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Jennifer and Jonathan Bernstein with their newborn son Joseph, the first baby born at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in 2019. Photos courtesy of Jonathan Bernstein

Brooklyn couples celebrate NYC’s first 2019 babies

January 2 | By Jaime DeJesus

It was an especially happy new year for several Brooklyn couples as...

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Measles is continuing to spread among ultra-Orthodox families in Brooklyn. Shown: Children gather on a sidewalk near school buses in Borough Park, one of the neighborhoods where the disease has been found. AP file photo by Bebeto Matthews

Hasidic wedding in Williamsburg canceled after groom contracts measles

December 27 | By Raanan Geberer

The city Department of Health ordered a Hasidic wedding in Williamsburg that...

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AP Photo/Go Nakamura

Audit: Midwood Ambulance Service overbilled federal government by $19 million

December 26 | By Raanan Geberer

The Midwood Ambulance Service overbilled the federal government by more than $19...

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Islanders players Luca Sbisa and Adam Pelech with Dr. Jeffrey Avner and patients. Eagle photo by Jaime DeJesus

Islanders players spread holiday cheer at Maimonides hospital

December 18 | By Jaime DeJesus

Giving back the Brooklyn way. On Thursday, Dec. 13, New York Islanders...

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Measles is continuing to spread among ultra-Orthodox families in Brooklyn. Shown: Children gather on a sidewalk near school buses in Borough Park, one of the neighborhoods where the disease has been found. AP file photo by Bebeto Matthews

Measles outbreak in Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish areas continues to climb

December 13 | By Mary Frost

The number of confirmed cases of measles in Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish...

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Eagle sponsors awards ceremony for champions and visionaries of healthcare in Brooklyn

December 4 | Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The vitality and availability of healthcare in Brooklyn was the theme of...

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This map shows confirmed cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis across the U.S., as of Nov. 23, 2018. Two cases have been confirmed in NYC. Map courtesy of CDC

Rare, polio-like disease hits two kids in NYC

November 29 | By Mary Frost

Children with paralyzed arms or legs, muscle weakness or slurred speech: A...

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Map courtesy New York City

Binge drinking, chlamydia and colonoscopies: New Web portal tells on New Yorkers

November 19 | By Mary Frost

The neighborhoods of Brighton Beach and Coney Island have the highest death...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

New York pilot program expands Medicaid coverage to Brooklyn doulas

November 19 | Shlomo Sprung

ALBANY— New York state’s health department is launching a pilot...

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THE LEDE: Amazon ditches its plans to open a headquarters in Long Island City and L-Train repairs could still cause a traffic nightmare. Plus, a councilmember introduces a bill to ban plastic and social media is being used as evidence in court. Finally, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s new leader looks back on his first 100 days in office and eight of the city’s best dive bars are in Brooklyn.

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