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New York's finances get bleaker
WAMC - New York
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August 18, 2025
Last week, state Comptroller DiNapoli released his office’s analysis of New York’s finances. His observations were sobering: State government faces a three-year aggregate budget deficit of $34.3 billion. The Comptroller specifically pointed to...
New York watching as White House considers classifying marijuana as less dangerous drug
Spectrum News NY1 - New York
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August 18, 2025
President Donald Trump is considering the reclassification of cannabis. This would better align the federal government with states that are already allowing the drug. What You Need To Know Cannabis is currently classified as a Schedule I drug,...
New York Jets 2025 Defensive Tackle Preview: Quinnen Williams Needs Help
Gang Green Nation - New York
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August 18, 2025
Over the last few years, the story at defensive tackle has remained constant for the Jets. There is one star and a rotating supporting cast. 2025 will bring the Jets a new defensive coaching staff but more of the same at this particular position....
Death toll from Legionnaires' outbreak in New York rises to four
United Press International (UPI)
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New York health officials confirmed a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Central Harlem has now caused four deaths and sickened 101 people. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Central Harlem has now caused four...
Watching Over New York: The Role of Satellite Data in Environmental Monitoring
River Journal - New York
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August 18, 2025
Photo: EOS Data Analytics From the rocky cliffs of the Hudson Highlands to the bustling neighborhoods of Queens, New York is a state of contrasts. Its environment encompasses mountain wilderness, fertile farmland, and one of the most densely...
Pharmacists Now Allowed to Administer RSV Vaccine
FOX 40 - New York
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The New York State Department of Health has updated a standing order, allowing pharmacists to administer the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to eligible individuals. The announcement was made on Monday, August 18, 2025, by State Health...
Health: Will medical science survive RFK Jr.?
The Week Magazine
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August 18, 2025
In hindsight, handing the reins of American public health to a "wholly unqualified anti-vaccine nutter" may have been a mistake, said Rex Huppke in USA Today. Taking a break from his campaigns to promote the recuperative powers of sunshine, raw...
Clinic named for famed Black philanthropist hosts health fair
Brooklyn Eagle - New York
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August 18, 2025
CROWN HEIGHTS — A HEALTH FAIR THIS FRIDAY WILL HELP residents of Central Brooklyn receive blood pressure screenings and obtain information on nutrition, obesity and mental health. The Pierre Toussaint Clinic at 1110 Eastern Parkway in Crown...
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: KKR Recapitalizes DentalXChange
JD Supra - California
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August 18, 2025
KKR & Co. has announced a recapitalization of DentalXChange. DentalXChange, founded in 1989 and based in Irvine, California, is a provider of revenue cycle management solutions for the U.S. dental market. The private equity platform of Kohlberg...
New York's bleak travel advisory for Ontario urges Americans to 'protect' themselves
Narcity
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August 18, 2025
As trade tensions and travel frictions continue between Canada and the U.S., New York health officials are closely monitoring Ontario's ongoing measles outbreak, and its travel warning remains in effect. In April, the New York State Department of...
We moved our family to Hawaii for my wife's job. Now, we're separating and back in New York with the kids.
Business Insider
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August 18, 2025
Moving was nothing new for my wife and me, who have lived in many places together. We met in Southern California and spent years living around the East Coast. Each of our three kids was born in a different state. By fall of 2020, my wife was...
Upcoming Exhibition Of ‘Real Bigfoot Remains’ At New York State Fair Has Sasquatch Community Up In Arms
BroBible
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August 18, 2025
iStockphoto Audio By Carbonatix An upcoming exhibition of supposed “real Bigfoot remains” that will be showcased at the New York State Fair has upset some of the biggest names in the Sasquatch research community very fired up. And not in a good...
WIN! An epic holiday to New York City, thanks to ‘Caught Stealing’ coming only to cinemas 29th August
talkSPORT
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August 17, 2025
To celebrate the highly anticipated cinema release of ‘Caught Stealing’, we’re giving you the chance to win an epic trip to New York for you and a mate! Starring Austin Butler & Zoe Kravitz, ‘Caught Stealing’ is a must-see crime thriller coming...
5th Legionnaires' disease death in NYC outbreak
CBS - New York
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All cooling towers linked to Harlem Legionnaires' outbreak have been disinfected, officials say All cooling towers linked to Harlem Legionnaires' outbreak have been disinfected, officials say 00:27 A fifth person has died from the Legionnaires'...
Looming Medicaid cuts prompt caregiver concern on Long Island
CBS - New York
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New York faces significant impacts due to federal Medicaid cuts. Supporters of the cuts say the changes will reduce fraud and abuse, but others worry about impacts to the vulnerable. Former college athlete and administrative assistant Lisa Pope is...
Trump’s Republican Trifecta Sets Up Massive Transfer of Tax Dollars from Reproductive Health Clinics to Unregulated Crisis Pregnancy Clinics
Ms. Magazine
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August 18, 2025
Trump, Republicans and antiabortion extremists are dismantling reproductive care for low-income women, funneling them into ideological clinics masquerading as health centers. Antiabortion activists march to the Planned Parenthood clinic Feb. 1,...
Fifth person dies in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem as cases rise to 108
WABC ABC 7 - New York
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August 18, 2025
HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- New York City officials announced a fifth death on Monday, in connection to the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem. The outbreak has now resulted in 108 cases and five deaths since it started weeks ago. Officials...
Make America Healthy Again? Only if Big Ag is cool with it.
Daily Kos
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August 18, 2025
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” mission can’t reckon with the agriculture lobbyists and billionaires pulling strings at Capitol Hill. According to a preliminary report obtained by The New York Times, the herbicides that...
New update to the 2023 AGS Beers Criteria highlights safer pharmacologic options for older adults
Medical News
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August 18, 2025
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has released a landmark update to its list of alternatives to medications listed in the 2023 AGS Beers Criteria® - the most widely adopted guidelines to help clinicians identify potentially inappropriate...
PFAS in New York: Check list of 'forever chemicals' in Hudson Valley
Times Herald Record - New York
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More than 3.5 million New Yorkers are served by water systems that have detected so-called forever chemicals that raise concerns about environmental and human health risks. Newly reported water test results in New York show the highest health...