Health & Wellness

Sign-ups are starting for many of the Community Supported Agriculture programs around the borough.

Before you become pregnant, learn how to protect yourself and your child from serious diseases. Talk to your health care professional to make sure you’re up to date on all your vaccines.

A new report from the Center for an Urban Future is urging local officials to beef up their support of Brooklyn's surging senior population

New York City’s Health Department officially declared the mpox outbreak over on Feb. 1.

Both hospitals agreed to provide enforceable safe staffing ratios to ensure that there will be enough nurses to provide care for patients.

NYSNA nurses delivered 10-day strike notices at eight hospitals and counting.

Hepatitis is infection of the liver with flu-like symptoms, unexplained weight loss, fatigue and more. But it is highly treatable and preventable.

Gov. Hochul has announced $234 million in federal funding to provide all New Yorkers enrolled in SNAP with additional food benefits.

As part of our ‘Born in Brooklyn: Black Maternal Health’ series, BK Reader talked to Dr. Wilcox about the work she has done to improve health outcomes for mothers and the work that’s still left to do. 

A young Brooklynnite saw how an EpiPen saved her younger brother's life during an allergy attack. Now, she wants to make sure others have increased access to this life-saving medication.