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Capsules from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals recalled over health risks

Barbara Terrio

A combined 135 batches of capsules are being pulled back from consumers because the flawed medication could lead to cardiac ...

Monkeypox cases spike in NYC — with Big Apple averaging dozens of cases per month

Debi Johnson

Metro By Lauren Elkies Schram Published May 4, 2024, 2:13 p.m. ET The number of cases of mpox, formerly known ...

NYC students’ vaccination rates still below pre-pandemic levels: Health Dept.

Debi Johnson

Metro By Matthew Sedacca Published March 2, 2024, 11:05 a.m. ET New York City students’ immunization rates for vaccines required ...

Washington faces first outbreak of a deadly fungal infection that’s on the rise in the U.S.

Debi Johnson

Four people in Washington state have tested positive this month for a rare fungal infection that can be deadly. It’s ...

Rabies advisory issued after bat incident at cinema

Debi Johnson

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County has issued a rabies advisory after a ...

NYC, Eric Adams must wage campaign to curb diabetes ‘epidemic’ affecting 1 million New Yorkers: health report

Debi Johnson

Metro exclusive By Carl Campanile Published Dec. 4, 2023, 8:10 p.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams tamed his own diabetes — ...

NYC launches $4 million vaccine campaign in poor neighborhoods

Debi Johnson

Metro exclusive By Carl Campanile Published Nov. 19, 2023, 1:06 p.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams’ health team is launching a $4 million ...

More than 500 people asked to test for tuberculosis after case at Nebraska day care

Debi Johnson

A Nebraska health department is investigating more than 500 possible exposures to tuberculosis linked to an active case at a ...