Nassau and Suffolk residents trail the statewide averages for both COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, according to new state ...

The New York State Department of Health has submitted an application for $1 billion in federal funding under the Rural Health ...

With a price tag of $1 billion, the DCS would give civilians some of the responsibilities currently handled by police ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The New York Department of Health is highlighting its Newborn Screening Program to detect serious, but treatable conditions, in newborns. Every year, more than 205,000 babies born ...

This story first appeared in New York Focus, a non-profit news publication investigating New York state politics. Sign up for their stories at nysfocus.com/newsletter. Organ donors in New York can now ...

Last month, a New York State Department of Health report revealed that youth tobacco use in the state has declined to its lowest level since the agency started measuring it 25 years ago. The agency ...

Out of 43 health inspections conducted in Rockland County last month, nine had critical violations, four had no violations, ...

A state appeals court has upheld a decision by the New York Department of Health to revoke a Mount Vernon company’s home health care license. The Third Appellate Court in Albany confirmed on Nov. 6 ...

Out of 120 health inspections conducted in Westchester County last month, 14 had critical violations, 21 had no violations, ...

A COVID-era law targeting understaffing at health care facilities has seen its first significant settlement, serving as a signal to other New York facilities to address staffing issues in a timely ...

The Hochul administration is applying for $1 billion from the federal government to shore up rural health care systems under ...

Oversight of potentially tens of thousands of Medicare-eligible enrollees has cost New York nearly half a billion dollars in the past decade. The Department of Health, headed by Commissioner Dr. James ...