Health News – Caribbean Life

Supporters of Coverage 4 All rally outside of the State Capitol in Albany.

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Immigrant NYers rally for passage of health coverage for all

By Nelson A. King

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Potful of trouble: NYC stores skirting marijuana licensing rules, prompting legal confusion and safety concerns

A screenshot of the NYPL webinar on Jan. 26. Top row: host Jill Rothstein, Guide author JD Davids and moderator, Fiona Lowenstein. Bottom row: Guide authors Heather Hogan and Chimere L. Smith.

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What life can be like for people with long-term symptoms of COVID

By Milette Millington

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Op-Ed | The future of women’s rights and health

Mayor Eric Adams Outlines Plans for a Women's Health Agenda.

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Adams commits to making New York City future of Women’s Health

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn

Queens, eastern Brooklyn residents should soon have access to expanded cancer care

By Michael Kevin Williams

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital Ceremony

Brooklyn

South Brooklyn Health receives $250K in FY23 capital funding for orthopedic, ophthalmology equipment

By Nelson A. King

Beverley Campbell (center), executive director of the Afro American Parents Educational Center, Inc. in Jamaica, Queens, with children wearing blue T-shirts in commemoration of Diabetes Month.

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Lions in Brooklyn, Queens deeply concerned about children with diabetes

By Nelson A. King

New York City Health Commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan.

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Health Commish urges residents to mask-up

By Nelson A. King

Pills on Hiv / aids paper background.

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UNAIDS chief hopeful Caribbean can end AIDS

By Nelson A. King

PAHO

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Addressing inequalities key to ending AIDS in the Caribbean: PAHO

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Eric Adams.

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Adams’s plan for treating individuals with severe mental illness

By Nelson A. King

A 20-year-old pregnant woman who was born with HIV, takes medication to prevent mother-to-child transmission.

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Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment, prevention affect 2.7 million youth: UNICEF

By Nelson A. King

Ingrid Baptiste

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Retired public health nurse manager advocates for healthcare

By Nelson A. King

Dr. Clifford Young

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Mammographic screening’s best modality for early identification of breast cancer: Dr. Clifford Young

By Nelson A. King

Ketrina Hazell, Ms. Wheelchair NY 2018.

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Local disability organization hosts first-ever Women’s Summit

By Milette Millington

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of the Hostos Research Center.

Hostos unveils new research center funded by $15M gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

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Police seek three in drive-by shooting of woman in a car near the Belt Parkway in Queens

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What’s next for Donald Trump now he’s been indicted?

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