Category: Health
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Beth Israel Hospital awaits closure date as criticism of its management rises
Multiple surviving lawsuits are preventing a definite closure date, while Mount Sinai’s decision is scrutinized.
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Overdose prevention centers inch towards Midtown
New proposed policies on harm reduction centers could help ease Midtown’s overdose crisis.
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Public school nurses get trained in suicide prevention
New York City Public Schools has partnered with mental health non-profit to improve support systems in schools.
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Creative art therapy in demand amid immigrant mental health crisis
Creative art therapy can play a big role in addressing immigrant’s mental health problems, but not all can access it.
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Advocates call for overdose prevention centers in Midtown
The overdose crisis has led to calls to improve addiction services and prevent further tragedies.
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Mental health response team absent from Midtown despite requests
New Yorkers in Midtown want the city to do more about the mental health crisis.
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Rodent complaints remain high under new rat czar
The number of 311 complaints about rodents in Manhattan remains elevated, despite New York City’s renewed efforts to boost sanitation.
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Midtown Locals Show Sympathy and Dismay for Drug Clinic, As City Plans for More
As the city sets to fund more drug treatment centers, some New Yorkers are growing weary of clinics.
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Midtown Addiction Community Still Recovering from Lockdown Setbacks
Midtown addiction community struggles to return to treatment after pandemic setbacks in an area with the highest rate of binge drinking.
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New City Sanitation Program Has Critics and Fans
Midtown residents and local environmentalists have mixed opinions on whether the trash pickup in Times Square is getting any better around the neighborhood or enough to have an impact.
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Midtown Faces Suicide Crisis Amid Pandemic
At least eight people have died by suicide in Midtown this year, according to local news reports.
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Doubts Over The Vessel’s Safety Remain
After four people committed suicide by jumping from the Vessel, the reopening of the tourist attraction is uncertain.
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Complaints About Chelsea’s Dirty Sidewalks Soar as Tourism Returns
As tourism returns, some Chelsea residents feel sidewalks are dirtier than ever, but the New York Department of Sanitation doesn’t see it as a problem.
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Housing Works Pushes for Overdose Prevention Centers Amid Changing Administration
Local advocacy groups push new Governor Kathy Hochul to bring the Opioid Prevention Center Program to New York City.
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As In-Person Learning Resumes, School Nurses Want More Resources and Support
With New York City public school students back in classrooms, school nurses are concerned they don’t have enough help.
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311 Complaints: Call center data offers false portrait of indoor environmental health hazards
The Upper West Side has filed the most complaints for indoor environmental problems since 2010. But other neighborhoods have far more severe indoor environmental health complications.
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A clinic exclusive to Hudson Yards community draws criticism
New clinic in Hudson Yards restricts access to a community in desperate need of health care services.
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Chelsea health clinic’s makeover is modern — and delayed
Chelsea District Health Center gets a $17million-dollar makeover, but the long renovation has meant limited access to quality care.
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Hidden signs about plant safety confuse High Line visitors
Eating delicious edible-looking berries at The High Line can get you fined or sick, but there aren’t signs to warn you about specific ones.
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A Chinese therapy Michael Phelps didn’t use finds followers in midtown Manhattan
Qigong, a practice of traditional Chinese medicine, had millions of believers in China back in the 1980s. It is gaining followers in NYC since Michael Phelps’ use of cupping, another traditional therapy, during the Olympics.
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