1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1113+ words) Just a month into her tenure, CDC director Erica Schwartz is missing in action. The country is heading into respiratory virus season, and public guidance on COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines has been muddled, at best. The worst measles epidemic…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (533+ words) LOWER MANHATTAN — Firefighters called it “appalling” that the New York City government had not until this week found and released internal documents that showed that the air quality in Lower Manhattan in the days, weeks and months after the 9/11 terror…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (190+ words) NEW YORK (PIX11) — A Long Island company is recalling all of its deli-style salads and cream cheese flavors due to potential Listeria contamination. The various salads were distributed to retail stores and distributors in New York City. The products are distributed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (252+ words) DOWNTOWN, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, a sobering reminder that for many heroes who were on the ground, the attack is still taking a toll. The FDNY is expected to release a new report on Tuesday detailing the health…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (388+ words) More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development. The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (308+ words) FREEHOLD N.J. (PIX11) — It’s a blood emergency that’s proving to be stubborn, and New Jersey health officials are keeping their foot on the gas. State health commissioner Dr. Raynard Washington, hoping to take an unprecedented blood shortage head-on, came to give his…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (988+ words) (NEXSTAR) — The condition known to cause “scromiting” among some marijuana users has become more prevalent in the U.S., a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, though the trend among a specific age group may…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (179+ words) NEW YORK (PIX11) — If you have alfalfa sprouts in your refrigerator, you may need to throw them out. A safety alert was issued on Friday after an E.coli and Salmonella outbreak was linked to alfalfa sprouts, according to the Centers…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (672+ words) Several of the 300 women, and a few men, said Clancy’s story resonated with them and that they wanted to raise awareness about how the mental health system treats women. Clancy’s lawyer does not dispute that she killed the children, but…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (32+ words) PIX11 NEW YORK (PIX11) — Lifestyle expert Lindsey Peers teaches us how to up your child’s backpack game, just in time for the new school year....