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NY: Maimonides Health Unveils New Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Department

Maimonides unveils new psychiatric emergency department, expanding mental health care in Brooklyn

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Bay Ridge

‘Big Beautiful Cuts’: Protestors blast Malliotakis over healthcare ‘Poison Pill’

By Gabriele Holtermann

Exterior of Maimonides Medical Center.

Health

Maimonides Cancer Center celebrates 20 years of world-class cancer care in Brooklyn

By Olivia Seaman

Mayor Eric Adams speaks announces new social services hub in Brooklyn

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Mayor Adams will not switch city retirees to Medicare Advantage plan

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New York’s top court rules against city retirees opposed to Medicare Advantage healthcare plans

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‘Keep shining your light’: Maimonides honors 1,700 volunteers at annual luncheon

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton lead a news conference on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany ahead of Monday's vote.

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New York on the cusp of allowing medical aid in helping terminally ill die as state Senate sends controversial bill to Hochul’s desk

SUNY Downstate

Hospitals in Crisis

To save cash-strapped SUNY Downstate, advisory board recommends expanding services with massive state investment

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

‘We’ve touched a lot of lives’: Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corps prepares to celebrate 37 years of service

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Doula working with pregnant woman

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City Council hears proposed legislation for permanent doula training and services program

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News

A lifeline for families: JCCA expands Youth ACT mental health services with state funding

By Gabriele Holtermann

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News

NYC Health + Hospitals/‌South Brooklyn Health celebrates one year of ‘26 Minutes with Dr. Warren Seigel’

By Arthur de Gaeta

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‘Mouth of America’: How this likeness of the Statue of Liberty filled with pills at Brooklyn park aims to expose a hidden health crisis

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Bay Ridge

For the love of care: Brooklyn nonprofit group home grapples with staffing crisis

By Gabriele Holtermann

In New York State, 25 influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported in the last year - the highest recorded amount ever in New York.

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New York sees highest-ever child flu-related deaths, 10 in NYC: state health officials

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‘Spoonful’ of change: One man’s mission to make healthy breakfast more accessible

By Regina Martinez

Nurses in New York rally at state capitol ahead of National Nurses Week

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‘We fight for better workplaces’: Health care professionals use National Nurses Week to advocate better work conditions

People walking in front of Rite Aid's Junction boulevard location in Queens

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Rite Aid closing all remaining New York stores after second bankruptcy filing

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AMNY

‘Outrageous betrayal’: NY senators seethe as Trump admin slashes 9/11 health program staffing

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Canarsie

Cancer survivors and patients push for state policy change in Albany, honor Brooklyn pol

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

More from Around New York

Participating artists (standing left to right) Sharon De La Cruz, Mariela Figueroa, Eliana Falcón-Dvorsky, Ivan Velez, and panel moderator Megami.

From ‘cringe’ to celebration: Puerto Rican queer comics take the spotlight

Veronica Weekes, third from left, receives scholarship award, flanked by Dr. Virginia Bernard, RN, president of the Bronx, Manhattan and Westchester Chapter of the Caribbean American Nurses’ Association, Inc. (CANA), right; Mistress of Ceremonies Wendy Lake-Ricke, RN, left; and Lorna Ferriera, RN.

Aspiring Caribbean nurses awarded scholarship honoring Barbadian RN Vernese Weekes

Last Minute Halloween Events in Brooklyn

New York Family

Last Minute Halloween Events in Brooklyn

Van damaged in chain reaction crash in Midtown Manhattan that left 10 people injured.

Midtown chain-reaction crash leaves eight pedestrians struck after truck driver loses control of rig: cops