Health & Wellness

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull will overhaul its maternal care unit thanks to funding from Brooklyn Borough Hall.

The funds will be used to expand abortion care, telehealth services and patient support across at 11 hospitals.

Dr. Wendy Wilcox, a leading expert in maternal health, is now Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Woodhull Hospital, overseeing major department expansions plus initiatives to improve maternal and infant care.

Where do Brooklyn creatives go to rest and recharge? They head to The Brooklyn Wellness Club, a Black-owned yoga studio in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

The Health Department will spray pesticides in parts of Brooklyn on August 13 to reduce mosquito activity and West Nile virus risk, targeting neighborhoods from Canarsie to Sheepshead Bay.

The new emergency department is nearly four times the size of the original and offers increased privacy, more observation beds, in-unit restrooms, and private patient rooms.

A packed auditorium of advocates, experts and community members gathered at The Brooklyn Public Library to confront how racism in mental health care continues to funnel Black and brown New Yorkers into the criminal legal system.

A new federal policy threatens to disrupt health coverage for more than 750,000 young children across New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul warned.

The city is helping more seniors bring home fresh produce with the return of its seasonal nutrition program.

The Fort Greene Sexual Health Clinic, run by the New York City Health Department, will now provide no or low-cost medication abortion services.