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Health as wealth: The $24 billion-dollar case for closing the Black maternal health gap in the U.S.
Black maternal safety is directly tied to improved health outcomes and economic success. The racial divide in maternal and infant health is stark: Black women face a risk of pregnancy-related death four times higher than women from other backgrounds, with Black infants dying at more than double the rate of other babies during their first…
How to access telehealth abortion care from New York providers
Medical abortion faces new attacks on a federal level, but in New York State, patients still have multiple safe options for receiving the treatment, including via telehealth video calls. Last week, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill to revoke FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Although most research has put the rate of…
For South Asians, healthy habits don’t erase heart risk: study
A new study provides powerful evidence of what’s sometimes called “the South Asian paradox”: People of South Asian backgrounds tend to live healthier lifestyles than other racial and ethnic groups in America, but are at greater risk of cardiac and metabolic health problems as they age. Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association,…
What can you do if someone is out in the cold?
As of Monday, Feb. 9, officials had counted 18 suspected cold-weather deaths among New Yorkers found outside during the city’s longest stretch of below-freezing temperatures since 1958. According to news reports, some of the dead had been given placements in city shelters but had declined to go, saying they feared getting robbed or attacked. Others…
How to talk to kids stressed about ICE
The kids are not OK, psychologists tell us, when it comes to fear of immigration enforcement. Therapists in the city serving immigrant or mixed-status families have seen requests for mental health services nearly triple in recent months. “Children are terrified of going to school, not knowing if they have a family to go back home…
What NYC families need to know about flu, RSV and COVID-19 this season
New York City is still feeling the impact of flu season, with more than 140,000 lab-confirmed cases so far. Over half have been in children under 18. The numbers are slowly declining, though more than 3,600 cases were reported for the week ending Jan. 17, according to data from the city health department. “This flu…
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