NYC Health Dept. seeks outside firm to help protect staff still being harassed over COVID protocols

The NYC Department of Health is quietly planning to hire an outside consultant to train and set up protocols to protect ...

New York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus

The state Health Department said the virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified in a person ...

Three more L.A. County deaths tied to synthetic kratom, health department warns

Kratom is derived from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia, and is commonly made into a powder or pill. It has been ...

California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low

Investigators suspect that two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first US cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus.