City council members expressed frustration with the closure processes at a hearing Tuesday, voicing concerns about a lack of transparency, as well as insufficient community input.

The infection, which is passed from a pregnant person to a baby, can be harmful or life-threatening. Cases have been on the rise in New York City and the state.

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

Dr. Ashwin Vasan originally planned to finish the year. Chief medical officer Dr. Michelle Morse will serve as interim commissioner.

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.

Dr. Ashwin Vasan has led the city health department since 2022.

Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare and often fatal mosquito-borne disease.

Rats can spread infectious diseases and are among the city's most elusive public health threats.

Some members of the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board say the move could expand efforts to prevent overdoses.

Essential but overlooked, community health workers helped roll out the Covid-19 vaccine in Baltimore. In New York, they’re embedded on primary care teams throughout the city.