Health

An outbreak strain of the bacteria Listeria has infected 16 people in six different states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In a video that has been seen more than 648,000 times, life coach Marcie Whalen explains why she’s teaching her daughters about strange behaviors rather than stranger danger.

Melissa Russo reports on the ongoing need for better health care as the midterm elections approach.

Scientists are finding ways to predict the future community spread of infectious diseases like coronavirus, monkeypox and polio by investigating the wastewater found in underground sewers. NYC Health + Hospitals launched its new Biosurveillance Program in February and has successfully predicted COVID and influenza rates up to 14 days before being r...

NBC New York’s Brian Thompson gives a glimpse into what this new hospital has to offer.

This article was originally published on Oct. 26 at 12:38pm EDT by THE CITY City health officials are investigating a potential outbreak in Brooklyn of campylobacter, a bacterial infection that causes flu-like stomach symptoms.  Campylobacter is a gastrointestinal bug that can come from eating raw or undercooked poultry or something that comes...

Can we just get a winter off? Health officials and doctors in New York City are urging people to undertake extra virus precautions for a third straight year, warning the triple threat of COVID-19, flu season and the early emergence of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) could lead to higher rates of illness among certain groups. In recent days, the f...

Doctors are worried about what could be a long winter from a health perspective, as concerns about a triple-demic are mounting.

Top New York City health leaders voted Tuesday to rescind the strictest-in-nation COVID vaccine mandate implemented by former Mayor Bill de Blasio in the waning days of his administration, the last signoff needed to end the program next week. Vaccine mandates for high-risk extracurricular activities in schools will end, too. Both votes were unanimo...

At a time of year when COVID and seasonal flu have many confused about what their symptoms might represent, the earlier-than-usual emergence of RSV, a common childhood respiratory virus most of us get as toddlers, is throwing another wrinkle into public health plans at state, local and national levels. Pediatric hospital bed capacity is already str...

Erica Byfield reporting on what you need to know about this disease and how it’s spreading

A common respiratory virus that can make kids and older adults severely sick is concerning doctors because it emerged far earlier than usual this year and is already filling up hospital beds across the country. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino explains.

A common respiratory virus that can make kids (and some adults) severely sick is concerning doctors because it emerged far earlier than usual this year and is already filling up hospital beds across the country. Pediatric hospital bed capacity is already strained in nearly a half-dozen states because of the atypical influx, doctors say. And with ma...