Diseases in New York City run on diagnosis, treatment breakthroughs and public health impact, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting takes in clinical trials, risk factor studies and health awareness campaigns.
A trial led by NYU Langone Health researchers links cleaner bedroom air to steadier blood sugar in adults with prediabetes.
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Would you consider buying a HEPA air filter for your bedroom?
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Should more government research money go toward personalized depression treatments?
Assistant professor Revathy Chottekalapanda won a $50,000 Ritu Banga Impact in Healthcare Research Award for work on patient-specific depression models.
Multiple children at M.S. 137 in Queens reported feeling sick, prompting a hazmat response while the cause remains unknown.
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Do you think federal research funding for medical imaging studies is a good use of money?
The five-year study will test whether MRI measures of brain tissue stiffness and blood flow can locate seizure origins in drug-resistant epilepsy.
The Rema Hort Mann Fund presented its inaugural Artists Living with Cancer Grant to visual artist Jacolby Satterwhite at its 30th Anniversary Gala.
Conavi Medical completed the first U.S. placement and clinical cases of its OCTIV imaging system at a New York medical center.
Reporting here centers on clinical trial outcomes, regulatory treatment approvals, medical risk assessments and public health monitoring. Coverage runs across the city and the communities around it. Urban density and transit patterns create specific transmission challenges that shape how an outbreak is monitored. The balance between maintaining care access and implementing public safety measures remains a constant constraint on local health policy.
