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Op-Ed | In order to learn, children need to be healthy, so put your child’s health at the top of your back-to-school checklist

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Bronx Times Opinion | Back-to-school vaccines protect more than just our children

By Dr. Hannah Keppler Conversation…

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Trump-appointed judges reject White House’s latest effort to obtain medical records of trans youth

Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx will begin a pilot program that connects patients living with opioid use disorder to medical care and social services for up to a year.

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Three Bronx hospitals earn certification for expanding access to doula care

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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NYC reports first West Nile case of the year amid increased mosquito activity

As night fell, the shadows of detainees could be seen past the barbed wire fences and inside the building through the windows as they flicked the lights and appeared to jump up and down as they attempted to communicate with those outside on the outside, much to the delight of protesters who yelled to them through megaphones.

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Rep. Ritchie Torres, George Latimer demand answers on medical staffing shortage at Delaney Hall

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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BronxWorks’ annual farm stands return with fresh, affordable produce for Bronxites

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Speaker Julie Menin, Bronx Councilmembers Justin Sanchez and Amanda Farías announce $25M plan to transform Hunts Point fish market

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

SBH Health System expands it's options for care through it's new bloodless medicine and surgery program.

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SBH Health System launches the Bronx’s first bloodless medicine and surgery program

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Astor Services opens new South Bronx center to expand mental health care

By Steven Goodstein Conversation…

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Jacobi Hospital opens new art exhibit for behavioral health patients

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

Governor Kathy Hochul, Representative Ritchie Torres, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Lincoln Hospital President Cristina Contreras celebrated funding a new cardiac cath lab at the South Bronx Hospital, providing life saving care to people who would potentially need to be transferred to another hospital during a cardiac emergency.

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NYC Health and Hospitals to add life-saving cardiac cath lab to Lincoln Hospital

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A biting problem: Twice as many NYC mosquito pools testing positive for dangerous West Nile virus this summer, health officials say

City officials help Bronx homeowners prepare for increasingly severe storms

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

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Councilmember Justin Sanchez helps secure $7M for new Lincoln Hospital NICU

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Stop & Shop donates $256,000 to support Food Bank for NYC

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Caribbean-Americans celebrated West Indian culture at the 58th West Indian American Day Parade along Eastern Parkway on Sept. 1, 2025.

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Mount Sinai's agreement with the Department of Justice comes more than a year after the provider first started restricting youth gender-affirming care in response to pressure from the Trump administration.

Mount Sinai agrees to end youth gender-affirming care and pay millions to patients, DOJ says