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Health

Boro Park vascular surgeon wins Lifetime Achievement Award

By Melissa Fishman

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Cooling centers open throughout Brooklyn as ‘excessive’ heat warning takes effect

By Isabel Song Beer

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Bay Ridge

Maimonides opens long-awaited Bay Ridge Emergency Department at former Victory Memorial Hospital

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Cooling center in Williamsburg

Summer heat brings increased concerns for cooling center accessibility in Brooklyn

By Isabel Song Beer

AMNY

AIR QUALITY ALERT | NYC hit by another round of unhealthy Canadian wildfire smoke this week

Health

Brooklyn Borough Prez to host Maternal Health Expo for expecting Brooklynites and new parents July 15

By Jada Camille

Representatives from various organizations in Borough Park meet for an annual community engagement event on June 20.

Community leaders praise Maimonides, call for adequate funding

By Brooklyn Paper

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Red Hook

Red Hook’s new Family Health Center aims to address longstanding lack of medical resources in the nabe

By Melissa Fishman

Members of Maimonides Health and HASC enjoy honorary luncheon for volunteers.

Maimonides hosts luncheon to honor volunteers

By Isabel Song Beer

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AMNY

City officials say events this weekend can proceed, as smoky haze clears out of NYC

AMNY

THE BIG HAZE: Air quality alert for New York remains Thursday as Canadian wildfire smoke won’t go away just yet

public health vending machine

Health

City’s first public health vending machine unveiled in Brownsville

By Adam Daly

People gathered at Maimonides Medical Center for award ceremony.

Health

Man honors Maimonides doctor for life-saving CPR

By Isabel Song Beer

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Park Slope

More than 1,000 Brooklyn Methodist Hospital nurses deliver strike notice

By Isabel Song Beer

Three local electeds have helped secure $3 million to renovate the emergency department at Interfaith Medical Center

Health

Interfaith Medical Center gets $3M in federal funding to renovate aging emergency department

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Speaker at podium at annual Founder's Ball.

Prospect Heights

The Brooklyn Hospital Center raises over $1M at annual Founder’s Ball

By Isabel Song Beer

The Brooklyn Hospital Center (right) appoints new Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sam Amirfar.

Health

The Brooklyn Hospital Center appoints new Chief Medical Officer

By Isabel Song Beer

Brooklyn Hospital Center is preparing to host their annual Founder's Ball.

Prospect Heights

Brooklyn Hospital Center to host annual Founder’s Ball May 22

By Isabel Song Beer

Kamronbek Aslamov (left) became the first baby born at South Brooklyn Health’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital (right).

Health

South Brooklyn Health welcomes first baby at RBG Hospital

By Jada Camille

TEAL ovarian cancer awareness

Health

‘Tell everyone who has ever been born with ovaries’: TEAL raises awareness, spreads support on World Ovarian Cancer Day

By Caroline Ourso

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