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New York state is set to have its third health commissioner in as many years, with Dr. Mary T. Bassett announcing her plans to resign Friday after just a year on the job. Bassett, a former New York City health commissioner who spent 17 years developing AIDS prevention programs in Zimbabwe, officially took the Empire State’s top health job on…

New York’s new state health commissioner stepped into the role Wednesday, at a time when COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise in the state. Mary Bassett, a former New York City health commissioner, spent 17 years developing AIDS prevention programs in Zimbabwe. She’s currently director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and...