By Eric Adams, Brooklyn BP One cold day in January of 2016, I witnessed my mother inject herself with insulin to deal with her Type 2 diabetes. Despite several years of being on this injection routine, the grimace on her face clearly showed that she had never gotten used to the sharp pain. When I […]Read More
“Health clinics have been repeatedly downsized across “… one of the most unequal and segregated cities – New York City.” Dr. Torian Easterling While the 24-hour news-cycle is consumed with the body politic, a “State of the Health” address at Community Board 3’s recent public meeting focused on the health of our physical bodies – […]Read More
Dr. Prandeep Chandra warns Brooklynites not to flirt with the flu. The Chief Medical Officer at Brooklyn’s Interfaith Medical Center has seen firsthand the damage this year’s flu can do. It’s a strain that doesn’t care about your plans, obligations or deadlines; it’s coming soon to a home or workplace near you and it’s bringing […]Read More
Healthy Marketing at the Heart of the Matter … Series of Health Symposiums Set to begin January 2018 Last Saturday, six medical doctors – with a combined 150 years of training, practice and research – dialogued with neighborhood advocates and leaders about strategies to get information to the community, and involve their participation in information-gathering […]Read More
National Political…Local Consequences 52% of Kings County children are covered through Medicaid. The budget cuts being proposed in congress would cause long term, intergenerational harm, affecting all in our community particularly the poorest. What they are debating, is how much health care our children can have. Kaiser Family Foundation Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance […]Read More
By James C. McIntosh, M.D. Prologue Section 7 of the American Psychiatric Association’s Principles of Medical Ethics of 1973 reads as follows: “On occasion, psychiatrists are asked for an opinion about an individual who is in the light of public attention or who has disclosed information about himself/herself through public media. In such circumstances, a psychiatrist […]Read More
By Akosua K. Albritton Two days after the US Senate presented Better Care Reconciliation Act to the US public, this reporter walked along the main thoroughfares of East Flatbush and Flatbush in pursuit of an open pharmacy. Surely, a pharmacist could make sense of a health care policy that would have a far-ranging impact on […]Read More
By Priscilla Mensah When you think of Crayola, what comes to mind? Perhaps your childhood comes to the fore of your mind, or a coloring book, or even those melted crayons that you had when you were younger. Well, that is what comes to my mind. Health experts are challenging the way we approach dieting […]Read More
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