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.
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.
The study found an association for Black women between childhood trauma and greater arterial stiffening.
State and federal lawmakers have proposed measures to limit mRNA vaccines and even punish doctors who give them.
Health officials have detected high levels of whooping cough cases since 2024.
Here are the decisions Georgia lawmakers made on public health bills ahead of a crucial legislative deadline.
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.
The university is joining a growing list of top research universities that plan to freeze or limit hiring because of concerns about federal research funding cuts.
Prior members were dismissed proceeding reports obtained detailing the “preventable” deaths of two women who were unable to obtain legal abortions or timely care after Georgia banned abortion.
The Trump administration’s sudden firings have gutted training programs across the nation that bolstered state and local public health departments.
Children and adults who live near high-traffic areas are disproportionately exposed to air pollution, putting them at greater risk for respiratory conditions.
The new pathways are open only to internationally trained physicians who meet certain conditions.
Flu cases appear to be decreasing, while RSV and Covid-19 infections may be increasing.
Many Americans are unaware that health aid to other countries directly benefits our own health, economic growth, and physical security.
The council wants the state to reverse a 2019 cut to the city’s reimbursement rate for essential public health services.
A 2019 budget cut to NYC’s state reimbursement rate has curtailed public health services, advocates say. This year, they’re trying to get the funds restored.
The local health department hopes to build a new South Cobb Public Health Center, but $3 million of federal funding has yet to be approved.
A long-standing policy prevented federal immigration agents from making arrests at or near sensitive locations like hospitals and health centers. It was one of the first policies Donald Trump rolled back in January.
DOGE abruptly cut funding to a 9/11 first responder health program — only to reverse its decision days later.