Health

Basketball players and kids had fun at last year’s “Swish for Kids” event. The children in front are holding a portrait of Francesco Loccisano, whose death inspired his mother to start a foundation in his memory. Photo courtesy St. Ephrem Basketball/Youth Program

College basketball stars help kids with cancer

Children with cancer will be getting expert advice on how to improve their basketball skills at a special sports clinic taking place Jan. 25 in Bay Ridge. … Full Article

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget released on Wednesday includes $700 million in capital funding for the health care in central and eastern Brooklyn. AP photo by Mike Groll

Cuomo budgets $700 million for health care in central Brooklyn

The New York City Health Department says flu is making the rounds in the city. Kids are hit the hardest. AP photo

Health Department: Flu is increasing in NYC

Treatment for NYC residents arrested on drug charges are on the rise. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Study: More in NYC sent to treatment after drug law reforms

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The lobby of Bellevue Hospital is seen on Friday. Dr. Craig Spencer, a resident of New York City and a member of Doctors Without Borders, was admitted to Bellevue on Thursday and has been diagnosed with Ebola. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Three quarantined after NYC's first confirmed Ebola case

Officials tamped down New Yorkers' fears Friday after a doctor was diagnosed with Ebola in a city where millions of people squeeze into crowded subways, buses and elevators every day. … Full Article

Ebola forum in Brooklyn. Photo by Mary Frost

Doctor being tested for Ebola in New York City

A doctor who had been to West Africa was being tested for Ebola at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. … Full Article

Health officials reassure Brooklyn residents about Ebola

Health officials worked to defuse panic and misperceptions about Ebola and Enterovirus D68 at a Borough Hall town hall in Brooklyn Wednesday night. The forum was sponsored by Borough President Eric Adams. … Full Article

New York health workers get Ebola education

Some 5,000 New York health-care workers gathered Tuesday for a step-by-step demonstration of new protocols for treating Ebola patients from city, state and federal health officials. … Full Article

Alan B. Miller holds his Jefferson High School Jersey from the undefeated 1954 basketball team.

From humble beginnings in Crown Heights, Brooklyn native Alan B. Miller went on to build a Fortune 500 healthcare company

Immediately following the hostile takeover in 1978 of American Medicorp, Brooklyn native Alan B. … Full Article

Dr. Jon Berall in court for LICH. Photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn judge rejects doctor's attempt to put sale of LICH on hold

State Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes on Tuesday rejected a motion by a Brooklyn doctor seeking to put the sale of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) to Fortis Property Group on hold. … Full Article

Community Board 10 shows its support for the Red Ribbon Campaign. Community Coordinator Dorothy Garuccio (left), District Manager Josephine Beckmann (center) and Community Assistant JoAnn DelPin placed a ribbon on their office door and plan to decorate trees on Fifth Avenue.

Bay Ridge joins national Red Ribbon anti-drug fight

Red ribbons may look festive, but in Bay Ridge, they have a serious purpose. The neighborhood is getting behind the national Red Ribbon Campaign in a big way. … Full Article

Brooklyn town hall on Ebola and enterovirus. AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection, by Melissa Maraj

Brooklyn Ebola and Enterovirus town hall set for Wednesday

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is sponsoring a town hall on Ebola and Enterovirus D68 on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. in the courtroom of Brooklyn Borough Hall. … Full Article

Dr. Jon Berall at a rally for LICH. Photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn doc to appear before judge Tuesday in move to halt LICH sale

A court appearance is set for Tuesday, Oct. 21 on a motion by a Brooklyn doctor seeking to halt the sale of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) to Fortis Property Group. … Full Article

Cuomo outlines New York State’s Ebola plan

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other officials outlined a statewide Ebola preparedness plan at a press conference on Thursday. Cuomo said eight hospitals across the state were chosen as Ebola first responders. Four of the hospitals are located in New York City, and two in Long Island. … Full Article