Clergy Rally with Home Care Workers to Support Fair Pay
By SHIRLEY ALVAREZ New York City faith leaders and homecare workers gathered to support the fight for a wage increase for people who care for …[read more]
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Advocates Call for Better Elder Care at CUNY Conference
By BILLY WOOD One in every five New Yorkers will be 60 or older by 2040. Yet the nation is struggling with elder care. There …[read more]
“No-Cost Face Covering Give Away” low on N95 masks amid citywide shortage
By ANNABELLE PAULINO Some New Yorkers will have to wait for shipments of N95 masks to protect them from the Omicron variant. At midday, February …[read more]
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 the success achieved in protecting …[read more]
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 awareness of health issues. But …[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 and you’ve been on campus …[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 outside the main entrance of …[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 mentally ill. In honor of …[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 at York College in Queens, …[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 products in restaurants and prohibit …[read more]