A leading New York City contractor association is spearheading an effort to raise awareness about the importance of mental wellness in ...

To address concerns about the misuse of race in certain clinical algorithms, the public health system in New York City has ...

Dr. Ashwin Vasan, commissioner of New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene who is leaving office Friday, said during the briefing that he was “cautiously and humbly excited” about the ...

Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Drug overdose deaths in New York City decreased in 2023 for the first time in four years, according to data released Thursday by the ...

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NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwi Vasan is reportedly stepping down as soon as Friday after previously saying that he would ...

Amid the barrage of federal indictments and corruption investigations faced by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the Democratic ...

Few counties have a mental health resource app like the one Rogers County announced it's designing in September. County spokesperson Diana Dickinson said Rogers County is following the lead of Erie ...

CMS released its individual ratings last week for Medicare Advantage plans, which are administered by a private insurer and offer benefits unavailable in traditional Medicare.

In an approach to tackle its persistent rat problem, New York City has approved a pilot program to distribute contraceptive ...

The husband of Grei Mendez, the operator of the Kingsbridge Heights daycare center where one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici was fatally poisoned over one year ago was sentenced to 45 years in prison ...

Transphobia is child abuse,” Alex Roque, who runs the Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBTQ youth in New York City, ...