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Dr. Ernest Garnier,

Health

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

By Dawn Plummer

Health

Local organization discusses impact of possible Medicaid cuts for disability community

By Milette Millington

Health

‘The power of nurses must be apparent’ in these times: Dr Alicia Georges, RN

By Nelson A. King

Students discussed and prepared to share original research on pressing mental health topics.

Trinidad & Tobago

Arthur Ashe Institute and T&T college forge alliance for Mental Health and Equity

By Tangerine Clarke

Retired, Guyanese-born, Registered Nurse Margaret Clara Burke receives CANA Lifetime Achievement Award, flanked by, left to right, CANA President-Elect Dr. Olga Husbands; Mistress of Ceremonies Dr. Jean Leon; Retired Registered Nurse Celia Bramble; incumbent CANA President Registered Nurse Barbara Osborne; and Burke's niece, Heather Mitchell, with bouquet of flowers.

Barbados

CANA honors outstanding nurses, provides nursing scholarships

By Nelson A. King

From left, Moderator Madeleine McGirk Rutherford, with panelists Hōkū Pavao, Mariana Rosa and Nisha Sajnani, on stage during the “Art & Health Panel: Exploring the Power of the Arts in Health - A Global Perspective,” held at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on July 11, 2025.

Lincoln Center hosts Art and Health Panel as part of Summer Series

By Milette Millington

Jamaican Kavelle O. Christie, founder and CEO of Orion 360 Health, LLC.

Jamaica

Marquis Who’s Who honors Jamaican health strategist Kavelle Christie

By Dawn Plummer

Governor Kathy Hochul unveils Liberty Landing, a transformative project to convert the state-owned 100,000 square-foot former Bayview Correctional Facility in Manhattan into affordable housing for low-income residents and supportive housing for formerly incarcerated individuals reentering the community. The proposed project, a joint venture between Camber Property Group and Osborne Association, would invest over $108 million in West Chelsea and provide 124 permanently affordable housing units and on-site supportive services.

Health

Hochul sounds alarm over GOP Budget’s impact on NY healthcare

By Nelson A. King

Lonely grandfather suffering from heart disease at home, feeling pain, and alone.

Haiti

The Heart of the Matter Campaign launches national call to action to fight heart disease – #1 killer in Haiti

By Sponsor

BP Antonio Reynoso, third from left, with officials shortly after the launch of the recently announced new Advanced Certificate in Perinatal Mental Health.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn College President Anderson, BP Reynoso launch NY’s first credit-bearing Perinatal Mental Health Certification Program

By Tangerine Clarke

Fecal immunochemical test brochure.

Health

NYC Health + Hospitals urges routine screening for colon cancer

By Nelson A. King

Shot of a mature couple sharing a dance inside

Health

Healthy Aging & Wellness Expo returns to Brooklyn for a Day of Education and Empowerment

By Staff

Mayor Adams, City leaders honor lives lost to COVID-19.

Health

Adams honors lives lost to COVID-19

By Nelson A. King

Medical professionals pay rapt attention as Antoine B. Craigwell conducted a workshop in Skeldon, Berbice, Guyana, recently.

Guyana

Antoine B. Craigwell, GPHC share mental health awareness across Guyana

By Tangerine Clarke

Emil Domingo (center), RN, at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital was honored by LiveOnNY. He is pictured with LiveOnNY team members (from left): Leonard Achan, president and chief executive officer; Abraham Warshaw, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer; Natasha Thomas, hospital services specialist; and Raida Hossain, community & government affairs liaison.

Health

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital recognized for organ donation advocacy

By Michael Kevin Williams

Gotham Health staff proudly participating in New York City’s 2024 West Indian Day parade, promoting healthcare awareness and celebrating diversity.

Health

New short documentary showcases community awareness through summer parades

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

Bronx Walk of Fame honorees. Left to right: Jimmy Rodriguez, Fanum Escanio, Darlene Rodriguez, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Darrin Henson, and Lenny Santiago.

Bronx Walk of Fame welcomes five new honorees during Bronx Week

The search for a teenager from the Bronx continues into a second day after he was caught in a riptide in Arverne on Wednesday.

Search continues for missing teen swimmer off the Rockaways; no criminality suspected in death of elderly man found in East River off LIC: NYPD

Council Member Joann Ariola and NYC Parks officials view beaches on the Rockaway peninsula during Monday's visit.

Ariola welcomes NYC Parks to Rockaway to showcase issues impacting peninsula’s beaches

MTA bus stopped in Manhattan

Express order: MTA board approves purchase of new diesel buses to run out of Staten Island depot