NYC to let unvaccinated athletes play home games
New York City's mayor has confirmed an announcement scheduled for today Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the...
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Mayor Adams to drop NYC school mask rule for kids younger than 5
Amid concerns that a new COVID variant will cause cases to rise, Mayor Adams announced on Tuesday that as long...
NYC homeless population higher than official estimate, report shows
The number of homeless people sleeping on New York City streets and subways is higher than city officials' estimate, said...
About 100 NYC workers fail to meet vaccination mandate deadline, get fired
One hundred and one city workers in were fired for failing to get a second vaccination dose required under New...
NYC OASAS to launch workplace tax credit awareness
The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS) has today announced the launch of a new...
High school launches ‘calm room’ to help students’ mental health
A high school is taking an extra step to help students battling anxiety and depression, creating a safe space for...
NYC health commissioner reflects before stepping down
New York City's top health official is stepping down in the following week after guiding the city through most of...
52% of NYC public school students fully vaccinated, latest DOE data confirms
According to the latest data from the Department of Education, just a bit over half of New York City public...
How NYC schools spend $7 billion in COVID federal relief
Recall that the federal government approved billions of dollars in relief to local governments and school districts, including more than...
Cleveland Clinic Reveals Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2022
Cleveland Clinic has released the top 10 medical innovations for year 2022. This was disclosed by Cleveland Clinic subject matter...
Social Determinants of Health and the New York Health Act
By Helen Krim Social Determinants of Health encompasses all the non-medical factors that influence our health and wellness. Our genes...
Gov Hochul joins NYers to commemorate Healthy Lifestyle Day
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has joined fellow New Yorkers to commemorate the second anniversary of Healthy Lifestyle Day,...
NYS research institute awards health grants to support X syndrome
New York State's Institute for Basic Research has awarded two grants to support groundbreaking research into fragile X syndrome premutations...
Covid-19: George Onuorah calls on constituents to get vaccinated, help slow the spread
George Onuorah, Candidate for City Council in the 21st district Queens, has called on his constituents to get vaccination in...
NYC expands vaccination effort for Seniors
Reporter: Moses KuwemaMayor Bill de Blasio on Friday announced a three-pronged plan to vaccinate homebound seniors and the essential frontline...
Unless COVID is suppressed everywhere, we’ll be ‘back at square one’, WHO warns
Reporter: Moses KuwemaThe number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected, the head of...
EU doubles Covid-19 vaccines order with Pfizer-Biontech
The European Commission said Friday it has secured 300 million extra doses of the coronavirus Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, a move that...
Dubai begins Pfizer vaccine campaign to residents
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA), in coordination with Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management and the COVID-19 Command...
Trump’s health secretary meets with Biden team to ensure smooth vaccine rollout
The health secretary, Alex Azar, had met with the Joe Biden transition team in an effort to ensure a smooth...
IBR research team receives $2.7 million grant to study Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the IBR) have been awarded a $2.7 million grant over five years from the National Institute of Health’s...
Covid-19 ravaging Kenya as political temperature heighten for 2022
By Ibrahim Jaafar Olum A section of Kenyans are criticizing the famous Handshake deal between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition...
WHO says Dexamethasone is the only effective drug for coronavirus
The World Health Organization has stated that the drug, dexamethasone, is still the only therapy shown to be effective against...
NYC lauds CARES for improving mental health outcomes for high schoolers
New York State has lauded Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Service. The organization which provides mental health care for high...
China commences mass virus testing in eastern city
China has begun emergency mass coronavirus testing in the eastern port city of Qingdao. Qingdao Municipal Health Commission early on...
Russia sets to introduce second Covid-19 vaccine
Russia is all set to register its second coronavirus vaccine on October 15, 2020. Vector State Research Center of Virology...
Paris imposes 2-week restrictions on city to curb Covid-19 surge
The authorities in Paris have announced new two-week restrictions across the city to curb a surge of coronavirus cases. Paris...
Donald Trump flown to hospital for Covid-19 treatment
The United States President who has recently tested positive for coronavirus has been flown to Walter Reed Medical Center. Reports...
Second virus wave in Myanmar claims over 70 lives in 1 week
Myanmar has recorded another 70 deaths within a week of its second wave of coronavirus. This was disclosed by the...
Regional expert panel endorses protocol for COVID-19 herbal medicine clinical trials
The Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 has endorsed a protocol for phase III clinical trials of herbal...
NYSOFA urges adults, caregivers to learn the warning signs, symptoms of sepsis
The New York State Office for the Aging has urged caregivers and older New Yorkers to learn to recognize the...
Nurse reports dangerous medical practices at US ICE
A nurse at a private immigration detention center in Georgia has reported a range of dangerous medical practices at a...
