Health News – Page 9 of 144 – Bronx Times

Borough President Gibson urged the administration Thursday to fully fund the parks department and plant more trees in the borough during a press conference.

BP Gibson and environmentalists urge city to boost Parks Dept. budget, expand tree canopy

By Sadie Brown

task force

Fordham

Photos: NYC Health, Energy and Equity Task Force holds roundtable at Fordham to discuss concerns and strategies

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

mental health

Health

New clinic treating mental health challenges and substance abuse opens in the South Bronx

By Emily Swanson

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.

Health

Lincoln Hospital announces new program to support people with opioid use disorder

By Sadie Brown

ocasio-cortez

Health

Ocasio-Cortez, Nadler lead push against Trump health funding cuts impacting the Bronx and NYC

By Christian Murray

sexual

Health

NYC Health + Hospitals/‌Jacobi | North Central Bronx hosts annual Regional Sexual Assault Conference

By Ethan Marshall

Womens History-9

Health

NYC Health + Hospitals/‌Jacobi | North Central Bronx hold Women’s History Month celebrations

By Ethan Marshall

Mosaic Mental Health Check Prezi Pic 10

Riverdale

CM Dinowitz gives $50K check to Mosaic Mental Health to help with crisis intervention and support services

By Ethan Marshall

people at a podium during a rally for the WTC Health Program

AMNY

New York senators demand Trump Administration restore ‘revolting’ cuts made to WTC Health Program for 9/11 first responders

autism

Rep. Torres blasts Gov. Hochul over proposed cuts to Medicaid-funded autism services

By Emily Swanson

rollin' colon

Health

Montefiore’s ‘Rollin’ Colon’ helps teach community about colorectal cancer

By Ethan Marshall

students

Kids & Education

P.S. 72X students unveil new mural at Montefiore Einstein

By Ethan Marshall

opening day

Sports

Yankees fans pack the Bronx for opening day as team lifts decades-old beard ban

By Sadie Brown

Bronx residents visit a mobile COVID testing site in the Fordham section of the Bronx.

Five years after COVID-19, the Bronx still struggles with unemployment and food insecurity

By Sadie Brown

TheCalling_2160x2880-scaled

Albert Einstein College of Medicine students star in new PBS documentary

By Emily Swanson

Straphangers say they commute in rush hour alongside sleeping homeless.

AMNY

Mental health: City Council says they found serious flaws in Mayor Adams’ involuntary removal policy in new report

More from Around NYC

Aviation Activities for Kids Near NYC: Museums, Plane Watching & More - Kid playing with an airplane toy in front of an airplane engine

New York Family

10 Cool Aviation Activities for Kids Near NYC: Museums, Plane Watching & More

54443632374_08bca67aec_o

Mamdani co-signs comeback of nonprofit property COPA bill vetoed by Adams

Assemblyman Steve Stern

Schneps Podcasts

A Conversation with Assemblyman Steve Stern of New York’s 10th District

NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.

NYU Langone shuts down youth gender-affirming care program