Racquel Stephen
Health/environment reporterRacquel Stephen is WXXI's health reporter. She joined the newsroom in 2021.
Racquel’s multifaceted radio background includes reporting for WAER in Syracuse and as a host for WLGZ-HD2 in Rochester.
Racquel holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Rochester and a master's degree in broadcasting and digital journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Racquel’s interest in health reporting stems from navigating through the developmental disabilities of her toddler son, and witnessing inequities within the health care system.
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MVP Health Care this week celebrated the opening of its new offices inside the Seneca Building on the corner of Elm Street and South Clinton Avene.
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According to the unions, the three-year contract includes general wage increases of more than 18%.
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Whether it be a mild head injury, concussion, or something more traumatic, where and how you rehabilitate matters. Locally, UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital is gearing up to open a new unit that they say will enhance the patient’s experience.
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Linehan will also serve as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry and as senior vice president for health sciences.
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The CDC estimates that one fifth of recent COVID cases across the state and country are caused by the new JN.1 strain of the virus.
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WellNow has threatened to stop accepting Excellus insurance after December 31st if the company doesn’t agree to boost the rates it pays the provider.
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The protesters included members from 1199 SEIU and 200United SEIU unions, supporters and friends fighting for what they called livable wages and benefits.
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The Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing at St. John Fisher University received a multimillion-dollar donation just in time for its fifth-year anniversary.
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What once was a Sears department store at The Marketplace mall in Henrietta is now an enormous, technologically advanced orthopedic facility.
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Two SEIU unions at the University of Rochester on Thursday issued a 10-day notice to the university that they will strike.