved debt affordability, she added.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Westminster Street was a 'pedestrian mall' for 25 years. What happened to it?
PROVIDENCE – For 25 years, part of Westminster Street in downtown Providence was closed to cars and made into a "pedestrian mall," as the street was lined with department stores. But by the late 1980s, it was turned back into a normal street. What happened? As early as 1958, Providence city planners started studying, and then seriously floating, the idea of turning Westminster Street into a pedestrian mall, spanning from Dorrance to Empire streets. In 1962, then-Gov. John Notte Jr. signed a bill allowing Providence to move forward with its plans. That bill essentially allowed the city to take the space that business owners might otherwise demand easements for. A companion bill, to create a parking authority to build garages, died in the legislature, according to The Providence Journal. "The 1,300-foot mall has been described as the least costly, but potentially the most beneficial, from the retail sales standpoint, of any project in the Downtown Providence Master Plan," according to the article. The city's planning director at the time, Frank Malley, described the parking concerns as real. Those concerns continued to be central to the idea of the pedestrian street, until its demise, and continue to be an issue in the city. "There is no direct relationship between the mall and the parking authority," he is quoted as saying. "But the mall will throw moving traffic off Westminster Street and, hopefully, it will find itself in parking facilities, not wandering around like a ghost in the dead of the night." On March 26, 1964, the ceremonial groundbreaking started on Westminster Street. Crews dug up the entire road and rebuilt it flush with the sidewalks. By Aug. 31, 1965, the pedestrian mall was officially complete. By 1981, the appetite to keep the street closed to cars was quickly waning, as indoor malls in Warwick brought a new kind of retail environment. A federal office building, for 750 people, was touted as a possible anchor to bring in more foot traffic. On Nov. 30, 1989, Westminster Street had reopened to vehicle traffic and parking, under then-Mayor Joseph Paolino Jr. "It was the biggest boondoggle ever done in the 1960s," Paolino said. Paolino said he remembered being in the bulldozer. The upper floors of buildings on Westminster Street languished as offices because workers couldn't park on the street, Paolino said, while former Downtown Development Preservation team member (1975-1980) and retired Providence Foundation president (1980-1988) Ken Orenstein said multi-level retail usually doesn't work very well outside of a true mall context. "When I became mayor, I couldn't wait to sit in a bulldozer, to dig it all up," Paolino said. Despite being beautified three times, by the 1980s, there were vacant storefronts and vacant upper stories, he said. "We needed a whole new direction," Paolino said. At the same time, many department stores had either closed or were on their last legs, as locally owned stores were competing against new chains. "All the major department stores left," Paolino said. Closing Westminster Street wasn't just about excluding cars from the space. It was an effort, being done across the country, including in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Miami Beach, Florida, for downtown businesses to compete with the suburban malls and their acres of parking. "The whole idea was that somehow, if you physically modeled downtown retail after the car-dependent suburban mall you could make this pedestrian mall that competes with suburban malls," Orenstein said. When Providence Place opened in 1999, it had about the same amount of retail square footage (1.25 million square feet) as all of the downtown retail space. "It was the wrong solution to the wrong problem," Orenstein said. In a 2020 article in the Journal of the American Planning Association, author Dave Amos wrote that cities were trying to have their big department stores and retail spaces compete with the rise of suburban malls. "Old pedestrian malls failed because cities installed them to save retail and did not consider the fundamentals of placemaking when siting and designing them," Amos wrote. "Many remaining pedestrian malls are in areas with high pedestrian volumes." Rhode Islanders' obsession with driving, and not walking more than a few minutes, doomed the project from the start, Paolino said. Parking is a perennial complaint raised whenever new residences, from single houses to apartment buildings, are proposed in Providence. Thanks to our subscribers, who help make this coverage possible. If you are not a subscriber, please consider supporting quality local journalism with a Providence Journal subscription. . Follow Wheeler Cowperthwaite on X, @WheelerReporter, or reach him by email at wcowperthwaite@ This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Providence pedestrian mall used to be on Westminster Street downtown
