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New rule proposed by Trump administration threatens cuts to NYC public health system. The city’s health department is particularly vulnerable.
Proposed Trump administration rule threatens cuts to NYC public health system
New rule proposed by Trump administration threatens cuts to NYC public health system. The city’s health department is particularly vulnerable.
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The Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak has sent many to the hospital. A survivor recalls the challenging recovery that followed.
A survivor recalls her long recovery amid the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak
The Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak has sent many to the hospital. A survivor recalls the challenging recovery that followed.
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New rule proposed by Trump administration threatens cuts to NYC public health system. The city’s health department is particularly vulnerable.
Proposed Trump administration rule threatens cuts to NYC public health system
New rule proposed by Trump administration threatens cuts to NYC public health system. The city’s health department is particularly vulnerable.
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The Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak has sent many to the hospital. A survivor recalls the challenging recovery that followed.
A survivor recalls her long recovery amid the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak
The Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak has sent many to the hospital. A survivor recalls the challenging recovery that followed.
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As the U.S. this month broke last year’s record number of measles cases, people who are infected are increasingly exposing others to the virus in a wide range of public settings from schools and churches to restaurants, stores, and airports. Read more: bit.ly/3S2VlRV
The Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak has sent many to the hospital. A survivor recalls the challenging recovery that followed.
A survivor recalls her long recovery amid the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak
The Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak has sent many to the hospital. A survivor recalls the challenging recovery that followed.
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Outdoor trips were canceled, recess moved inside, and staff scrambled for air-conditioned space as wildfire smoke blanketed New York City.
Wildfire smoke sends thousands of NYC Summer Rising students indoors
Outdoor trips were canceled, recess moved inside, and staff scrambled for air-conditioned space as wildfire smoke blanketed New York City.
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Almost two weeks after health officials confirmed the first two Legionnaires’ cases, questions abound. An infectious disease expert explains the risks associated with the pneumonia-like illness.
Visiting Museum Mile during the Upper East Side’s Legionnaires’ outbreak? Here’s how to assess your risk
Almost two weeks after health officials confirmed the first two Legionnaires’ cases, questions abound. An infectious disease expert explains the risks associated with the pneumonia-like illness.
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Outdoor trips were canceled, recess moved inside, and staff scrambled for air-conditioned space as wildfire smoke blanketed New York City.
Wildfire smoke sends thousands of NYC Summer Rising students indoors
Outdoor trips were canceled, recess moved inside, and staff scrambled for air-conditioned space as wildfire smoke blanketed New York City.
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Almost two weeks after health officials confirmed the first two Legionnaires’ cases, questions abound. An infectious disease expert explains the risks associated with the pneumonia-like illness.
Visiting Museum Mile during the Upper East Side’s Legionnaires’ outbreak? Here’s how to assess your risk
Almost two weeks after health officials confirmed the first two Legionnaires’ cases, questions abound. An infectious disease expert explains the risks associated with the pneumonia-like illness.
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Outdoor trips were canceled, recess moved inside, and staff scrambled for air-conditioned space as wildfire smoke blanketed New York City.
Wildfire smoke sends thousands of NYC Summer Rising students indoors
Outdoor trips were canceled, recess moved inside, and staff scrambled for air-conditioned space as wildfire smoke blanketed New York City.
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Almost two weeks after health officials confirmed the first two Legionnaires’ cases, questions abound. An infectious disease expert explains the risks associated with the pneumonia-like illness.
Visiting Museum Mile during the Upper East Side’s Legionnaires’ outbreak? Here’s how to assess your risk
Almost two weeks after health officials confirmed the first two Legionnaires’ cases, questions abound. An infectious disease expert explains the risks associated with the pneumonia-like illness.
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A new City Council law was meant to ramp up testing for Legionella in NYC cooling towers. An outbreak in the Upper East Side raises questions over compliance.
NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak raises questions about compliance over new cooling tower law
A new City Council law was meant to ramp up testing for Legionella in NYC cooling towers. An outbreak in the Upper East Side raises questions over compliance.
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As the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tries to identify the source of the Legionnaires’ outbreak on the Upper East Side, elected officials and residents are raising questions about the enforcement of a new law seeking to curb the spread of the disease. Via @healthbeat.org
Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak Poses Test for Cooling Tower Inspection Rules
Elected officials and residents are raising questions about the enforcement of a new law seeking to curb the spread of the disease.
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More than 74,000 older adults have sought blood tests to check their immunity to measles during recent outbreaks, an exclusive analysis shows. Should you get tested, too?
As measles returns, more older Americans are asking: Am I still immune?
More than 74,000 older adults have sought blood tests to check their immunity to measles during recent outbreaks, an exclusive analysis shows. Should you get tested, too?
