Public Health
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Overdose deaths continue to rise in NYC: report
Las muertes por sobredosis siguen aumentando en Nueva York: informeThe first half of 2021, New York City recorded 1,233 overdose deaths, compared to 965 overdose deaths during the same period in 2020...
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- Community
Bill of rights for the homeless
Carta de derechos para las personas sin hogar...el defensor del pueblo Jumaane Williams ha presentado una legislación diseñada para proteger los derechos de las personas sin hogar...
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- Arts
What to Know about Aphasia
Lo que hay que saber sobre la afasiaBefore Bruce Willis's retirement, most people never heard of aphasia...
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Car-Free Earth Day Celebration
Celebración en toda la ciudadNew York City will hold its largest-ever Car-Free Earth Day on Saturday, April 23...
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“Choices, not mandates”
“Opciones, no mandatos”NYC's Health Commissioner cautioned that the city’s risk level is expected to move from “low” to “medium,” fueled by the BA.2 subvariant of omicron...
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Menstruation Mission
Misión MenstruaciónUna campaña local de apoyo dirigida por miembros del Centro Médico Montefiore está ayudando a proporcionar los artículos necesarios de higiene femenina a mujeres de Ucrania...
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Free citywide doula services
Servicios gratuitos de doula en toda la ciudad...el alcalde Eric Adams ha anunciado una iniciativa para ofrecer servicios gratuitos de doula a las mujeres embarazadas de los barrios más vulnerables de la ciudad...
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Leading against lead
Liderar contra el plomoA JAMA Pediatrics study suggests half of U.S. children have detectable levels of lead in their blood, which is correlated to poverty, race, and living in older housing...
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Mask mandate lifted for children ages 2 to 4
Se elimina el mandato de uso de mascarilla para niños de 2 a 4 añosEffective Monday, April 4, children ages 2 to 4 will no longer be required to wear face masks in schools, provided Covid rates in the city remain low...
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Advocates ask mayor to rethink gun violence proposals
Defensores piden a la alcaldía reconsiderar sus propuestas sobre la violencia con armas de fuegoAdvocates condemn Mayor Adams’ “Blueprint to End Gun Violence," for its “regressive” policies and say it will further criminalize Black and brown communities...
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Hospitalizations of Black New Yorkers surged during Omicron: report
Las hospitalizaciones de neoyorquinos negros aumentaron durante Omicron: informe...la tasa de hospitalización por Covid-19 fue dos veces mayor entre los neoyorquinos negros en comparación con los blancos...
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Highs, Lows and Loop-de-loops
ltas, bajas y girosThe range of emotional experiences that we are all trying to manage these days is less like Coney Island’s Cyclone and more like Nagashima’s Steel Dragon...
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Enhanced enforcement of housing violations
Mejora de la aplicación de las infracciones en materia de viviendaHousing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced an additional 250 buildings -- with nearly 40,000 open housing violations--to a list of the city’s most distressed multi-family buildings...
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Plate Forward
Plato AdelanteThe city’s public hospital system will enlarge a program improving the health of city residents by connecting them with access to a dietician, health coach, and dedicated resources for healthy eating...
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New #VaxForKids pop-up sites
Nuevos sitios emergentes #VaxForKidsSe han puesto en marcha casi 40 nuevos sitios en todo el estado de Nueva York específicamente para aumentar las tasas de vacunación contra el virus Covid-19 entre niños y adolescentes...
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Bottomfeeder v. breast cancer
Bottomfeeder vs. el cáncer de mamaOperation Bottomfeeder recovered $640,000 from fraudulent charities and distributed the funds to legitimate breast cancer organizations...
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