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A man in black huddled in a corner

Health

LGBTQ youth and suicide: NYC Health

By Nelson A. King

Nurses at New York’s Health + Hospitals protest working conditions.

Brooklyn

Public nurses protest working conditions, demand better pay

By Ebony Prescod

RN Phyllis Payne-Dublin, president of the Caribbean American Nurses Association (CANA) takes a patient's blood pressure while other CANA members look on.

Health

Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church, Vanderveer Cares hold successful joint health fair

By Nelson A. King

Assemblywoman Chandler-Waterman and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams test the LinkNYC 988 crisis line.

Brooklyn

Chandler-Waterman, Williams and advocates rally for mental health awareness

By Nelson A. King

David Weinstein, chief executive officer, Nursing Lifetime of Excellence, recipient, Simone Ross, RN, and Ann Whyte Akinyooye, chief nursing officer, during the National Nursing Award Ceremony.

Health

National Nursing Week of Excellence Award Ceremony honors McKinney’s staff

By Tangerine Clarke

From left, District 20 K-1 Second Vice District Governor-Lion Antonio Robles; District 20 K-1 Governor Lion Ingrid-Andrews Campbell Lions International Director Lion Dianne Pitts and District 20 K1-1 Diabetes Chairperson Lion Beverley Campbell.

Health

Lions donate much-needed advanced retinal camera to Queens Hospital Center

By Nelson A. King

Antoine Craigwell

Guyana

Guyanese national to receive Clifford W. Beers Award

By Tangerine Clarke

President and CEO, Janice Emanuel McLean. Ph.D., ND, left, during a presentation of equipment and supplies to Dr. Sharma-RHO.

Guyana

Guyana institutions receive medical equipment worth USD$25,000 during mission

By Tangerine Clarke

Dr. Cynthia Sterling-Fox.

Trinidad & Tobago

Dr. Cynthia Sterling-Fox cultivates ‘dynamic’ nursing professionals

By Nelson A. King

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Brooklyn Paper

South Brooklyn Health officials cut ribbon on new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital, opening to patients May 7

Dr. Illouise Murillo-Tucker.

Belize

Retired Belizean nurse devoted to the disenfranchised mental health population

By Nelson A. King

Nicole Francois, chief patient experience officer for One Brooklyn Health.

Health

One Brooklyn Health celebrates Patient Experience Week

By Nelson A. King

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

Health

Immigrant NYers rally for passage of health coverage for all

By Nelson A. King

Illegal marijuana seller in Bronx

AMNY

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.

Health

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

By Milette Millington

Women's Right

AMNY

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

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When this photo was taken, the street where these men are pictured was located in a section known as St. James Park.

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Holden Vets

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