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A new City Council law was meant to ramp up testing for Legionella in NYC cooling towers. An outbreak in the Upper East Side raises questions over compliance.
NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak raises questions about compliance over new cooling tower law
A new City Council law was meant to ramp up testing for Legionella in NYC cooling towers. An outbreak in the Upper East Side raises questions over compliance.
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A new City Council law was meant to ramp up testing for Legionella in NYC cooling towers. An outbreak in the Upper East Side raises questions over compliance.
NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak raises questions about compliance over new cooling tower law
A new City Council law was meant to ramp up testing for Legionella in NYC cooling towers. An outbreak in the Upper East Side raises questions over compliance.
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Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium fluid.
No joke: Morphine overdose triggered by poppy seed tea
Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium fluid.
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More than 74,000 older adults have sought blood tests to check their immunity to measles during recent outbreaks, an exclusive analysis shows. Should you get tested, too?
As measles returns, more older Americans are asking: Am I still immune?
More than 74,000 older adults have sought blood tests to check their immunity to measles during recent outbreaks, an exclusive analysis shows. Should you get tested, too?
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In the Atlanta metropolitan area, several resources are available for people experiencing a dangerous home environment. Here’s how to get help for domestic violence.
Where to get help for domestic violence in metro Atlanta
In the Atlanta metropolitan area, several resources are available for people experiencing a dangerous home environment. Here’s how to get help for domestic violence.
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More than 74,000 older adults have sought blood tests to check their immunity to measles during recent outbreaks, an exclusive analysis shows. Should you get tested, too?
As measles returns, more older Americans are asking: Am I still immune?
More than 74,000 older adults have sought blood tests to check their immunity to measles during recent outbreaks, an exclusive analysis shows. Should you get tested, too?
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Lower-wage health care workers who sacrificed their health at the peak of the pandemic are still on the job, and still suffering.
'I am retraumatized all the time'
Lower-wage health care workers who sacrificed their health at the peak of the pandemic are still on the job, and still suffering.
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Drug overdoses once ranked high on Staten Island. Health advocates hope new vending machines with free naloxone kits will help prevent future drug overdoses.
Staten Island gets machines with free naloxone kits to help prevent future drug overdoses
Drug overdoses once ranked high on Staten Island. Health advocates hope new vending machines with free naloxone kits will help prevent future drug overdoses.
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Laborers have suffered as summers have grown hotter with climate change. But health policy and occupational health researchers say that worker deaths are not inevitable, if employers adopt workplace safety regulations like ample water and breaks.
How a proposed federal heat rule might have saved these workers’ lives
Laborers have suffered as summers have grown hotter with climate change. But health policy and occupational health researchers say that worker deaths are not inevitable, if employers adopt workplace safety regulations like ample water and breaks.
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Drug overdoses once ranked high on Staten Island. Health advocates hope new vending machines with free naloxone kits will help prevent future drug overdoses.
Staten Island gets machines with free naloxone kits to help prevent future drug overdoses
Drug overdoses once ranked high on Staten Island. Health advocates hope new vending machines with free naloxone kits will help prevent future drug overdoses.
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More kids are living in extended-stay hotels long-term, with a variety of health effects. “Social trauma is the biggest challenge,” a school official said.
As more families move to hotels for long-term shelter, kids are exposed to health threats
More kids are living in extended-stay hotels long-term, with a variety of health effects. “Social trauma is the biggest challenge,” a school official said.
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Drug overdoses once ranked high on Staten Island. Health advocates hope new vending machines with free naloxone kits will help prevent future drug overdoses.
Staten Island gets machines with free naloxone kits to help prevent future drug overdoses
Drug overdoses once ranked high on Staten Island. Health advocates hope new vending machines with free naloxone kits will help prevent future drug overdoses.
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We want to hear your stories on air and water quality, infectious diseases, climate, the environment, or other systemic issues in New York.
New York City: Tell us your public health stories
We want to hear your stories on air and water quality, infectious diseases, climate, the environment, or other systemic issues in New York.
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The new guidelines aim to catch prostate cancer earlier in Black men. The 'no gown, no gloves' message comes with a cheeky social media campaign.
Atlanta does it differently: Grady and Morehouse School of Medicine urge simple blood test, earlier screening for prostate cancer
The new guidelines aim to catch prostate cancer earlier in Black men. The 'no gown, no gloves' message comes with a cheeky social media campaign.
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The company’s turbulent history leaves residents in the majority-Black Atlanta suburb of Conyers weary of its continued presence.
I’ve lived through three BioLab fires in 20 years. I fear the impact.
The company’s turbulent history leaves residents in the majority-Black Atlanta suburb of Conyers weary of its continued presence.
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