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 THIS WEEKEND: New York Road Runners to Host First-Ever

5-Boro TCS New York City Marathon Kids Kickoff Largest youth event in New York Road Runners history to feature nearly 5,000 kids over two days One week before 60,000 athletes take on the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon, the New York Road Runners (NYRR)...

Understanding Breast Cancer Screening and Risk: A Q&A

By : Brian Hall,MD FACS, Chief of Surgery, One Brooklyn Health Interfaith Medical Center 1. What are the most important risk factors for breast cancer, and how can someone better understand their individual risk? The biggest risk factors for breast cancer are being female and getting...

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Could You Be Autistic and Not Know It? 5 Signs Black Adults May Recognize

Sometimes, you open social media for a laugh and find yourself reconsidering your entire...

OBH Back-to-School Series: Part 2: Are Your Child’s Immunizations Up to Date?

Op-Ed By: Hetal Tangal, MD, Associate Medical Director for Ambulatory Care, One Brooklyn Health  Vaccination...

OBH Back-to-School Series: Part 1: Is Your Child Mentally Ready?

Op-Ed By: Dr. Tolu Olupona, Program Director of the Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program,...

Maternal & Infant Health Series Part 2: Caring for Moms Beyond Birth 

Joint Op-Ed By : Dr. Cyrus McCalla, Chairman, Obstetrics & Gynecology , One Brooklyn Health and Gloria McCalla, RN, Director of Nursing Maternal Child Health, Medical/Surgical...

“In the Mix: Veggie Power” by Dr. Gerry Baker

A Story of Community, Nutrition, and Inclusion for All Ages   by Yvette Moore Lessons about...

OBH Maternal & Infant Health Series Part 1: “Giving NICU Babies the Best Start.”

Breast milk is especially important for premature and medically fragile babies because it is...

One Brooklyn Health Interfaith Recognized in 2026 Castle Connolly Top Hospital Awards Alongside Systemwide Top Doctor Honors 

One Brooklyn Health (OBH) is proud to announce that OBH Interfaith Medical Center hospital...

The Most Common Emergencies Affecting Men

By:  Dr. Gift Aluko, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, One Brooklyn Health  Every June, we...

One Brooklyn Health Selects hellocare.ai to Advance AI-Powered Virtual Care Across Its Hospitals

New York, NY and Clearwater, FL – June 15, 2026 – One Brooklyn Health...

OBH Brookdale Hospital Hosted its Annual Trauma Survivors Day

By Mary Alice MillerIn 2025, over 3,000 violence victims came through Brookdale Hospital Medical...

“Beyond the Scale”: OBH’s Approach to Bariatric Surgery 

By: Amanda S. Barrett  Something that doesn’t show up on any chart or diagnostic test but often determines how care is...

Addressing Mental Health Month as a community

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large This is Mental Health Month, and mental illness–diagnosed and otherwise can be...

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National Urban League Backs NYC Delivery Workers, Warns Proposed Legislation “Would Almost Certainly Destroy Dozens of Black Businesses”

Civil rights organization warns NYC Council that proposed restrictions on independent delivery contractors could...

 THIS WEEKEND: New York Road Runners to Host First-Ever

5-Boro TCS New York City Marathon Kids Kickoff Largest youth event in New York...

Understanding Breast Cancer Screening and Risk: A Q&A

By : Brian Hall,MD FACS, Chief of Surgery, One Brooklyn Health Interfaith Medical Center 1....

Could You Be Autistic and Not Know It? 5 Signs Black Adults May Recognize

Sometimes, you open social media for a laugh and find yourself reconsidering your entire...