NYC Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix today announced that the City of New York is filing a federal lawsuit against four major distributors of flavored disposable e-cigarettes.
As global health authorities report that at least 50 probable and confirmed cases of Ebola disease caused by Sudan virus (SVD), including 24 deaths.
Borough President Gale Brewer writes the heat and humidity are breaking! Scroll all the way down for our third weekly “Quirk Of The Week.” COVID (We have plenty of free test kits and masks available for pickup during business hours at my district office: 563 Columbus Ave. at 87th St.) The COVID Omicron variant BA.5—which has been…
The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation announced today that it will provide $25 million in new grant funding to expand or establish five Ralph Lauren cancer centers.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen protections against lead poisoning, particularly for children living in low-income communities and communities of color.
The New York State Department of Health and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene today announced the release of a collaborative study.
National leading labor organizations and unions representing the country’s nurses and health care workers today petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
As temperatures drop, the risk of illness – including cold and flu – rises. It can be easy to mistake the flu for the common cold since many of the symptoms are the same.
Flu vaccines are available at more than 60 patient care sites across the five boroughs at no cost.
As part of the New York City Department of Education’s (NYCDOE’s) gold standard approach to health and safety.
Last Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the eviction moratorium would be extended until July 31, 2021.
Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter announced a full return to in-person learning for all New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) students, teachers, and staff members beginning September 13, 2021.
Today, the Senate Democratic Majority will advance legislation to extend the state’s eviction and foreclosure moratorium, as well as the Protect Our Small Business Act until August 31, 2021.
AARP announced today the results of its annual survey, Mirror/Mirror: Women’s Reflections on Beauty, Age and Media™.
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the results of a study of Americans from Harlem to Hawaii suggesting that only one dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines confers 80 percent immunity against COVID-19.