Despite National Decline, in NYC Tuberculosis Ticks Upward
After a decades of decline, tuberculosis is on the rise, slightly, in New York City.Newly released figures show a 1 percent increase in the city last year — even as rates continued to drop...
View ArticleAnswers to Ebola Questions for New Yorkers
The Ebola epidemic is raging far away in West Africa, but fear of the deadly virus has reverberated around the world. The death in Dallas of the first person ever diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S....
View ArticleFourth Person Dies Following Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease
New York City officials have identified at least 71 cases of Legionnaires' Disease since July 10, following an outbreak in the South Bronx. Four people have died.Jay Varma, the deputy health...
View ArticleNew York City Doctors Keeping an Eye Out for Zika Virus
A handful of cases of the Zika virus have been reported in New York City in recent years, including three this month. While that's a relatively small sample, compared to the hundreds of confirmed local...
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