Half of New York counties lack mental health courts, limiting treatment-based alternatives to jail.

The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.

Detainee deaths in ICE custody have surged since 2025. The Chronicle is tracking them all here.

Trump's administration is rescinding more than $100 million in grants from the NYC Health Department — and cutting more than $300 million from New York state. It’s part of a reduction in federal aid t...

In 2019, Gov. Cuomo cut the state reimbursement rate for NYC’s public health services. Each year, the city loses up to $90 million for TB control and other core programs. This budget season, city lead...

Bird flu cases have emerged in wild birds and poultry in New York. Here’s what you need to know about the risk of the virus for humans in New York City.

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The New York City health department is alerting healthcare providers that drug overdoses during pregnancy is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death in the city.

From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, we uncovered how billions in opioid settlement funds were used by state and local governments in 2022 and 2023. Find out where the money went.

The mostly young, low-paid employees who craft policy ideas into potential laws are turning over in droves.

In an interview with Healthbeat, NYC's acting health commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse said public challenges like chronic diseases, birth equity and life expectancy in the city are manifold — but the s...

Thousands of people are still dying of covid, but government has mostly handed over responsibility to the people to weather the seasonal surges with their own strategies.