NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Health is celebrating the 30th anniversary of National Public Health Week from April 7-13, in support and recognition of the tremendous contributions of ...

The case was confirmed in Nassau County. It's the first locally-acquired case reported in the U.S. since 2019, and the first-ever locally acquired case in New York. Three other cases of chikungunya ...

This story first appeared in New York Focus, a non-profit news publication investigating New York state politics. Sign up for their stories at nysfocus.com/newsletter. Organ donors in New York can now ...

The New York State Department of Health is urging nursing homes and adult care facilities to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—Congenital syphilis is passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or birth and can cause significant health problems if it’s not caught early. “It can affect their mental ...

ALBANY — New York’s Advisory Council on Lead Poisoning Prevention convened Wednesday at the Capitol to review the state Department of Health’s draft regulations for a statewide lead rental registry — ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– The New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald has declared that influenza, or the flu, is no longer prevalent in the state for the “flu season.” With ...

A person living in New York tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in the first reported transmission within the US in six years, officials said on Tuesday. The chikungunya virus is ...

The state health department had news that was both bitter and sweet, much like the vapes about 13% of high schoolers in New ...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — Is NYS paying close enough attention to Medicaid members who may live out of state? An audit from the NYS Comptroller's office found "...multiple issues with how the state ...