City mental health initiatives have fallen flat, public advocate reports Plus: VC firm closes $83M fund for early-stage health care investments City Council passes bill to create syringe buyback ...

The city Health Department says it has just the Rx for the public and medical professionals looking for guidance on health issues — a hot line that would cost $100 million over six years.

The New York Health Foundation has pledged $282,000 to support the initiative, allowing it to reach up to 315 health educators and 30,000 students in as many as 180 NYC schools over a three-year ...

The Citywide Doula Initiative, which launched in 2022, works with community-based organizations to provide free doula care to ...

The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene informed staff this summer that it is shuttering the library due to cost-saving directives ordered by Mayor Adams earlier in the year.

Doctors at the city’s public health system are being asked to cut appointment times from 40 minutes to 20 minutes starting this fall as wait times for primary care grows.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City public schools have announced new initiatives to address systemic inequities and promote safer and more supportive schools. Mayor Eric Adams and Schools ...

What's left of the Trump administration's Department of Education has threatened to pull federal funding from New York City schools over diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives .

NEW YORK -- New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan submitted his resignation, the third time in recent weeks that an Adams administration official announced their departure.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — This women’s history month, a community initiative is aiming to empower women to put their health first. Free health screenings for women took place in Harlem today.

With the school year coming to a close, the city unveiled two initiatives for public schools. The first one is called "NYC Solves.” It’s a citywide program intent on raising the math scores of ...