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webNYC pumps $741M into ‘long overdue’ raises for human services workers. By Chris Sommerfeldt. March 14, 2024 at 5:39 p.m. The $741 million investment will bankroll …

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Our health care is now at risk: NYC's frontline doctors need your help

webOur health care is now at risk: NYC’s frontline doctors need your help. Kathy Willens/AP. Healthcare workers wheel a patient to a waiting ambulance outside Elmhurst …

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A real debate on Medicaid spending

webFirst, New York State’s Medicaid program is currently $108 billion and spends more per capita than any other state. Yet our patient outcomes are no better than many …

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Mental health crisis in East New York, Brooklyn, sparks growing …

webRandom attacks. Record homelessness numbers. A shortfall in services. The outward signs of a deepening mental health crisis are growing in New York City. But few …

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As COVID spikes in NYC, mask mandates return to city hospitals

webCitywide data shows that COVID hospitalizations rates have been climbing, hitting 106 hospitalizations on Dec. 20. The hardest hit neighborhoods in the city are East …

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Richard Simmons announces skin cancer diagnosis

webFitness guru Richard Simmons this week announced his diagnosis with skin cancer, just after quelling fears he was dying.. The reclusive personality, 75, on Tuesday …

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Marijuana use raises risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke

webThe researchers found that people who use marijuana had a 20% greater risk of of having a heart attack or stroke while hospitalized. Furthermore, in the short term, …

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Protect Downstate and protect this community

webSUNY Downstate Medical Center on Clarkson Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. By Zellnor Myrie. February 28, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The communities I represent in Central …

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Arnold Schwarzenegger gets pacemaker after open-heart surgeries

webArnold Schwarzenegger said this week he had a pacemaker installed following three open-heart surgeries. The 76-year-old action star revealed the surprise health …

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NYPD cops fatally shoot Queens youth in mental distress wielding

web2024. March. 27. NYPD cops fatally shot a youth in mental distress wielding scissors in his Queens home Wednesday after he called 911 on himself — and his family …

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9/11 group asks CDC to review Sedgwick for poor performance

web9/11 advocacy group asks CDC to reconsider contract with Sedgwick for health services due to ‘nonperformance’. WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease …

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Mystery surrounded death of dementia patient before caretaker's

webMarch 25, 2024 at 6:45 p.m. The body of a 70-year-old woman had been stuffed in a trash bag and lying in the corner of a Bronx apartment for several days — …

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NYC loses appeal in Medicare Advantage battle with retirees

webFor nearly a year, Adams’ administration has tried to enroll the city’s roughly 250,000 retired workers in a Medicare Advantage Plan, which would allocate as much as …

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Open wounds: Mysterious killings of teen girls in New Jersey …

webOn a summer night 50 years ago, Jackie Harp trooped home after a rousing practice session of the Imperial Knights, her school’s all-girl drum and bugle corps in …

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle address Princess Catherine cancer …

webPrince Harry and Meghan Markle are sharing a message of support for Catherine, Princess of Wales, in the wake of her cancer announcement Friday afternoon. …

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Retired MTA workers worried about health benefits in most recent …

webRetired subway and bus operators are up in arms about a change to their health benefits in the most recent contract between the Transport Workers Union and the …

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Wendy Williams' family talks her health struggles before doc

webWendy Williams’ loved ones are finally speaking out about the polarizing talk show host’s health battles behind the scenes, which forced her out of the spotlight. …

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Bloomberg to fund NYC health care-focused public high school …

webThe Northwell School is receiving $24.9 million over five years from a national Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative to open 10 health care-focused high schools, …

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Bronx DA makes unusual City Council plea: More money, but not …

webBronx DA Darcel Clark wants more money for housing and mental health services, noting that crimes like a running subway gun battle that left five wounded and …

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New York State budget expected to be late as talks continue

webSenate Majority Leader, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks with reporters after listening to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul present her 2025 executive state …

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JUSTICE STORY: Twisted doctor gets sick revenge on the lover who

webJanice Trahan Allen, left, and her husband Jerry Allen leave Parish Courthouse in Lafayette La., Friday, Oct., 15, 1998 after she testified in the attempted …

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Man fatally shoved at East Harlem subway stop during rush hour, …

webMarch 25, 2024 at 9:46 p.m. A man was fatally shoved in an unprovoked attack at an East Harlem subway station during the Monday night rush hour, according to police. …

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NYC expands job search options to include private sector employers

webMarch 27, 2024 at 2:55 p.m. The hiring halls the Adams administration has held to fill vacant municipal government jobs will start also offering career opportunities in the …

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Jewish group backs Rep. Jamaal Bowman's challenger

webA prominent national Jewish Democratic group Thursday endorsed Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s primary challenge to Rep. Jamaal …

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Readers sound off on the HOV lane, NYC churches and banning …

webThen there was H.R. Bill 2475 introduced at the 117th Congress in 2021 by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, the HOV Lanes for Heroes Act. It was followed by a new bill, H.R. …

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Readers sound off on presidential immunity, a removed Banksy …

webWashington: Donald Trump has argued that his actions after the election of President Biden, particularly on Jan. 6, 2021, were official acts. The case of presidential …

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