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Monkeypox cases spike in NYC — with Big Apple averaging dozens of cases per month
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Metro By Lauren Elkies Schram Published May 4, 2024, 2:13 p.m. ET The number of cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, ...
NYC students’ vaccination rates still below pre-pandemic levels: Health Dept.
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Metro By Matthew Sedacca Published March 2, 2024, 11:05 a.m. ET New York City students’ immunization rates for vaccines required for school ...
Washington faces first outbreak of a deadly fungal infection that’s on the rise in the U.S.
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Four people in Washington state have tested positive this month for a rare fungal infection that can be deadly. It’s the state’s ...
Rabies advisory issued after bat incident at cinema
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County has issued a rabies advisory after a bat-related incident ...
NYC, Eric Adams must wage campaign to curb diabetes ‘epidemic’ affecting 1 million New Yorkers: health report
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Metro exclusive By Carl Campanile Published Dec. 4, 2023, 8:10 p.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams tamed his own diabetes — now a ...
NYC launches $4 million vaccine campaign in poor neighborhoods
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Metro exclusive By Carl Campanile Published Nov. 19, 2023, 1:06 p.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams’ health team is launching a $4 million “vaccine equity” ...
More than 500 people asked to test for tuberculosis after case at Nebraska day care
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A Nebraska health department is investigating more than 500 possible exposures to tuberculosis linked to an active case at a YMCA in ...
