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Low-income kids, pregnant women, babies, adults with disabilities, and many seniors rely on the program.
For decades, these clinics have provided a wide range of health care to students, offering vaccines, teeth cleaning, or help for mental health struggles, all at no cost.
NYC brought down a significant spike in TB cases in the 1990s. But in recent years, cases have started to increase again.
The program, which began a decade after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, provides medical services to impacted individuals and studies 9/11-related illness.
In a Q&A, one of the project’s principal investigators describes the 'devastating' termination of grant funding for research that was nearing completion.
The federal government is pursuing potentially steeper cuts to health agencies, with a proposed $40 billion reduction for the budget of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Federal staff cuts and delayed funding limit access to the Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps over a million people across the state pay bills and get air conditioning units.
Health commissioner says disparities in dental care will put children living in poverty at risk.
For many small organizations, the federal grants were a rare opportunity to invest in local public health initiatives.
New York state is reeling from more than $360 million in cuts to public health, while NYC faces a more than $100 million loss.
The Department of Health and Human Services abruptly terminated grants that supported infectious disease prevention and surveillance work in New York City.
Two New York City house cats died from bird flu after eating raw pet food, and researchers found the virus survives the aging process in raw milk cheese.
Cats are especially vulnerable to bird flu infections, experts say. Here’s what to know about protecting your pet.
As House Republicans seek $880 billion in cuts, leaders of community hospitals and health centers in New York warn that cuts to Medicaid could mean layoffs and service reductions.
A 4-year-old child recently died from possibly ingesting fentanyl in a Brooklyn shelter.
Members of the public who visited the Cohen Children’s Medical Center last week may have been exposed to measles.
With measles cases on the rise nationally, NYC public health experts are encouraging vaccination against the disease.
NYC Health + Hospitals, the country’s largest municipal health care system, serves more than 1 million New Yorkers each year, the majority of whom are on Medicaid or uninsured.
Children and adults who live near high-traffic areas are disproportionately exposed to air pollution, putting them at greater risk for respiratory conditions.
The council wants the state to reverse a 2019 cut to the city’s reimbursement rate for essential public health services.