Advances in Fighting HIV Cited at BC Conference
Dr. Monica Sweeney, chairperson of Health Policy and Management at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, tells students at Brooklyn College about [read more]
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Barbers Help Researchers Battle HIV in Brooklyn
By RADHIKA VISWANATHAN Brignel Camilien works at the Arthur Ashe Institute of Urban Health, designing projects that help communities increase [read more]
BC Vending Machines Still Sell Unhealthy Snacks
Student Nikki Orozova relies on vending machines at Brooklyn College for afternoon snacks. (Michelle Cummings) By MICHELLE CUMMINGS It’s noon [read more]
Rising Rents Lead More to Bed-Stuy Soup Kitchen
By ALAIN GAILLARD The soup kitchen starts serving food at 10:30 every morning. A few soup kitchen guests begin gathering [read more]
City’s first lady urges funds for mentally ill
For Mental Health Awareness month, Renee Beyda reports on Chirlane McCray’s efforts to enhance New York City’s aid to the [read more]
Challenges for Teens with Type 1 Diabetes
Ludny Jean-Alcime discusses how she learned to live with Type 1 diabetes. (Christell Cherenfant) By CHRISTELL CHERENFANT Ludny Jean-Alcime, a freshman [read more]
Council eyes limits on hookah smoking
By RENEE BEYDA The City Council Health Committee is considering proposed legislation that would limit the use of non-tobacco smoking [read more]
Mayor: No local danger from Zika
By RENEE BEYDA With fears of the quickly spreading Zika virus growing, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that city [read more]
Cleaner Gowanus Could Lead to Higher Rents
By SEAN EGAN Swimming through the sewage-infested waters of the Gowanus Canal, Christopher Swain had to paddle through a thick [read more]
The toll of dementia: One family’s story
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO Mornings are very bad at the grandparents’ house. Early morning peace is interrupted by a low groaning [read more]