Health

Health

Why It Feels Like Everyone in New York is Sick Right Now: Virus Update

Jan. 15, 2025, 5:25 p.m.Jan. 15, 2025, 5:25 p.m.

The number of people with flu is high, and norovirus is surging.

Labor

Four Things to Know From Our Investigation of the Home Healthcare Workers of America, New York’s Fastest-Growing Union

Jan. 13, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 10, 2025, 5:28 p.m.

¿Quieres leer nuestra historia en español? Presione aquí. For months, THE CITY has investigated Home Healthcare Workers of America, the union that organized more new than any other in New York City in the 18 months leading up to June 2024. Its growth happened amid a rapid expansion of Medicaid-funded care for the elderly […]

Labor

Lo que debes saber de nuestra investigación de Home Healthcare Workers of America, el sindicato con mayor crecimiento en Nueva York

Jan. 13, 2025, 4:55 a.m.Jan. 10, 2025, 5:28 p.m.

Muchos de sus no saben que pertenecen al sindicato. Un dirigente acumuló remuneraciones de $1,4 millones y organización principal es conocida por formar acuerdos con los jefes de empresas.

Labor

New York’s Fastest-Growing Union Is Management’s Best Friend — and Some Workers Don’t Even Know They’re

Dec. 19, 2024, 5:01 a.m.Dec. 19, 2024, 8:12 p.m.

Home Healthcare Workers of America has rocketed to 43,000 without holding elections, locking employees into boss-friendly contracts while amassing political clout and millions in union dues.

Maternal Health

Overdose is NYC’s Leading Cause of Pregnancy-Associated Death

Dec. 17, 2024, 4:30 p.m.Dec. 17, 2024, 4:30 p.m.

The recent rise in overdose-related maternal deaths sits at the intersection of two of the city’s persistent public health challenges — maternal mortality and the opioid epidemic.