Health

Members of Bay Ridge Cares, a volunteer organization that formed last year to help local families who had been burned out of their homes, is now organizing its charitable efforts around the plight of a little girl with a serious illness. … Full Article

BUFFALO— Computer glitches have hit New York's new website for state residents to shop for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. … Full Article

Don’t be fooled by names. Despite its name, the Guild for Exceptional Children, a non-profit Brooklyn agency that assists developmentally disabled people, doesn’t just help children. Many of its clients are elderly and have been with the agency for nearly 50 years. … Full Article

Councilman David Greenfield is warning that the deadline to register for the Victim Compensation Fund for 9/11 survivors and first responders is rapidly approaching. … Full Article

Even as the debate over “Obamacare,” or the Affordable Care Act, still rages on Capitol Hill, some of the much-touted “Health Exchanges” are now being established. One of these exchanges is being set up in New York state effective Oct. 1, but not many people know the details. … Full Article

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Demarest decided on Wednesday that six Brooklyn community groups would be allowed a voice in legal issues being decided in her cour … Full Article

Shelton Hollers is a perfectly healthy 33-year-old man, but he thinks a lot about those suffering from Parkinson’s disease and other debilitating illnesses. In fact, he’s on the run to find a cure for Parkinson’s. … Full Article

Brooklyn Autism Center (BAC), a 1:1 nonprofit, private school for children with Autism, will be celebrating its move to its new location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 6 PM. … Full Article

“A Wake-Up Call,” a short film produced by Barbara Sutton Masry and co-written with director Adam Nadler, will be screened at various venues in the New York area in autumn, before and after October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  
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A Bay Ridge law firm that specializes in helping elderly clients is organizing a team to take part in the country’s biggest fundraiser for research into a cure for Alzheimer’s. … Full Article