Health & Wellness

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in East Flatbush launches Kings CARES, a new program providing centralized medical, forensic and social support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.

The Women’s Neurology Center at Maimonides Health offers specialized neurologic care for women through pregnancy, menopause and every stage of life.

New York Blood Center joined city leaders in Brooklyn to warn of a blood emergency as donations drop to critical levels.

Nearly 90% of youth stop seeing their mental health provider after they turn 21. A new health clinic at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull looks to bridge that gap by giving comprehensive heath care options for New Yorkers aged 16- to 25-years-old.

“This is not the time for New Yorkers to relax their efforts to protect themselves, their families, and their communities from these deadly respiratory viruses. The best tool we have is vaccination," says New York City Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse.

New York City is marking a moment of recognition for a physician whose work has quietly shaped care for thousands across the city’s most underserved communities.

Plant Powered Metro New York will host its fourth annual Health Freedom Walk in Bed-Stuy on Jan. 19, featuring a guided walk, plant-based dishes from local eateries and reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.

A study published in JAMA Network Open in 2022 found a 33% reduction in mortality among patients hospitalized at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn since the merger with Lutheran Medical Center in Sunset Park.

Over 128,000 flu cases have been reported in the New York City this flu season, of which 54% were among children under 18. The number of cases have fallen in January, according to city health officials.

Nurses who work at One Brooklyn Health Interfaith Medical Center, One Brooklyn Health Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Maimonides Medical Center and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center said they will not strike as planned as hospital management and the nurse's union reached a tentative labor agreement.