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Resurgence of Syphilis Signals ‘Urgent Need’ for Testing, Treatment

Oct. 22, 2024, 4:59 p.m.Oct. 22, 2024, 5:52 p.m.

Public health officials in New York are especially concerned about a resurgence of congenital syphilis, which is ed from a pregnant person to a baby.

Health

NYC Sees First Decline in Overdose Deaths in Four Years

Oct. 18, 2024, 3:45 p.m.Oct. 18, 2024, 3:45 p.m.

Black New Yorkers ages 55 to 84 and residents of the Bronx were among the groups shouldering the highest rate of overdose death.

Health

Childhood Vaccine Coverage Remains High in New York, But State Not Fully in the Clear

Oct. 16, 2024, 11:43 a.m.Oct. 16, 2024, 1:40 p.m.

Recent data on kindergartners during the 2023-24 school year show that measles, mumps and rubella vaccine coverage in New York is the third-highest rate in the country.

A person wearing a "USA" hat walk in front of 26 Federal Plaza.

Health

Legionnaires’ Disease Reported at Manhattan Federal Building

Sept. 27, 2024, 7:00 p.m.Sept. 27, 2024, 6:52 p.m.

Tenants of 26 Federal Plaza were alerted earlier this month that water testing in the building had found Legionella bacteria in kitchens, locker room showers, drinking fountains and daycare sinks.

Kathy Hochul

Opioid Settlement Advisory Board Urge Gov. Hochul to Make Emergency Declaration

Sept. 16, 2024, 10:27 a.m.Sept. 16, 2024, 11:53 a.m.

During a Friday meeting, Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board expressed dismay over the lack of a public health emergency declaration from the state.

A sign at the visitor’s entrance to 26 Federal Plaza warns about Legionella having been detected in the drinking wanter.

Health

Legionella Found in Dozens of Locations in Manhattan Federal Building

Sept. 9, 2024, 7:00 p.m.Sept. 10, 2024, 1:50 p.m.

The bacteria, which was found in a daycare center and other areas used by children, can cause Legionnaires’ disease.

Lloyd Haynes poses for a portrait in front of the Barclays Center.

Courts

Five Years After Leaving Rikers, Lloyd Haynes Is Still Fighting City Jails for Answers

Sept. 6, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 5, 2024, 7:08 p.m.

Freed from Rikers Island after THE CITY’s 2019 reporting on his medical plight, the Brooklyn man accuses the Department of Correction of dragging its feet on his negligence lawsuit.

Health

Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming to New York. Will They Be Accessible?

Aug. 27, 2024, 5:55 p.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 2:58 p.m.

Experts say more New Yorkers will pay out of pocket with the new round of shots.

The Alliance to Protect Home Care organized a rally in July against a Medicaid plan by Governor Kathy Hochul.

Health

Who’s Funding the Ad Blitz Against Hochul’s Overhaul of New York’s $9 Billion Home Care Program?

Aug. 23, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Aug. 22, 2024, 6:38 p.m.

The fiscal intermediaries that ister billions in Medicaid funding for home care workers are fighting back against a plan to cut them out of the system.

"We are open and we are here for you," read a sign outside the Bleecker Street Planned Parenthood.

Health

Planned Parenthood to ‘Temporarily’ Stop 20-Plus Week Abortions in New York, Citing Financial Issues

Aug. 5, 2024, 1:44 p.m.Aug. 5, 2024, 6:51 p.m.

The group said that as of Sep. 3 it will also put a pause on providing “deep sedation” during procedures due to “challenges pushing New York’s abortion access ecosystem to the limit.”

Health

Resurgence of Syphilis Signals ‘Urgent Need’ for Testing, Treatment

NYC Sees First Decline in Overdose Deaths in Four Years

Childhood Vaccine Coverage Remains High in New York, But State Not Fully in the Clear

Legionnaires’ Disease Reported at Manhattan Federal Building

Opioid Settlement Advisory Board Urge Gov. Hochul to Make Emergency Declaration

Legionella Found in Dozens of Locations in Manhattan Federal Building

Five Years After Leaving Rikers, Lloyd Haynes Is Still Fighting City Jails for Answers

Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming to New York. Will They Be Accessible?

Who’s Funding the Ad Blitz Against Hochul’s Overhaul of New York’s $9 Billion Home Care Program?

Planned Parenthood to ‘Temporarily’ Stop 20-Plus Week Abortions in New York, Citing Financial Issues

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