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Inside NYC’s first ‘stress-free zone,’ where new moms get free massages, mental-health screenings
Brownsville’s “Neighborhood Stress-Free Zone” pilot opened in September to combat a deeply disturbing increase in the rate, which has been fueled by overdoses and suicides, officials said.
This age group overwhelmingly called NYC Poison Control in 2024 -- and it may surprise you
New York's relationship with the Internet is toxic.
Shingles vaccine connected to significant health benefits, experts reveal
The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, but a new study suggests that it could have major secondary benefits.
24-year-old woman diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer after dismissing this one key symptom
A woman who dismissed blood in her stool as hemorrhoids was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer.
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 agency honchos and other select staffers it claims are...
See the stinky way NYC is trying to immunize the city's raccoons after rabies infections surge to 5-year high
At least 20 infections were recorded through September of this year -- a 150% surge from last year's total.
AOC won't directly answer whether illegal immigrants should get taxpayer-funded healthcare
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., sidestepped a question about whether she believed illegal immigrants should receive taxpayer-funded healthcare during a CNN town hall.
NYC Council approves bill to boost testing for Legionnaires' disease in cooling towers
The City Council approved legislation Thursday to ramp up testing requirements of building cooling towers for Legionnaires' Disease, after an outbreak in Harlem over the summer sickened 114 people, resulting...
'Cool pavement’ pilot program could come to NYC streets by 2026, under council bill
The New York City Council is slated to consider Int 0928-2024, which would kick off a $5.5 million pilot program by September 2026 to probe the use of cool pavement...
Health care is central cause of government shutdown fight, one of the most complex issues in Congress
Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies for their votes to reopen the shuttered U.S. government. But it...
Your favorite Pepsi products will get natural dye makeover, including Gatorade and Cheetos
Pepsi has a new challenge: keeping products like Gatorade and Cheetos vivid and colorful without the artificial dyes that U.S. consumers are increasingly rejecting.
Walmart to scrap synthetic food dyes, artificial ingredients from private brands
It’s just the latest food giant to ditch artificial dyes amid Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” push.
Doctors warn against horrifying nighttime sleep hack -- it can actually make your issues worse
Having your mouth taped shut is the stuff of nightmares — but some people are doing just that to themselves. And in an attempt to sleep better, no less.
These symptoms are commonly overlooked in adults with autism, experts claim
One in 36 children in the United States has autism, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — but many don’t learn they’re on the spectrum until adulthood.
West Nile virus cases intensely rising 40% higher than normal this year
West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running 40% higher than normal, health officials say.
Liquor store cuts and more: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 7, 2025
NY Post readers discuss a proposal to cut down liquor stores in New York City and more.
RFK Jr. to drop bombshell report linking Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism: report
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that use of Kenvue's popular over-the-counter pain medication Tylenol in pregnant women is potentially linked to autism.
Buzzy NYC restaurants and bars dupe customers, city inspectors by hiding below-A health ratings
They only get an A for effort.
NYC eyes cutting booze outlets, sales to curb excessive drinking
Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Health Department are promoting a modern day temperance movement -- eyeing reducing the number of liquor stores in the Big Apple to...
RFK Jr.'s quest to prove himself Trump’s most destructive Cabinet member continues with CDC drama
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quest to prove himself President Donald Trump’s most destructive Cabinet member continues apace.