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 ...

After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America. Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% ...

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 ...

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

The truncated departure of Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan means a transition of power that was supposed to take months will ...

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

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, ...