Health & Wellness

High Health Care Costs Pushes New Yorkers Into Debt, Alternative Lifestyle Choices

About half of the New Yorkers who were surveyed said an emergency medical bill of $1,000 would put them into debt.

Apr 22, 2024 12:17 PM Read more >

Mental Health Clinics Coming to Several BK Public Schools

Nine Brooklyn public schools will open school-based mental health clinics to help students cope with a variety of issues.

Apr 18, 2024 9:10 AM Read more >

BK Brooklyn Borough President Throws Big Brownsville Baby Shower

Festivities included arts & crafts, games, workshops and a bag chock-full of new-parent resources and baby supplies.

Apr 16, 2024 1:12 PM Read more >

More Money for Fruits, Veggies And Grains For WIC Program

This is the first update the WIC program has seen in 10 years.

Apr 10, 2024 8:25 AM Read more >

Now You Can Check Your Neighborhood's Environmental Hazards, Inequities

A recent report concluded that low-income neighborhoods of color are the most vulnerable to environmental inequities.

Apr 8, 2024 7:43 AM Read more >

AG James Pushes Hospitals to Allow Emergency Abortions

A coalition of attorney generals wants hospitals to be able to offer abortion care during medical emergencies.

Mar 31, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

Number of NYers With Mental Illness Rose As Available Psychiatric Beds Declined

The state's effort to increase the number of psychiatric beds have proceeded slowly.

Mar 30, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

More Specialty Health Services Needed at SUNY Downstate: Report

The interim report is part of SUNY’s community engagement process as it attempts to reorganize the central Brooklyn hospital.

Mar 21, 2024 8:26 AM Read more >

NY Pharmacies Can Sell Birth Control Without a Prescription

Women should have full control of their own bodies, Governor Kathy Hochul said.

Mar 20, 2024 8:16 AM Read more >

City Gets $77M in Federal Grants to Electrify School Buses

The funding will add 180 new electric school buses.

Mar 19, 2024 8:31 AM Read more >