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Nurse who got first authorized U.S. COVID vaccine: ‘We cannot

The delta variant has been the main driver of new infections, hospitalizations and deaths for months, largely among people who had no vaccine protection. On Nov. 26, the World Health Organization alerted the globe to omicron, a new variant of concern. This variant has been detected in dozens of countries and … See more

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People living with long COVID explain how the disease …

WEBThe specter of long COVID, with its mysterious cause, no obvious cure and an unknown duration, haunts millions and millions of people. In this report, we hear from some of those who are suffering

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Why New York’s health care system is still ‘in a state of shock’

WEBNew York state is seeing signs of improvement in its COVID-19 outbreak, including a reduced hospitalization rate. But in New York City alone, an estimated …

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What seniors who suspect they have long COVID should know …

WEBWhat seniors who suspect they have long COVID should know when seeking medical care. Health Jun 1, 2022 12:16 PM EDT. Older adults who have survived …

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New York City officials declare monkeypox a public health …

WEBHealth Jul 31, 2022 10:27 AM EDT. NEW YORK (AP) — Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling …

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How Doula Access is Transforming Maternal Health in New York

WEBThank you so much for being here Senator. Thanks for uh coming. Now last year you released a report that really um spelled out the state of doula care in New York.

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New York City nurses, hospitals resume contract talks as possible …

WEBHealth Jan 2, 2023 11:52 AM EDT. NEW YORK (AP) — A possible strike by thousands of New York City nurses loomed Monday even as nurses at one hospital reached a …

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How this New York clinic helped transform reproductive health …

WEBNation Oct 20, 2022 4:46 PM EDT. In October of 1918, Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic at 46 Amboy Street in Brooklyn, New York. Back then, as now in …

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NY becomes first state to allow pregnant women to sign up for …

WEBGovernor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law Tuesday making New York the first state in the country to allow pregnancy to act as a “qualifying event” for health …

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New York health officials examine possible monkeypox case

WEBHealth May 22, 2022 11:00 AM EDT. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York health officials are investigating a potential case of monkeypox after a patient tested positive for the family …

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A look inside the 1st official safe injection sites in U.S.

WEBA look inside the 1st official safe injection sites in U.S. Health Mar 9, 2022 7:46 PM EDT. NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Collado settled in at a clean white table in a …

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New York nursing homes worry about cost for COVID-19 testing

WEBAs calls grow nationwide for testing everyone in nursing homes for coronavirus, New York facilities are sounding alarms about the state's ambitious new …

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New York reports 1st U.S. polio case in nearly a decade

WEBNew York health officials are reporting the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade. Officials said the Rockland County resident is an unvaccinated young adult who …

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New York City fires more than 1,000 workers over COVID vaccine …

WEBHealth Feb 14, 2022 6:43 PM EDT. NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the …

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Art and medicine intersect in New York City hospitals

WEBJeffrey Brown: Roberts' mural is now part of one of the more extraordinary and unexpected art collections in the country, the more than 3,000 works owned and …

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New York City will involuntarily hospitalize the mentally ill, mayor

WEBPolitics Nov 29, 2022 4:01 PM EDT. NEW YORK (AP) — Bidding to address a mental health crisis on New York City streets and subways, Mayor Eric Adams announced …

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How the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire transformed labor laws …

WEBA woman places a white carnation at the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire at Washington Place and Greene St., where 146 garment workers, mostly immigrant …

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NOVA The Most Dangerous Woman in America

WEBThe woman was Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant who as "Typhoid Mary" would become a notorious symbol of a public health menace. In "The Most Dangerous Woman in …

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9/11 survivors, responders receive lifelong care

WEBas we pay tribute to the lives taken on September 11th we're reminded that many Heroes emerged after the attacks too among them medical workers at the World …

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New York mayor orders some homeless people involuntarily

WEBThe rise in homelessness as a source of major tension around the United States, including in New York City, which has a larger homeless population than any …

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NOVA The Most Dangerous Woman in America

WEBJudith Walzer Leavitt is a professor of medical history and women's studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is the author of Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public's Health …

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The Most Dangerous Woman in America In Her Own Words

WEBThe longest surviving letter, and the one most telling of her plight and state of mind in the height of her quarantine, is a six-page, hand-scrawled diatribe she wrote in late June …

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