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Op-ed | Growing Consensus: Eliminating Managed Long Term Care Plans is Bad for Vulnerable New Yorkers

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Health

Raw milk cheese recall in New York linked to E. coli outbreak: What you need to know

Posted on February 19, 2024

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Bronx Times

Dr. Yonette Davis brings culturally-responsive geriatric medicine to the Bronx

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Bronx Times

Bronx high school senior gives back to community by leading sex ed workshops

Health

How NYC, former Mayor Bloomberg and a healthcare giant are looking to grow medical careers at a new Queens high school

Posted on February 14, 2024

Couple making love amid NYC spike in sexually transmitted illnesses

Health

Why are sexually transmitted infections spiking in New York City? NYC Health Dept. breaks it down

Posted on February 13, 2024

NY: Vibrant Emotional Health celebrates new headquarters

Vibrant Emotional Health unveils National Headquarters in Lower Manhattan

Posted on February 13, 2024

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Bronx Times

Borough’s first mobile drug treatment unit opens in South Bronx

Elected officials and union members rallied in Albany to halt SUNY Downstate Hospital's closure.

Brooklyn Paper

Elected officials, unions rally in Albany against SUNY Downstate closure

Pedestrians navigate East 138th Street between Cypress Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard on Feb. 6, 2024. East 138th was identified by the nonprofit Transportation Alternatives as one of the most dangerous streets in the city for those who drive, bike or walk.

Bronx Times

The Bronx is home to New York City’s deadliest roadway: report

Health

What are the symptoms of an enlarged prostate and how is it treated?

Posted on January 27, 2024

Lower Manhattan Council Member Christopher Marte and residents push for OTC card acceptance at grocery stores

Health

Lower Manhattan residents, pol push for grocery stores to accept OTC cards to save on food purchases

Posted on January 24, 2024

Program to wipe out medical debt will help New Yorkers afford health care

Health

NYC to wipe out medical debt for 500,000 New Yorkers under new program

Posted on January 22, 2024

How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 season

Posted on January 19, 2024

Health

NY midwife who gave kids homeopathic pellets instead of vaccines fined $300K for falsifying records

Posted on January 19, 2024

Gov. Kathy Hochul, joined by the state's Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann Sullivan, announced "sweeping investments" in mental health services, especially for youth, in a press conference on Jan. 11, 2023.

Bronx Times

Gov. Hochul announces $50M to expand inpatient mental health care

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Brooklyn Paper

Bed-Stuy father advocates for Grieving Families Act following fiancées death in childbirth

Gov. Hochul Maternal and Infant Mortality Presser

Health

Gov. Hochul could make NY first state to offer paid family leave to pregnant individuals

Posted on January 4, 2024

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Bronx Times

State report shows that food insecurity affects 39% of Bronx adults

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Mask mandate back at NYC public hospitals amid winter COVID surge

Posted on January 3, 2024

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Health

Dose of relief? Hochul proposes ban on insulin co-payments in New York

Posted on January 2, 2024

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Brooklyn

New Year’s baby! Brooklyn couple welcomes first tot born at stroke of midnight

Posted on January 1, 2024

Business

SmileDirectClub is shutting down. Where does that leave its customers?

Posted on January 1, 2024

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Drunk driving crackdown: NYC launches aggressive enforcement campaign for New Year’s weekend

Posted on December 28, 2023

Queens shooting scene investigation

Queens double shooting mystery: Woman killed, man injured in hail of bullets, police say

Posted on December 27, 2023

Here’s what you need to know about the deadly salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupes

Posted on December 22, 2023

PoliticsNY

Coalition looks to protect long-term care program in New York

Health

Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids

Posted on December 18, 2023

Health

The Supreme Court will rule on limits on a commonly used abortion medication

Posted on December 13, 2023

Health

Two gene therapies for sickle cell disease approved in US

Posted on December 8, 2023

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Bronx Times

Touchdown! Jets’ star Garrett Wilson tosses pigskin around at Bronx YMCA

Advocates carry the banner at the 32nd Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day candlelight vigil.

Gay City News

Advocates brave the rain at 32nd Out of the Darkness vigil on World AIDS Day

Health

Remarkable Aaron Rodgers recovery sets new standard for players with Achilles tears | Analysis

Posted on December 2, 2023

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens. The department recently released its 2022 HIV surveillance report.

Gay City News

NYC sees uptick in estimated new HIV infections among men who have sex with men

Village Apothecary receives a City Council citation from Councilmember Erik Bottcher of Manhattan.

Gay City News

Village Apothecary, independent pharmacy specializing in HIV, turns 40

Health

The flu is soaring in seven US states and rising in others, health officials say

Posted on November 18, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

With youth mental health on ‘clear downward trajectory,’ city launches free virtual mental health platform for teens

The intersex awareness legislation was led in the upper chamber by out gay State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal.

Gay City News

Hochul signs intersex education and awareness bill

Health

Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It’s a step toward one day restoring sight

Posted on November 9, 2023

The MetroPlusHealth executive team celebrated open enrollment of its Gold Plan at its headquarters in Lower Manhattan on Nov.2, 2023.

Health

MetroPlusHealth opens enrollment of its Gold Health Plan

Posted on November 3, 2023

Health

Fall back: How daylight saving time can seriously affect your health

Posted on November 3, 2023

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SEE IT: Hero cop in Manhattan weeps after daring rescue of suicidal man from Riverside Drive overpass

Posted on October 25, 2023

A banner promotes a PrEP awareness campaign targeting transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.

Gay City News

New PrEP awareness campaign targets trans and gender non-conforming New Yorkers

NY: CaringKind Alzheimer’s Walk

Health

CaringKind holds 35th annual walk for Alzheimer’s in Central Park

Posted on October 23, 2023

Bronx Times

Tour de Bronx, New York state’s biggest free cycling event, returns for 29th annual bike ride

Health

Are 3D mammograms better than standard imaging? A diverse study aims to find out

Posted on October 17, 2023

Business

Major US pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy

Posted on October 16, 2023

Bronx Times

SAGE Center Bronx provides safe environment for borough’s LGBTQ+ elders