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Your Health, Your Mayor
What health policies do the mayoral candidates ? And what can a mayor do about health in the first place?
Marisa Donnelly, Your Local Epidemiologist
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What Congestion Pricing and Measles Mean for NYC’s Health
Children and adults who live near high-traffic areas are disproportionately exposed to air pollution, putting them at greater risk for respiratory conditions.
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Cuts to 9/11 Health Reversed, Measles Outbreak in North Jersey
DOGE abruptly cut funding to a 9/11 first responder health program — only to reverse its decision days later.
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How New York’s Decentralized Public Health System is a Firewall Against Data Chaos
In the U.S. public health system, local and state health departments collect and own the data rather than the federal government.
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What We Know About Long Covid in New York City: Symptoms, Treatment and Risks
Navigating and getting care for Long Covid can be overwhelming. However, many city clinics and hospitals are on the leading edge of understanding and treating it.
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Why It Feels Like Everyone in New York is Sick Right Now: Virus Update
The number of people with flu is high, and norovirus is surging.
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RSV, Covid, Flu Cases Are on the Rise in New York
RSV is on the rise and affecting a lot of young children. The good news is that there are now two key ways to protect babies.
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Whooping Cough, Food Insecurity Levels Spike in NYC
Pertussis cases surged in 2024. Meanwhile, 1 in 6 households with children in the city reported lacking enough to eat.
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Childhood Vaccine Coverage Remains High in New York, But State Not Fully in the Clear
Recent data on kindergartners during the 2023-24 school year show that measles, mumps and rubella vaccine coverage in New York is the third-highest rate in the country.