The threat could increase in the coming years. Surprising new report reveals New York City's most pressing public health ...

Of the five Long Island facilities sampled, the department did not complete a full inspection for four on time, the audit ...

A new report from the state Comptroller's Office says New York's Department of Health is not adequately overseeing adult care facilities across the state.

As in other states, Medicaid will be affected. But so will another health insurance program that plays a bigger role in New York than elsewhere.

A public hearing scheduled for today on New York’s $9 billion Medicaid-funded home care program has been postponed until ...

Republicans’ severe cuts to health care funding in the domestic spending and tax cut bill just passed by Congress has raised ...

The public health department in New York is one of the largest agencies of its kind. In addition to local health challenges, the city is a place where new diseases can enter the country. May 29 ...

Catholic Health, a mid-sized health system on Long Island, was bleeding money in the quarter before it announced sweeping ...

Retired doctors, police officers, psychiatrists and government administrators around the state were paid hefty pensions this year, according to new data compiled by the nonpartisan Empire Center for ...

New York has about 8,300 seriously mentally ill homeless people. If they’re to get any treatment, police involvement will be required. Defining the scope and goals of that involvement takes mayoral ...

A public health alert has been issued for a popular snack by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ...

The longtime head of Northwell Health is stepping aside after more than 20 years running New York’s largest health system.. Michael Dowling, who has served as president and CEO since 2002, will ...