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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Here’s How New York City Is Tackling the Opioid Epidemic

Rates of drug overdose deaths in the city more than doubled between 2010 and 2016.
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City.

New York City’s Plan to Save Obamacare From Trump Is Working Better Than Expected

Bill de Blasio got 80,000 New Yorkers to enroll in health insurance plans to thwart Donald Trump's plans to repeal Obamacare.
By Madina Toure
New York City is taking a hard-line approach to reducing the rat population citywide.

Rats! An Inside Look at NYC’s Most Infested Areas—and Its Vigorous Extermination Plan

New York City has about two million rats, according to a recent popular estimate.
By Madina Toure
Dr. Mary Bassett's first few years as health commissioner has been dominated by microbes.

NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett Still Hears the Voices of Her Patients

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses Zika virus prevention efforts in New York City.

NYC Opening Clinics and Spraying Pesticides to Combat Zika Virus

By John Bonazzo
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference to address the Legionnaire's disease outbreak earlier this month. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Legionnaires’ Outbreak Contained in the South Bronx, de Blasio Says

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett at a 2014 press conference. (Photo: Rob Bennett/Mayoral Photography Office)

Bronx Legionnaires’ Outbreak Is ‘Largest’ in New York City’s History

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers Island earlier this year. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen/New York Observer)

City Drops Corizon, Rikers Island Health Provider, Amid Scrutiny

By Jillian Jorgensen
Chiara de Blasio and Chirlane McCray (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

Chirlane McCray and Chiara de Blasio Launch Teen Text Message Counseling Service

By Will Bredderman
Rikers Island. (Photo: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Rikers Healthcare Provider Corizon Under Fire at City Council Hearing

By Jillian Jorgensen
New York City's smoking rate has gone up, but e-cigarettes might not be the answer. (Getty)

Bloomberg-Era Reforms Haven’t Stopped New Yorkers From Smoking

By John Bonazzo
Former governor David Paterson (Photo: Getty Images).

Ex-Governor Paterson Blames Heroin Crisis on Childhood Medication

By Will Bredderman
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