Health

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams compares today’s opioid epidemic with the crack cocaine scourge of the 1980s. Eagle photos by Andy Katz
Local family intervention seen as solution to opioid overdose deaths
While large numbers of Brooklynites protested the loss of life in Crown Heights, many others gathered inside the New Lots Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library to learn how to save lives in c … Full Article

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Dr. Mehrdad Hedayatnia, president of New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Alumni and the Bay Ridge Medical Society with Congressman Dan Donovan. Eagle photos by John Alexander

Donovan addresses health care debate

New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Alumni and members of the Bay Ridge Medical Society gathered for a joint meeting at Chadwick’s Restaurant in Bay Ridge on Monday to hear U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan’s views on the health care debate.   … Full Article
Dr. Lisa Eng says she wants birth mothers and families to feel comfortable at the new center. Eagle photos by Paula Katinas

Birthing Center offers moms alternative to hospital deliveries

Dr. Lisa Eng estimates that she delivers 200 babies a year. But she said her most important trait is her ability to listen. … Full Article
LVAD recipient Henry Scarpati and his wife Patricia (seated) said they are grateful to the Maimonides team: Dr. Aleksandar Adzic, Dr. Gregory Crooke, LVAD Program Coordinator Rivka Mintz, Registered Nurse Lorraine Carroll, Dr. Norbert Moskovits and Dr. Paul Saunders(left to right). Photo courtesy of Maimonides

Dyker Heights heart patient gets new lease on life

Henry Scarpati said he feels lucky to be alive. Back in November, Scarpati, 64, a lifelong resident of Dyker Heights, felt serious chest pains on his way to visit his mother. He’d had a heart attack ten years earlier and knew more than the average person about coronary artery disease. … Full Article
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams launched the Brooklyn Healthy Workplace Challenge in collaboration with the American Heart Association, aimed at changing the dietary and exercise habits at businesses across the borough. Photo: Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office

BP Eric Adams issues Healthy Workplace Challenge

On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams capped American Heart Month — observed nationwide in February — with the launch of the Brooklyn Healthy Workplace Challenge in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA), aimed at changing the dietary and exercise habits at busi … Full Article
The city has issued guidelines on avoiding a rare but deadly disease spread by rat urine, following an outbreak in the Bronx. Shown: Rats frolic in the park near the state Supreme Court Building in Downtown Brooklyn. Photo by Mary Frost

After rat urine death, NYC issues guidelines on avoiding disease

Following the outbreak in the Bronx of a rare but deadly disease spread by rat urine and associated with squalor, New York City’s Health Department has issued guidelines on how to avoid catching the avoid the illness, known as leptospirosis. … Full Article

‘Music That Heals’ will perform every Tuesday at NYU Lutheran

On Tuesday, NYU Lutheran Medical Center welcomed Music That Heals, a non-profit organization celebrating 20 years of bringing the sounds of professional musicians to health care institutions throughout the tri-state area. … Full Article
Seth E. Kaplan, MD. Photos courtesy of NYU Lutheran

NYU Lutheran welcomes new ENT specialists

Millions of Americans suffer each year from ailments of the ears, nose and throat (ENT) — with a significant number occurring in children and adolescents, according to NYU Lutheran Medical Center. NYU Lutheran is addressing these problems head on for families in Brooklyn through an expanded … Full Article
Bin Xing Wang and Daci Zhu welcome baby Helen Zhu to the world. Photo courtesy of NYU Lutheran Medical Center

Brooklyn hospitals welcome first babies of 2017

The first baby born at NYU Lutheran Medical Center in 2017 arrived just a few short hours into the New Year. At 4:10 a.m. on Jan. 1, little Helen Zhu made her big debut at the hospital at 150 55th St. in Sunset Park. … Full Article
State Sen. Marty Golden. Eagle file photo by John Alexander

Sen. Marty Golden announces new state laws to protect public health to take effect in January

State Sen. Marty Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) announced numerous pieces of legislation he supported on Tuesday that are set to become New York state law in January designed to improve public health. … Full Article
From left: The Brooklyn Hospital Center VP John Gupta, Senior VP Katherine Schleider, Senior VP Joan Carney-Clark, CEO Gary Terrinoni, Emergency Department Clinical Chair Dr. Sylvie De Souza, Laurie Cumbo, Walter T. Mosley, Joseph Lentol, Jo Anne Simon, Chief of Patient Safety and Quality Officer Dr. Vasantha Kondamudi, Chief Nursing Executive Mary Ann Healy-Rodriquez, Dr. Loretta Patton-Greenidge and screenwriter and one-time TBHC patient David Henry Hwang.

The Brooklyn Hospital Center seeks state grant to expand local award-winning care

As Downtown Brooklyn continues to experience tremendous growth and transformation, the leadership of The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) hosted a “Building Brooklyn’s Future” breakfast briefing with local elected officials to discuss the future of the hospital. … Full Article

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