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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

New Jersey Now Has 20,000 Medical Marijuana Patients

New Jersey has added 4,200 patients to its medical marijuana program since Gov. Phil Murphy took office.
By Christian Hetrick
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer at a press conference on Friday.

NYC Faked Water Lead Test Results, Putting Thousands of Children at Risk of Exposure

The Dept. of Health fudged records to show that day care centers had tested their water for lead when they actually hadn't
By Elissa Nunez

Exclusive: New York’s Top Zika Expert Predicts Year Wait for Vaccine

Dr. Laura Kramer also says Olympic athletes don't need to worry in Rio.
By John Bonazzo

Afternoon Bulletin: City Unemployment Rate Lowest in Seven Years and More

By Lisa Brown
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Dr. Mary Bassett, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Board of Health Approves Repeal of Consent Forms for Circumsion Ritual

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

New York City Health Commissioner: No Cold Beer During Heat Wave

By Will Bredderman
Last november, New York's 5Pointz was defaced with white walls, and in August, it was completely destroyed. And now, it's going to house two high rises. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: 5Pointz Replacement Begins

By Giulia Olsson
Councilman Corey Johnson, chair of the health committee. (Photo: William Alatriste/New York City Council)

Council Passes Rikers Island Health Reporting Bill

By Jillian Jorgensen
New York City struggles with rat infestation. (Ludovic Bertron/Flickr)

New York Is Losing Its Battle Against Rats

By Vanessa Haughton
Yes, this came from the cleanest fast food chain in New York. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty)

The Cleanest Fast Food Chain in New York Is an Unexpected One

By Vanessa Haughton
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: NYC Mayor's Office)

Bill de Blasio Says He Hasn’t Moved to Bring Ferrets Back

By Ross Barkan
Turns out, baking Cronuts is harder than you thought. (

Dominique Ansel Bakery Closed for ‘Hundreds of Mice Droppings’

By Emily Anne Epstein
A New Yorkers Kryptonite

(Unprotected) Sex and the City: Almost Nobody in New York Wears Condoms

By Vinnie Mancuso
Protesters against the Bloomberg administration flu vaccination proposal at City Hall today.

Parents Protest Bloomberg’s Push for Mandatory Flu Vaccinations

By Ross Barkan
Or at least your kids are... (NY Post)

Dept. of Health Forgets to Tell Public About Students Being Given Birth Control, Plan B in Classrooms; <em>New York Post</em> Forgets to Be Outraged

By Drew Grant

Mayor Bloomberg Doomsday Proposal to Curb New York City Booze Sales: Eliminated After Less Than a Day

By Foster Kamer
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