Connecticut health officials warn residents of illness in LI Sound
The Connecticut Dept. of Public Health has warned residents on the state's shoreline about an illness caused by bacteria in...
UAE reports highest daily rise in coronavirus cases
The United Arab Emirates has reported 1,007 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily spike since the first case was reported...
UN battles shortage of funds, closes 70% of life-saving health services
The United Nations has announced closure of 70 per cent of life-saving reproductive health programs due to shortage of funds....
Lifestyle Lifespan Movement inaugurates healthy lifestyle day in New York
Lifestyle Lifespan, a healthy lifestyle movement that encourages healthy consumption, non-sedentary lifestyle and a positive mental attitude for people of...
Russia coronavirus vaccine has no serious adverse effects — Lancet study
The Lancet, one of the world’s oldest peer-reviewed medical journal based in New York and Beijing, has revealed in a...
World Bank provides $75 million to mitigate COVID-19 impacts, support recovery in Madagascar
Board of Directors of the World Bank has recently approved a $75 million development policy operation for Madagascar to mitigate...
NBCI rates CDC, berates poor responses to COVID-19
The National Black Church Initiative, a coalition of 34,000 churches representing 27.7 million African Americans joined with over 150,000 sister...
Coronavirus Vaccine: Trump rejects WHO-led global effort, withdraws participation
The United States President, Donald Trump, has disclosed that the country will not participate in an international effort to develop...
As-Salam Hospital exists to cater for the need of Muslim women – Oba Abdulrasheed Olabomi
His Royal Majesty, Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdul Rasheed Olabomi, has applauded As-Salam Cooperative Society for the establishment of an...
DEC Forest Rangers highlight recent rescue actions
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers have highlighted their recent rescue missions. This was disclosed in...
Washington officials seek to reverse shift on COVID-19 testing
Washington State health authorities have sought to reverse a directive from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which...
NYS DEC Forest Rangers highlights rescue missions, responses to incidents
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers has highlighted its rescue missions and responses to search incidents...
Belgium, Netherlands report COVID-19 reinfections
Belgium and the Netherlands have confirmed that COVID-19 patients who had previously recovered from the virus are getting reinfected. According...
NYSOFA encourages older New Yorkers to stay up-to-date with recommended immunizations
The New York State Office for the Aging has encouraged older New Yorkers to make sure they are up to...
Trump authorizes convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment
United State's President Donald Trump has made an historic announcement on the authorization of convalescent plasma to treat patients infected...
Florida approves release of 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes
Florida officials have approved the plans to release 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes, targeting reduction of the natural population and...
NYS Division of Consumer Protection offers tips to protect New Yorkers at work
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection has offered New Yorkers tips to keep safe when working outdoors this...
65 migrants test positive for COVID-19 in Malta
Not less than sixty-five migrants among a group of 94 people rescued at sea and taken to Malta on Monday...
WHO declares coronavirus public health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the deadly coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency worthy of international concern. This...
WHO warns of lengthy Coronavirus pandemic
The World Health Organization on Saturday warned that the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be “lengthy” after its emergency committee...
China sends health team to Hong Kong for full-scale Covid-19 testing
The first set of a 60-member team from Beijing that would carry out a full-scale COVID-19 testing in Hong Kong...
Toxic alcohol kills 86 people in India
Not less than 86 people reportedly dead on Saturday, after consuming toxic alcohol in the northern Punjab state. In a...
The Gambia Vice President contracts Covid-19
The Gambian Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, has contracted positive for COVID-19. While disclosing this on Wednesday July 29, 2020,...
Afro-American Muslim runs largest social media campaign for Bloomberg
New York-based Afro-American Muslim, Sheikh Musa Drammeh, has single-handedly set up the largest independent social media campaign platform for Mike...
Antiviral Remdesivir will receive Emergency Use Authorization; Fauci says it’s the New Standard of Care
A hopeful result, if still not an anti-COVID-19 silver bullet," concludes Reason magazine after quoting this article from STAT <click...
New Yorker sets to mass-produce handwash compliance system for food-handlers
Sheikh Musa Drammeh, an Afro-American Bronxite, has officially disclosed his readiness to make mass production of Taharah System (TS), a...
Oklahoma records spike in Covid-19 cases after Trump’s campaign rally
The campaign rally organized by the United States President Donald Trump has caused a surge in the number of Covid-19...
Oklahoma records spike in Covid-19 cases after Trump’s campaign rally
The campaign rally organized by the United States President Donald Trump has caused a surge in the number of Covid-19...
Oklahoma records spike in Covid-19 cases after Trump’s campaign rally
The campaign rally organized by the United States President Donald Trump has caused a surge in the number of Covid-19...
