Eliza Fawcett
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Public health, explained: 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 Department of Health and M…
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York City’s health commissioner, will leave his position on Friday — months earlier than expected, according to city officials.Until a pe…
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York City’s health commissioner, announced Monday that he plans to leave his position in early January.“It has truly been the honor of my…
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.The first person to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis in New York state in nearly a decade has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced Monday.Th…
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.With federal investigations swirling around his administration, New York City Mayor Eric Adams pivoted on Wednesday to one of his favorite local fights: the “w…
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New York City recorded 3,026 overdose deaths in 2022, the highest number since reporting started in 2000, according to the city Department of Health.
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.Kendra Lindsey smiles in a botanical garden in Baltimore, flanked by family members. They hold each other affectionately, framed by palm trees.Lindsey’s portra…
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This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News. Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Updated Covid-19 vaccines are expected to roll out as soon as this week in New York, following the Food and Drug Administration’s…
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.Human cases of West Nile virus have been reported throughout the United States this year. The virus, which is primarily spread through the bite of an infected …
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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.Updated Covid-19 vaccines are expected to roll out as soon as this week in New York, following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval Thursday of the new …