She hoped ketamine would rewire her brain. She didn’t live to see it work.

The psychedelic-like anesthetic is at the heart of a booming online industry that promises relief from depression but has ...

Long Island mom who gave birth after kidney failure reunites with hospital staff ahead of transplant

A Long Island woman is reuniting with the NYU Langone medical team that helped deliver her baby after she suffered from ...

Healthcare concerns on Staten Island prompt plan for community meeting with borough hospitals

North Shore community representatives plan to hold a healthcare symposium in the coming weeks, the Advance/SILive.com has learned. Staten Island Community Board 1’s Health and Human Services Committee ...
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Overnight ambulance unit cut highlights NYC’s growing EMS staffing crisis

Hospitals on Staten Island are reducing overnight ambulance coverage as staffing shortages, pay disparities and recruitment challenges continue ...
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Task force warns rural ambulance services are 'on the brink of collapse' across New York

Emergency Medical Services in rural areas are “teetering on the brink of collapse” due to funding and staffing challenges. That's the conclusion of the New York State Rural Ambulance Services Task ...
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FDNY commissioner marks 30 years since controversial EMS merger

Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMT to lead the FDNY, reflects on the department’s uneasy 1996 merger with EMS ...
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Mamdani Administration Wants To Allow A Brooklyn Hospital To Issue Parking Tickets

Could parking tickets be written by someone other than NYPD traffic agents and cops? Time will tell if this is a good idea or ...
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NYU opens neighborhood school clinic

A ribbon cutting ceremony celebrated the official opening of the NYU Langone school based health clinic for both Harbor Middle School and Summit Academy Charter School. The clinic is a free resource ...