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New York Has a Serious Hunger Problem. This Food Bank Wants to Solve It.
A new report found that about 800,000 New York households are experiencing food insecurity. One of the largest food banks in the state is having to get creative about how it helps to feed the millions of residents that go hungry every day. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum reports.
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Nearly 1 in 10 NYers Were Food Insufficient in 2022: Study
When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, the world shut down due to the public health emergency — causing unemployment to rise and food insecurity to soar as a direct result. The increase in food insufficiency was just one of the many damaging impacts of the pandemic. In an attempt to curb this mounting issue, federal emergency programs — like…
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US Should've Spied on Chinese Health Officials Who Were Hiding What They Knew About COVID, Congress Says
A report from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee also says U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to fix shortcomings and aren’t prepared for the next pandemic.
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COVID, Flu, Monkeypox: NYC Predicts Some Outbreaks Weeks Early — and You're Helping
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 reflected in the clinical setting. Since then, diseases like…
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Tracking COVID, Polio & Monkeypox with NYC Wastewater Surveillance
Scientists are finding ways to curb the future community spread of infectious diseases like coronavirus, monkeypox and polio by investigating the wastewater found underground. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino brings you to the sewers to uncover the process.