Health & Wellness

From March 1 through March 5, all regular blood donors who make a donation at New York Blood center's Brooklyn Donor Center will be entered into a daily sweepstakes, drawing five winners each day, for a chance to win two tickets to the Nets vs. Hawks game on April 3 at Barclays Center.

Simcha Weinstein, a rabbi and autism advocate from Brooklyn, is named to New York’s Developmental Disabilities Council following years of statewide advocacy.

A new agreement will bring Maimonides into the NYC Health + Hospitals system, expanding access to care across Brooklyn.

New York moves forward with a major SUNY Downstate overhaul, and as its first step, will demolish an old parking garage.

Wealthier New Yorkers are more likely to report better health and less psychological distress, while Black and Latino respondents, even in higher wealth groups, often reported worse health outcomes, a new health survey found.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County opened the ACE Center in Brooklyn, offering trauma-informed evaluation, treatment and prevention services for children facing abuse or neglect.

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.