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COVID testing

NYC Health Department issues advisory with cases of COVID-19, RSV and the flu on the rise

Posted on December 9, 2022

Health

Celine Dion cancels shows because of stiff person syndrome

Posted on December 9, 2022

China struggles with COVID infections after controls ease

Posted on December 9, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

‘A privilege and a responsibility’: Maimonides Health hosts annual fundraiser for new Pediatric Trauma Center

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Councilmember Julie Menin introduces legislation to oversee inflated hospital prices

Posted on December 7, 2022

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State fighting ‘tri-demic’ of COVID, flu, and RSV, but no mask mandates on horizon

Posted on December 7, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Decking the hospital halls: Pediatric patients at Kings County Hospital surprised with family room decorations

Miracle on Madison Avenue hosts outside of a store

Health

Miracle on Madison Avenue gives back to cancer center for its 36th year

Posted on December 6, 2022

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Op-Ed | Action, care and compassion: My administration’s approach to addressing severe mental illness

Posted on December 6, 2022

Health

Schumer: Feds need plan for ‘unprecedented’ RSV surge in NY

Posted on December 4, 2022

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

Posted on December 2, 2022

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City Homeless Services agency accused of neglect in damning DiNapoli audit

Posted on December 1, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

South Brooklyn Health nurses awarded with global Pathway to Excellence designation

World AIDS Day

Gay City News

NYC AIDS Memorial to host World AIDS Day programming, vigil

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn doctor recommends lifestyle changes as National Diabetes Awareness Month comes to a close

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Tough medicine: Adams clears way for city to sweep those in mental health crisis off the streets

Posted on November 29, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Sanitation Department releases new t-shirt declaring war on rats

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Bronx Times

Settlement of class-action suit requires DOE to provide appropriate diabetes-related care for students

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Bronx Times

After historic HIV heart transplant, recipient and donor’s family meet for first time

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Lower Manhattan

MetroPlusHealth opens enrollment to city employees with expanded benefits

Posted on November 23, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Tariq the ‘Corn Kid’ partners with Green Giant and City Harvest to donate thousands of cans of food for Thanksgiving

Small businesses, and shoppers, return to holiday markets

Posted on November 23, 2022

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Health

Councilmember Rivera demands NYCHA follow simple guidance to streamline repairs process

Posted on November 22, 2022

The cast of Into the Woods on Broadway

amBroadway | COVID cancellations persist, Joaquina Kalukango to join ‘Into the Woods’ and more

Posted on November 22, 2022

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Brooklyn

Gift of life: Stranger donates kidney to NYPD officer from Brooklyn

Posted on November 20, 2022

Pfizer booster spurs immune response to new omicron subtypes

Posted on November 18, 2022

‘West Wing’ cast urges struggling Americans to seek help

Posted on November 18, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Day of giving: Maimonides donates to local churches, thanks ‘dedicated’ staff at back-to-back events

Legionnaires' disease outbreak

Health

5 deaths at NYC nursing home blamed on Legionnaires’ disease

Posted on November 14, 2022

Daycare centers

Health

Adams signs child care bills to support working parents and guardians

Posted on November 9, 2022

New York City's Schools Chancellor Banks and Mayor Eric Adams. The two announced that Financial aid is coming for students in temporary housing — including those who may be seeking asylum.

No NYC school funding cuts this year even with enrollment decline: Adams and Banks

Posted on November 7, 2022

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Bronx Times

Montefiore nurses are fighting to keep a maternal health program open in the Bronx

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Bronx Times

Montefiore rejects call to voluntarily recognize union for resident physicians

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Brooklyn Paper

A good day to be ‘Born in Brooklyn’: Beep launches free postpartum and baby supply program

New York City's Schools Chancellor Banks and Mayor Eric Adams. The two announced that Financial aid is coming for students in temporary housing — including those who may be seeking asylum.

NYC agrees to provide nearly full funding for all community-based Early Childhood Education programs

Posted on November 3, 2022

Health

CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B

Posted on November 2, 2022

A suicide note left on the cell of former Rikers Island detainee, Segundo Guallpa.

Queens

Family of deceased inmate at Rikers Island sues the City for wrongful death

Posted on November 2, 2022

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Bronx Times

Montefiore resident physicians call for union recognition with SEIU

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Hospitals still understaffed, workers still burned out as pandemic fears fade

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Bronx Times

Community Board 11 rejects Just Home in advisory vote, enforces meeting rules after unruly hearing

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PoliticsNY

2022 Power Players in Health Care: Dr. Wendy Wilcox, Chief Women’s Health Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals

Massive learning setbacks show COVID’s sweeping toll on kids

Posted on October 28, 2022

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PoliticsNY

2022 Power Players in Health Care: Karen Ignagni, CEO of EmblemHealth

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Politics

Crunching the numbers: New NYPD crime stats find staggering high rate of emotionally disturbed arrests

Posted on October 26, 2022

Governor Kathy Hochul gets a flu shot

‘The flu is nasty’: Hochul, health officials urges New Yorkers to get the flu shot

Posted on October 26, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Maimonides among 50 best hospitals nationwide for surgical care and cardiac surgery

Gay City News

White House launches COVID booster blitz

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Health

New York doctor embraces robotic technology revolutionizing dental implant surgeries

Posted on October 25, 2022

More from around NYC

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Rapes continue to surge across the Bronx, all other major crimes on the decline

Mayor Eric Adams started the new school year on Sept. 4 at the new HBCU Early Prep High School in Jamaica, which opened its door for the first time to more than 100 ninth-graders.

Mayor Adams cuts ribbon at new HBCU Early Prep High School in Jamaica

NY: Rally to Save United Senior Center of Sunset Park

Crisis averted: United Senior Center of Sunset Park to reopen after $1M in city, state aid

The Stonewall Community Foundation, seen here at the NYC Pride March in 2025, is stepping up to fund more than a dozen LGBTQ organizations as part of its Reclaiming Our Power initiative.

Stonewall Community Foundation rolls out grants for LGBTQ organizations under ‘Reclaiming Our Power’ initiative