The New York State Department of Health is observing May as Hepatitis Awareness Month, emphasizing its ongoing efforts to ...

The state health department announced Wednesday that this past flu season saw the highest recorded death toll in New York ...

New York could be on the hook for $2.8 billion under a federal budget plan that eliminates funding for the state to provide ...

Amid declining vaccination rates, the 2024-25 influenza season exacted a heavy toll, with 216 pediatric deaths nationwide.

A pressure campaign is on to get New York’s Republican delegation to vote against sweeping Medicaid cuts in the House reconciliation bill. Three of the state's most influential health groups, 1199SEIU ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the largest New York state budget in history into law last week for fiscal year 2026, committing ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 of her counterparts are suing over the Trump administration’s cuts to staff and programs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Tioga County Public Health Department is looking for the public's feedback in its 2025-2030 Community Health Assessment ...

Safe staffing at hospitals has become a contentious issue in New York, with lawmakers now calling for increased transparency ...

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and with warmer weather tick bites are on the rise. The New York State Department of Health, the New York State Department of Environmental ...