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Health

New tech company, Hera, seeks to offer affordable care for aging New Yorkers

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Check Presentation

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$2M in city funding to transform Wyckoff Heights’ neonatal care, ‘where life starts’

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Paul Frangipane

The NYC AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day. The city issues its annual HIV surveillance report in conjunction with World AIDS Day.

Gay City News

‘Progress has stalled’: New HIV infections increased in NYC in 2024, surveillance report shows

Dancers at the Cristian Rivera Foundation Gala raising money for DIPG research.

AMNY

Cristian Rivera Foundation Gala raises millions to advance DIPG research

people at Sauna Comedy enjoy hearing jokes from performer

AMNY

If laughter is the best medicine, Sauna Comedy is a miracle worker for New Yorkers

NYSNA nurses rallied outside Maimonides Hospital for a fair contract. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann

NYSNA nurses call for healthcare protection during week of action

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Health

Brannan’s ‘Vision for All’ program takes off, providing free eye care to low-income New Yorkers

By Olivia Seaman

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Cycling Brooklyn? The Two Accident Types Lawyers See Most (And How to Protect Yourself)

By Brooklyn Paper’s Advertising Partner

NY: Maimonides Children’s Emergency Department Opening

Maimonides celebrates unveiling of Brooklyn’s largest and only standalone Children’s Emergency Department

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference on Feb. 18, 2025 at Bellevue Hospital.

AMNY

Thousands of New Yorkers getting medical debt relief through $18 million city investment

A frame from a TikTok video shows what a woman described as a razor blade she found in a hot dog purchased at the Brooklyn landmark

AMNY

Hard to swallow: NYC probes Nathan’s Famous Coney Island flagship after family says razor found in hot dog

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Health

‘It’s about the fight’: Brooklyn residents share stories of breast cancer survival and community support

By Olivia Seaman

Asian woman show pink ribbon as sign of October Breast Cancer Awareness month

AMNY

Rising rates of early-onset breast cancer: Busting the myths

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News

Maimonides Health to celebrate breast cancer survivors at 14th annual Pink Runway

By Olivia Seaman

Mount Sinai's Mammvon is providing breast cancer screenings across NYC.

AMNY

Mount Sinai’s Mammovan hits the road to bring screening access to every borough

Maimonides marks milestone with opening of state-of-the-art Clinton Hill Pavilion

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Bay Ridge

Tribeca Pediatrics expands Bay Ridge footprint with new Fort Hamilton office

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Gay City News

Bellevue’s chief psychiatrist underscores importance of ‘behavioral cues’ and warning signs in suicide prevention

Hochul receives COVID-19 shot from pharmacist

AMNY

Hochul seeks to keep COVID-19 vaccine available to all New Yorkers despite RFK Jr.-led restrictions on lifesaving shot

L: New York City Department for the Aging Commissioner Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez. R: Tracy Walsh, in center, with co-workers from Bryan Skilled Home Care Agency in Amityville.

AMNY

Caregiving summit seeks solution amid shortage

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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's 2026 health care agenda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, Sept. 4, 2025.

Trump administration issues proposed rules seeking to ban youth gender-affirming care

Karine Jean-Pierre, center, former Press Secretary for President Joe Biden and first Haitian-American to hold that role, with Rogers Burgers co-founders Jonathan Pierre, left, and Josue Pierre

Rogers Burgers carries Caribbean pride to NY’s top burger list

4 ballet dancers in white costumes dancing on stage while a male ballet dancer leaps over them.

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