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Op-Ed Making New York City the future for women’s health

webWe are going to make New York City the national model for supporting health for women and girls, including those in our LGBTQ+ community. The summit brought together more than 100 experts from a

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Lifestyle medicine and plant-based diet expansion planned

webA patient at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue may be the first person in New York City infected with coronavirus, city Health Department officials announced Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020.

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New $5 million Cohen Family Wellness Center opens in Queens

webSince it was founded, the foundation has donated more than $740 million to organizations that improve children’s healthcare and education, serve the underserved, support the arts, protect the

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MetroPlusHealth opens enrollment of its Gold Health Plan

webMetroPlusHealth offered healthy food and drink options at its open enrollment event for its Gold plan in New York, New York, on Nov.2, 2023. (Photo by Gabriele Holtermann) “That is why it is so

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City’s hospital system launches telehealth program for abortion care

webI want to thank Mayor Adams for his continued commitment to the health care of all New Yorkers.”. New Yorkers looking to access the newly-launched telehealth abortion care can call (718) 360

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‘Getting frisky doesn’t have to be risky’ — city’s health department

webThe city's health department released new data on Friday showing a rise of reported sexually transmitted infections in New York City from 2020 to 2021.

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Op-Ed Tackling the root causes of obesity in socioeconomically

webA study released by the National Institute on Aging in 2022 shows that obesity rates among adults over 65 have doubled since the 1990s, and it is the second leading cause of preventable death in

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

webBlack and brown families are at significantly greater risk of infant and maternal deaths. The marquee proposal of Hochul’s six-point plan is to make 40 hours of paid family leave available to

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New Year’s baby! Brooklyn couple welcomes first tot born

webIt was the fifth year in a row that the facility welcomed the city’s first child of the new year. This year’s first bundle of joy is a yet-to-be-named boy who arrived at midnight on Jan. 1

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Mask mandate back at NYC public hospitals amid winter COVID …

webNew York City’s public hospitals have reinstated a mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise across the city and nation.. A spokesperson for NYC Health & Hospitals (H&H) confirmed to amNewYork Metro

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How NYC, former Mayor Bloomberg and a healthcare giant are …

webThe school in Woodside is part of a $250 million initiative led by Bloomberg Philanthropies that is connecting healthcare and education systems to create new career-connected learning high schools

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

webNew York City is launching an effort to wipe out upwards of $2 billion in medical debt for hundreds of thousands of low income city residents, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday. The one-time

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How will NYC care for incarcerated people in need of

webMayor Adams, the Department of Correction (DOC), and NYC Health + Hospitals revealed to amNewYork Metro on Monday how the city plans to start transitioning the care of sick and mentally Ill

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Vibrant Emotional Health unveils National Headquarters in Lower

webVibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) marked a momentous occasion on Feb. 8, unveiling its brand-new, state-of-the-art national headquarters at 80 Pine Street in Lower Manhattan with a ribbon-cutting

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Governor Hochul hosts first-ever youth mental health summit

webThe CDC also found alarming poor mental health reports, particularly from teenage girls — between 2011 and 2021 in its Youth Risk Behavior Survey. 57% of teenage girls surveyed in 2021 reported

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Op-Ed Breaking the stigma of mental illness amNewYork

webThe Center advocates for reform of both the criminal and mental health systems; systems which have become inextricably linked in destructive ways that criminalize people, particularly Black people

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The Best Vitamin Supplements for a Balanced Lifestyle

webCoenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is essential for cellular energy production, while zinc plays a pivotal role in immune response and wound healing. Collagen supplements support skin elasticity and joint

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Demise of three Queens hospitals 11 years ago adds to pain

webPeople wait in line to be tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while wearing protective gear, outside Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., March 25, 2020.

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Queens police shooting: Calls emerge for firing of cops who fatally

webThe police shooting death Wednesday of Queens resident Win Rozaro has reignited calls from advocates to bar the NYPD from responding to mental health crises — and for the officers involved in

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Midtown Community Court launches specialized court focused on …

webThe MMHC will respond to each case involving an individual suffering from mental illness in accordance with the reframed judicial resolutions set forth by the Midtown Community Court, which has

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NYC rolls out free virtual mental health therapy for teens

webThrough the program, teens in NYC have access to a mental health therapist by way of talking, texting or making video calls. About NYC Teenspace’s virtual mental health therapy

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