Rochester

Compeer Rochester has launched a new campaign aimed at ending loneliness and improving mental health in the Rochester community. The organization, which connects people through supportive friendships, says the effort will raise awareness of social isolation and expand programs that pair volunteers with individuals experiencing loneliness. The initiative highlights growing concern over the mental health effects of isolation.

A man from Webster, New York, is reported to be living well with what doctors describe as a rare 'century-old' kidney, according to the University of Rochester Medical Center. The case highlights an unusual medical achievement, showing how a transplanted organ can keep functioning successfully decades after it originally came from its donor.