In response to the COVID-19 emergency disaster, Governor Cuomo has issued a number of Executive Orders (EOs) that impact Advanced Practice Nurses and Registered Professional Nurses.
Temperature extremes result in a far greater loss of life than natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), extreme...
Synthetic cannabinoids, commonly referred to as synthetic marijuana, fake weed, legal weed, K2, and Spice, can cause unexplained, life-threatening bleeding. Adverse effects from synthetic cannabinoids...
Candida auris (also referred to as C. auris), is a yeast-like fungus that has recently emerged as a worldwide invasive, multi-drug resistant pathogen. C. auris is not a health risk to the general...
On Monday, March 21, the New York City (NYC) Health Department is changing the process for submitting specimens for Zika virus testing to the Department’s Public Health Laboratory (PHL).
The 2016 adult immunization schedule contains several changes from past years, including the addition of recently licensed meningococcal serogroup B and human papillomavirus vaccines and a revision to...
On Friday, Aug. 22, Ellis Medicine closed a number of units and most surgical services at Bellevue Woman's Center. Despite initially announcing these cuts would take place in December, Ellis dramatically moved up the timeline, leaving the community with little time to respond and making it harder to access essential maternal and child health services.
