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When It's Cold Outside, Let's Make It Smoke-Free Inside

When It's Cold Outside, Let's Make It Smoke-Free Inside

Julia Cuthbertson at NYC Smoke-Free urges residential buildings to come up with a smoke-free policy this winter.
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Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: The Importance of Screening and Early Detection

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: The Importance of Screening and Early Detection

Dr. Meleen Chuang of NYU Langone-Brooklyn offers early detection, treatment and prevention tips.
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City to Relieve Over $2 Billion in Medical Debt

City to Relieve Over $2 Billion in Medical Debt

The city will run the largest municipal medical debt relief program in the country.
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Brooklyn Hospital Expands Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Brooklyn Hospital Expands Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

As part of the expansion, Maimonides Children’s Hospital added 17 beds, bringing the total to 48.
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South Brooklyn Health Receives Funds For Infusion Center Renovations

South Brooklyn Health Receives Funds For Infusion Center Renovations

The hematology and oncology outpatient practice offers treatments for various types of cancer and blood disorders, serving around 3,600 patients a year
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Downstate University Experts to Improve Perinatal Mental Health Through $3.1M Study

Downstate University Experts to Improve Perinatal Mental Health Through $3.1M Study

The study is aimed at addressing the disparities in mental health outcomes for people who have recently given birth.
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Woodhull Hospital Exhibition Showcases Art From Detainees on Rikers Island

Woodhull Hospital Exhibition Showcases Art From Detainees on Rikers Island

Correctional Health Services’ Creative Arts Therapy program is the oldest and largest jail-based arts therapy program in the nation.
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Lifestyle Medicine Program Expands to Kings County

Lifestyle Medicine Program Expands to Kings County

The program provides patients the tools to make healthy lifestyle changes, including access to plant-based diet resources and one-on-one counseling.
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Maimonides Tenants Protest Evictions, Neglectful Building Maintenance

Maimonides Tenants Protest Evictions, Neglectful Building Maintenance

Nurses and hospital staff rally against Brooklyn hospital which they say is pushing them out of their homes despite decades of service.
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BK Hospital Discovers Link Between Behavioral Disorders and Poor Health Among Veterans

BK Hospital Discovers Link Between Behavioral Disorders and Poor Health Among Veterans

A new study from SUNY Downstate will aid in implementing early interventions and lifestyle modifications to improve veterans’ health.
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