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Flu hitting Long Island, New York State, nation hard this year
This was also the first year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that deaths from flu surpassed deaths from COVID.
The Saratogian9d
NYS Department of Health celebrates National Public Health Week
The New York State Department of Health is celebrating the 30th anniversary of National Public Health Week from April 7-13, ...
Crain's New York Business6d
State could lose billions in future Medicaid dollars amid federal policy change
The federal government is planning to stop funding Medicaid programs that cover non-medical needs such as housing, transportation or food, putting billions of future dollars for New York’s Medicaid ...
New York State Issues Travel Advisory for 11 Countries
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now encouraging the MMR vaccine as the best way to minimize measles contraction.
JD Supra10d
New York Department of Health Issues Long-Awaited FAQs for New York’s Disclosure of Material Transactions Law
The first quarter of 2025 has been eventful for New York’s Disclosure of Material Transactions Law. As discussed in our ...
The Buffalo News6d
New deadlines, old anguish part of saga for home care program in New York State
Facing a federal lawsuit from six patients in dire need of the CDPAP, attorneys representing the state Department of Health ...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio2d
Saratoga County Department of Health transitions to full-service, local department
The Saratoga County Department of Health has transitioned into a full-service health department. Saratoga County began to develop a full-service, local department of health in 2021 in collaboration ...
Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half
The draft plan is part of a process involving the agency and the White House. It would eliminate almost all funding for ...