A new dashboard from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene offers a detailed view of vaccine coverage across the city.
Volunteers with Queer Disability Aid – who are living with disabilities themselves – provide help calling doctors, pet sitting, raising funds for mobility supports, grocery shopping, laundry, and other errands.
The new members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices began their tenure by shifting posture from support for vaccine advancement to doubt about the safety and efficacy of well-established inoculations.
Some leading vaccine scientists are calling for more resources to research vaccine safety and support people with claims of injury — and asking Kennedy to step up.
Studies show that in non-air-conditioned residential buildings, 'cool roofs' can lower maximum indoor temperatures by 2.2 to 5.9°F.
A new dashboard from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene offers a detailed view of vaccine coverage across the city.
Volunteers with Queer Disability Aid – who are living with disabilities themselves – provide help calling doctors, pet sitting, raising funds for mobility supports, grocery shopping, laundry, and other errands.
The new members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices began their tenure by shifting posture from support for vaccine advancement to doubt about the safety and efficacy of well-established inoculations.
Zohran Mamdani's health proposals, a win for Medicare recipients, and low Covid levels round out this week's dose of health news.
Some leading vaccine scientists are calling for more resources to research vaccine safety and support people with claims of injury — and asking Kennedy to step up.
Studies show that in non-air-conditioned residential buildings, 'cool roofs' can lower maximum indoor temperatures by 2.2 to 5.9°F.
An extreme heat warning was in effect for New York City on Tuesday. As summers get hotter, high temperatures are an increasingly dangerous public health threat.
The Brooklyn classes, part of the HealthyNYC campaign to reduce deaths related to diabetes and other chronic illnesses, provide a space to share and learn for people who may not have access to primary care.
While Congress fails to stave off cuts to HIV care, community leaders in Mississippi and beyond race to limit the damage.
The evidence that vaccines are beneficial remains overwhelming. Vaccines to prevent RSV in people 60 and older are performing admirably. And a Stanford study found vaccination against shingles reduced the risk of dementia.
Next week, parts of New York could see high temps reach 100°F. Because our bodies gradually adapt to heat as the summer progresses, we’re especially vulnerable in June.
After 47 years in the basement of a church, The Bay Ridge Center upgraded into a state-of-the-art facility. Can other centers follow suit?
The outbreak began after one relative living in metro Atlanta contracted measles abroad. The first case was confirmed in May, followed by a second family member earlier this month.
More food pantries in New York City are working to provide culturally responsive help for immigrants. A lifeline amid the pandemic, these programs now find their sustainability threatened by cuts to federal food aid.
The majority of tick-borne disease cases in New York City are imported from surrounding areas, like upstate New York, Long Island, and Connecticut.
Even President Trump’s most ardent supporters like the legislation a lot less when they learn how it would cut federal spending on health programs, a new KFF poll shows.
A bill to legalize full-functional casino apps, or iGaming, did not pass this year’s legislative session, but experts warn that youth problem gambling is a mental and public health crisis that warrants attention before it gets worse.
Saving Mothers, founded by an NYU gynecologist, is among those working to ease a maternal mortality crisis in the city, where deaths per 100,000 live births reached 19 last year.
Rising sea levels and intensifying storms threaten the city’s coastlines and low-lying neighborhoods.
Researchers laid off in April were putting the finishing touches on in-depth HIV surveys that guide treatment and prevention. Some staff have been reinstated, but data remains in limbo.