Vulnerable babies hostage in city budget dealmaking
$2.5 million to prevent infant mortality serves as pawn in negotiations
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Issues cited by federal inspectors include hours-long waits for emergency room treatment
View ArticleKid flu vaccinations among final Bloomberg health mandates
With time running out, mayorally controlled Board of Health to vote on assertive new rules
View ArticlePricey premiums challenge for New York health care exchange
New insurance plans are among the nation's costliest — and whether enough young and healthy people will sign up is anyone's guess
View ArticleYoung and convincible: Meet the Affordable Care Act scare ads
Behavioral scientists say people in their twenties will need convincing to sign up for health insurance. See if these commercials do the trick.
View ArticleNew York lags nation on hospital quality test, costing city millions in aid
Second annual review from Medicare leaves all but one Health and Hospitals Corporation facility facing financial penalties from the feds
View ArticleVIDEO: Studying the science of marijuana
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View ArticleIncreasing number of New York school children skipping vaccinations
More than 22,000 medical and religious exemptions were granted to students for the 2013-14 school year, up 27 percent from 2010-11, according to the state Health Department. Public and private...
View ArticleHospitals across New York struggle to vaccinate newborns against deadly...
Many New York hospitals struggle to ensure that newborns are vaccinated against the hepatitis B virus prior to leaving the hospital, potentially putting those who are not vaccinated at increased risk...
View ArticleEasy A: Thousands of NYC restaurants obtain an “A” inspection grade by...
Between January 2013 and April 2014 restaurants appealed the results of more than 13,000 graded inspections, and more than half of those appeals resulted in an improved letter grade for the restaurant....
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