Shuan Sim

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Northwell opens $12M otolaryngology center in New Hyde Park

Northwell Health has opened the Sandra Atlas Bass Otolaryngology Center on the campus of Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, it announced Monday....

Quest Diagnostics’ Q1 revenue dips

With the pandemic cooling off, the Covid-19 testing business at Quest Diagnostics of Secaucus, N.J., dropped off, resulting in lower first-quarter revenues this...

Director of harm reduction centers wants to use love, not aggression, to address adversaries

Sam Rivera, executive director of OnPoint NYC—a nonprofit that runs the country’s first two overdose prevention centers—initially was reluctant to take the job....

Here's what's in the state health and mental hygiene budget bill

Following Gov. Kathy Hochul's agreement with the state Legislature on the $220 billion budget Thursday evening, the health and mental hygiene bill passed...

Despite lower suicidal ideation among physicians, New York hospitals maintain vigilance

Even as Covid-related hospitalizations decrease in the city, the mental health challenges accumulated by providers during the past two years are not likely...

City ends school mask mandate and vaccine proof for indoor activities

Mayor Eric Adams on Friday announced the removal of indoor mask mandates in city public schools for K-12 students and the requirement for...

Despite HIV cases falling, Black city residents still see higher rates than other groups

Even with new HIV cases falling in the city each year, the proportion taking root in Black populations has steadily risen.  From 2003...

Here's how Test & Trace will wind down contact tracing

NYC Test & Trace Corps, the city's initiative for Covid testing and contact tracing, will end universal contact tracing—where every positive case is...

Mental health and wellness for Black communities requires a nuanced approach

Mental health providers and startups acknowledge that Black Americans have experienced mental health stresses in individual, nuanced ways, therefore care approaches cannot be...

Local players see hope in improving maternal morbidity rates for Black women

Black maternal morbidity numbers have worsened over the years, but local health startups say they are not giving up the fight. In fact,...

New York nursing home workers' Covid vaccination rates are fourth in nation

New York's nursing home workers were fourth most vaccinated for Covid-19 nationwide, according to latest data released by the Centers for Medicare and...

Gambling addiction helplines ramp up services as New York state crosses $1B in online sports betting

When online sports betting became legal in New York state this month, sportsbooks recorded unprecedented volumes of bets placed, revenue and access. As...

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