Health care providers are calling on the Trump administration to reverse changes to immigration policy that have compounded ...

Eight beaches are closed across the state of New York, with the majority of beaches closed due to an "elevated" concentration of bacteria.

Let’s get into this week’s dose of New York public health news, what you can do, and why it matters — from Salmonella being found in cucumbers, to measles at a Shakira concert, and ...

New York now has 70,000 doses of hydroxychloroquine; 10,000 doses of Zithromax and 750,000 doses of chloroquine, officials have announced. Different patients will be given varying doses of the ...

The police serve as the mental health system’s gatekeepers, particularly on untreated serious mental illness. New York has about 8,300 seriously mentally ill homeless people. If they’re to get any ...

The city Health Department alone is facing a $100 million reduction in federal aid used for infectious disease preparedness, surveillance and vaccination under an executive order from President ...

The Department of Health gave a total of $24 million to 49 health care providers using funding from a grant program lawmakers approved in the state budget this year to shore up abortion and ...

An air quality health advisory for fine particulate matter was issued Tuesday for the Adirondacks and Central New York regions due to the impact of smoke from wildfires in Canada. It was issued by New ...