New York Leads the Nation in Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease The Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease Partners with Iconic Public Health and Environmental Advocate Erin Brockovich and Allergy & Asthma Network to Call for Real Solutions to New York’s Growing […]
Dear Community Partners!! As you know the 2017 Open Enrollment Period is ending on January 31, 2017. MetroPlus would like to invite you and your uninsured community residents to a FREE seminar on Affordable Health Care. The seminars are currently […]
Engel Statement On Latest Republican Move Towards ACA Repeal Washington D.C.—Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a top member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after voting against S. Con. Res. 3, a budget resolution that sets […]
NEW DATA SHOWING AN INCREASE IN HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE RATES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY Over 1 in 4 New Yorkers report having hypertension (high blood pressure) December 19, 2016 – The Health Department today published two studies that point to […]
SCHOOL LUNCH FLUNKS: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DIRTIEST NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CAFETERIAS Independent Democratic Conference to Introduce Legislation to Create a Grading System for School Cafeterias. New York — Senators Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), Diane Savino (D-Staten Island), Jesse […]
The City’s Second Dispensary Will Expand Compassionate Health To Millions of New Yorkers Added relief for long suffering patients throughout New York City, the lower Hudson Valley and surrounding areas is finally here. Join PharmaCannis for an informational event and […]
Is Obamacare Collapsing? by Frank V. Vernuccio, Jr., J.D. Those enrolled in Obamacare are facing serious challenges. Rising Premiums is the immediate issue, but more broadly, the survival of the entire program is in jeopardy. Bloomberg reports that “Premiums for […]
Bronx – Food Fitness & Faith Summit 2016 On Monday, October 24, the New York City Health Department’s Bronx Neighborhood Health Action Center, the Office of Faith Based Initiatives and the Bronx Multi-Faith Advisory Group, is hosting the Second Annual […]
TWIN BOYS CONJOINED AT HEAD SUCCESSFULLY SEPARATED AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE AFTER MORE THAN 20 HOURS OF SURGERY Babies Have Long Recovery Ahead of Them After a Difficult and Complicated Procedure NEW YORK (October 20, 2016) – A team […]
Rep. José E. Serrano announced that eight healthcare centers in the Bronx were awarded a total of $811,493 in federal Health Center Cluster grants.
Wear pink to show your solidarity with breast cancer patients and survivors on August 18.
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