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    “From the Office to the Fight: Angelica Barker, OBH Employee and Survivor”

    By Amanda Barrett For 15 years, Angelica Barker has been a dedicated member of the One Brooklyn Health (OBH) team, serving as an oncology data specialist. In her role, she registers patients from diagnosis through recovery, reporting vital information that helps the state track cancer...
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    Building a Sensory Safe Haven for Children with Special Needs and their Families

    By Deon Jones,Founder & Executive Director,Uniquely Me Creative Arts In Brooklyn, families raising children with special needs live with constant challenges. Services are limited, waitlists are long, and truly safe spaces where children can thrive are too rare. Parents search endlessly for environments that welcome...

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    Cannabis may alter a teen’s developing brain

    Adolescent marijuana use may affect areas that help rein in impulsive behavior Smoking pot as...
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    Dr. Debra M. Furr-Holden, Dean of NYU’s School of Public Health, Speaks Out on Post-Covid Crises of Guns and Abortion

    By Fern E. Gillespie People are trying to adjust to the post-Covid era that includes...
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    Uterine Cancer at Crisis State for Black Women

    By Fern E. GillespieWhen the New York Times released a story last week about...
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    Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Increasing Among African Americans

    By Fern GillespieFor many years, Dr. Michelle King-Huger was a noted educator working as...
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    Veterans Group: Military Recruitment Could Suffer as Suicide Crisis Persists

    By Pinkston News ServiceWASHINGTON, DC—(Pinkston News Service)—As the U.S. military continues to grapple with...
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    U.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older

    By Andrew Joseph statnews.comThe Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized second Covid-19 boosters...
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    ‘The risk was everywhere’: New heart research shows long-term health effects of Covid

    Erika EdwardsReynolds LewisJudy SilvermanNBC NewsAs far as Michelle Wilson knew, she’d recovered from Covid-19.Wilson,...
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    Brooklyn Neighborhood Services partners with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York to bring health care assistance to older adults in District 36-Brooklyn

    Commencing on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, between the hours of 9 AM and 2...
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    Mayor Expands Lifestyle Medicine Services to Additional Public Hospital Sites, including Woodhull and Kings County

    Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced the expansion of “lifestyle medicine services” to six...
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    White House Advisor Speaks on Open Schools and Omicron

    Mayor Eric Adams was adamant when he said, “Schools are the safest place for...
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    What You Need to Know About Variants

    Omicron VariantThe Omicron variant has been detected in the United States. CDC and its public...
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    Early studies suggest a reduced risk of Covid-19 hospitalization when infected with Omicron compared to Delta

    (CNN)Two new preprint papers add to the growing evidence that the Omicron coronavirus variant...
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    When Brooklyn Answered the Call: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson

    by Binta Vann “He could motivate and generate movement among people with his preaching and...
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    Weather Highlights the Need for Emergency Preparedness

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-a-Large“Isolation magnifies mortality. Community reduces it. In a storm, we have to...
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    Jamal Clayton Robinson: Making an IMPACCT in Brooklyn Community Development

    By Fern GillespieWhen Jamal Clayton Robinson was appointed Executive Director of community development nonprofit...
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    Family Photo Album for Bridge Street Church, A Living Legend in America for 260 Years

    With roots established 10 years before the birth of America, historic Bridge AWME Street...

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