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Sickle cell patient meets blood donors who saved her life

Posted on February 16, 2023

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Op-Ed | Why Congress must pass a ban on Copay Accumulators

Posted on February 16, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about migrant crisis funding

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Let’s split the tab: Adams admin wants Hochul to shoulder half of estimated $4.2B migrant crisis response

Posted on February 15, 2023

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‘It’s like a zombie land’: The sorry state of Sara Roosevelt Park a year after Christina Yuna Lee’s murder

Posted on February 15, 2023

GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci

Posted on February 15, 2023

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New York Blood Center, Sickle Cell/‌Thalassemia Patient Network team up to encourage diverse blood donations

Posted on February 15, 2023

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Runners strip down for charity during Cupid’s Undie Run

Posted on February 12, 2023

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Students at CUNY Medical School now have a robo-messaging service checking their mental health

Posted on February 10, 2023

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New York lets COVID-19 health care mask requirements lapse

Posted on February 10, 2023

Seoul lifts visa limits on short-term travelers from China

Posted on February 10, 2023

The pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school

Posted on February 10, 2023

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Bronx Times

Food Bank for NYC aims to go ‘beyond food’ to address food insecurity in the Bronx

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Politics

City Council looks to codify changes to Mayor Adams’ mental health hospitalization directive

Posted on February 7, 2023

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Adams lifts city employee vaccine mandate, says fired workers must reapply for their jobs

Posted on February 6, 2023

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DOT brings back student competition that promotes health and street safety

Posted on February 3, 2023

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Non-profit group holds prostate cancer screening events in Manhattan, says early detection is key

Posted on February 1, 2023

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WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point

Posted on February 1, 2023

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NYC declares end to mpox outbreak as vaccination campaign continues

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Bronx Times

Mother Cabrini grants more than $4M to Bronx health care organizations

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Brooklyn Paper

Maimonides union workers fight for more funding, Medicaid reimbursement reform for safety-net hospitals

A group of VA nurses rallied outside the Manhattan VA demanding more nurses

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New York City VA nurses demand more nurse recruitment

Posted on January 26, 2023

US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans

Posted on January 26, 2023

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EXCLUSIVE: Go on the job with the NYC Buildings Department during their Lower Manhattan safety sweep

Posted on January 25, 2023

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CUNY requires students and employees to be fully vaccinated for Spring semester, but no need for boosters

Posted on January 21, 2023

No room or rest for the weary: Senior and disabled homeless men in Murray Hill subjected to latest street sweep

Posted on January 19, 2023

WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information

Posted on January 19, 2023

New York eyes nixed COVID-19 vaccine rule for health workers

Posted on January 19, 2023

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Jill Biden’s skin cancer could fuel advocacy in cancer fight

Posted on January 16, 2023

EU court: Tourists may get refunds over COVID measures

Posted on January 13, 2023

China preparing to expand airline service to United States

Posted on January 13, 2023

Even as New York nurses return to work, more strikes could follow throughout the company

Posted on January 13, 2023

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NURSES STRIKE OVER: Union reaches deal with two hospitals overnight

Posted on January 12, 2023

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Bronx Times

Day 3: Montefiore’s Bronx hospitals starting to feel effects of nursing strike

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Bronx Times

With Montefiore nurses, admins at standstill, solidarity on display on Day 2 of NYC nurse strike

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Bob Odenkirk seeks balance, humor following his heart attack

Posted on January 10, 2023

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Danger in the air: Subway stations near rivers have poorest air quality, study finds

Posted on January 10, 2023

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NURSES STRIKE: Picket at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx enters second day

Posted on January 10, 2023

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NURSES STRIKE: NYSNA, Mount Sinai contract agreements break down as picket rages on

Posted on January 9, 2023

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Bronx Times

Montefiore nurses strike after drawing line in sand Monday over failed negotiations

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Trial begins for ex-New York doctor accused of sexual abuse

Posted on January 9, 2023

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Bronx Times

Bronxwood seniors allege adult home operator W Group mismanaged state funds

Nurses strike begins in Manhattan

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NURSES STRIKE: Frontline workers walk out of two hospitals Monday morning after contract negotiations falter

Posted on January 9, 2023

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NYC nurses strike: Hochul calls for arbitration between union and two hospitals struggling to reach a deal

Posted on January 8, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn hospitals make new deals with employers, avoiding a strike

Health

US approves Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows disease

Posted on January 6, 2023

As COVID surges in China, US begins testing more travelers

Posted on January 6, 2023

EXPLAINER: Is China sharing enough COVID-19 information?

Posted on January 6, 2023

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Bronx Times

Montefiore, BronxCare among hospitals still without agreements with soon-to-strike nurses

More from around NYC

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Bronx man sentenced to 20 years for fatal strangling of girlfriend during 2023 domestic dispute

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May races in Queens: JFK Airport 5K, Forest Park trail classic and a Queensborough 5K

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Temporary Carroll Gardens Library to open in ‘underutilized’ Community Board 6 office space this summer

Councilmember Erik Bottcher and more than a dozen other elected officials from Manhattan signed a letter blasting "ongoing dysfunction" at Community Education Council District 2.

Community Education Council accused of obstructing votes on trans resolutions