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MetroPlusHealth urges New Yorkers to get their annual breast cancer screenings

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City’s first new public hospital in 40 years, named after ‘local icon’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, unveiled in Coney Island

By Megan McGibney

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Dentist reaches $750k settlement in Medicaid fraud suit over unnecessary ‘baby root canals’

By Ben Brachfeld

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Maimonides’ ‘Ride 2 Live’ returns, raising money for breast cancer

By Drew Richardson

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7 Ways to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk

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Adams ends private sector, student COVID vaccine mandates; requirement remains for city employees

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New COVID-19 booster, formulated against Omicron variant, is now available: Find out where and why to get your shot

By Drew Richardson

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City Council puts $1M behind strengthening abortion access

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What you should know about Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

By Drew Richardson

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Health Dept to vaccinate raccoons against rabies across the city

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Governor Hochul declares state of emergency over recent spike in polio cases

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Health Department to spray for mosquitoes in four boroughs next week

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After 2 years on hiatus, T.E.A.L. Celebration to return to Prospect Park to raise funds, awareness for ovarian cancer

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn has lowest polio vaccination rates in the city: who’s at risk and where to get the jab as resurgence continues

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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‘My hope was to create one:’ Sunset Park doc leads the charge to open movement disorder clinics in Brooklyn

By Drew Richardson

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Adams admin voices opposition to pair of City Council bills to strengthen pandemic readiness in hearing

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