Linden, NJ Mayor Launches Opioid Eradication Initiative With “Safe Haven” Kickoff
MAYOR ARMSTEAD LAUNCHES LINDEN OPIOID ERADICATION INITIATIVE AND “SAFE HAVEN” KICKOFF Editor’s note: Readers…
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Staten Island, New York, Nationwide: All Older Adults Can Prevent Falls With Funding From Older Americans Act: Senator Gillibrand Applauds Senate Passage
See below for the Senate hearing on fall prevention, along with virtual press conference hosted…
NYC Her Future Motherhood Initiative For Incarcerated Mothers On Rikers Island To Support, Strengthen Family Unity
NYC Her Future Launches Motherhood Initiative on Rikers Island to Support Incarcerated Mothers and Strengthen…
As Staten Island’s Summer Heats Up, NYC Health Dept Releases New Report on Heat-Related Deaths, New Cooling Centers Opening
AS SUMMER HEATS UP, THE NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW REPORT ON HEAT-RELATED DEATHS AND OPENS NEW COOLING CENTERS Annual Report Finds Approximately…
New York Birth Centers: Certificate Of Need Prevents Midwife-Led Centers, While Physician-Led Have No Requirement – Only 3 Licensed For All Of State
This is part of our series about midwifery care and maternity care deserts in New…
New York’s Maternity Care Deserts, Ranking Improvements With March Of Dimes Data Analyst
We have previously covered some of the issues related to maternity care deserts in our…
Staten Island Elected Officials Urge Mayor Mamdani To Renew Opioid Settlement Funding For Island: Lives Are Being Saved From Overdoses
STATEN ISLAND ELECTED OFFICIALS URGE MAYOR MAMDANI TO RENEW OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING “As these funds…
New York Maternity Care Providers Can Relate: Iowa Conservative Group Challenges State’s Certificate Of Need Law Limiting Birth Center Openings
Conservative group backs midwives in challenging Iowa’s certificate-of-need law Editor’s note: We recently interviewed New…
Maternity Care Deserts: While Certified Professional Midwives Are Not A Cure-All, Their Skill, Expertise Can Certainly Reduce Suffering, Travel, Improve Outcomes For Moms, Infants – Particularly In NY’s Minority Religious Communities
Staten Islander News interviewed two midwives legally practicing and licensed in New Jersey, one of…
Mennonite Infants Dying At Birth In Upstate NY Communities Due To Lack Of Care: Licensing Certified Professional Midwives Can Help Fill That Need
We met with midwives who are licensed in New York and New Jersey, and are…
For Staten Islanders Interested In Opioid Crisis’ Evolution, “Shuffle” Must-See Movie Review: Addiction ‘Treatment’ That Puts Patients On Endless Treadmill With No End In Sight: UPDATED
Readers may remember our discussion of the responsibility for the opioid addiction crisis that…
“Arrest the Midwife” Documentary Illuminates Prenatal Care Desert Of New York’s Invisible Constituents: Mennonites Who Eschew Medical Care Being Denied Preferred Care
“Arrest the Midwife” Documentary Illuminates Prenatal Care Desert Of New York’s Invisible Constituents: Mennonites Who…
New DOE “Professional Degrees” Revealed – All Women Dominated Careers (Plus One Token Male Career) Are Out, Subject To Loan Limits Too Low To Attend
New DOE “Professional Degrees” Revealed – All Women Dominated Careers (Plus One Token Male Career)…
Aging Committee Hearing On Need To Support Seniors With Age-Related Diseases Including Parkinsons, Demanding Release Of Medicare-Negotiated Prescription Prices
Gillibrand, Scott to Lead Aging Committee Hearing on The Need To Reauthorize The Older Americans Act,…
Staten Island Records Largest Decrease In Overdose Deaths Among Boroughs: Citing Promising Data In NYC DOHMH Report
Staten Island Records Largest Overdose Death Decrease in New York City as DA McMahon Highlights Promising…
Midwife Conversation: Positive Birth Stories, Value Of Practice, Educational Requirements, Need For More Midwifery Practitioners
Staten Islander previously published a conversation Senator Sanders had with a midwife in Vermont. Their…
Staten Island’s Hotspotting Addiction Recovery Assistance Program Provides More Details: Alternative Therapies Not Currently Utilized May Be Incorporated In Future
We previously reported on the hotspotting program by SIUH here. We had some additional questions…
Opioid’s Real Crisis Isn’t Prescriptions: It Was Prohibition, With Death Toll Rising After Restrictive Laws Passed, Most Nonmedical Users Never Prescribed Pain Meds
The Real Opioid Crisis Isn’t Prescriptions–It’s Prohibition West Virginia’s overdose data prove it: Officials misunderstood…
Parkinson’s Advocates Rally In D.C., Urge Congress To Boost Critical Research Funding, Ban Parkinson’s Linked Pesticide: UPDATED
Parkinson’s Advocates Rally in D.C., Urge Congress to Boost Research Funding & Ban Parkinson’s-Linked Chemical Advocates…
Staten Island Walk For Recovery 2022, “Hotspotting” Surveillance For Opioid Overdose Reduction Successfully Piloted
Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of the Facing Fentanyl awareness-raising event in Times…
In New York: First Chief Public Policy Officer To Lead New Advocacy Dept At American Parkinson Disease Association
American Parkinson Disease Association Appoints Anne Hubbard as First Chief Public Policy Officer to Lead New…
Staten Island Residents Lost Power In Last Week’s Storm: BP Fossella Provides Con Edison Updates
Editor’s note: The storm last week on Staten Island led to power outages around the…
Q&A With Nurse Midwife April Vanderveer: Learn About Midwifery Care In Vermont’s Rural Communities
Q&A with Nurse Midwife April Vanderveer Editor’s note: As Jennifer Block notes in her piece…
New York City’s Latest Weather Extremes: Multi-Day Heat Wave Is Here; Record-Setting Rainfall In Central Park Monday
Editor’s note: See below for information about the heat wave we’re currently in, along with…
On Staten Island: Samaritan Daytop Foundation Announces 18th Annual Golf Invitational, Dinner To Support Those Recovering From Addiction Next Month
A Day on the Green with a Deeper Purpose: Samaritan Daytop Foundation Announces 18th Annual…
Staten Islanders: Prepare For Extreme Heat As High As 107 This Week – Take Precautions
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS ADVISES PROPERTY OWNERS, CONTRACTORS, & WORKERS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES DURING SEVERE…
“We Outside Summer” – Improving Safety Citywide For All New Yorkers
“We Outside Summer” Editor’s note: With an average temperature of 65 degrees and rain almost…
Safe, Fun Summer in the Greatest City in the World
Community Op-Ed: A Safe and Fun Summer in the Greatest City in the World Editor’s…
OPINION: Small Reforms To Improve US Medical System, Currently At Bottom Of List By Most Measures
Small Reforms to Improve the US Medical System By Jeffrey A. Tucker Editor’s note: The US…
NYC Health + Hospitals Introduces Program To Enhance Addiction Services In South Bronx
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS ANNOUNCES NEW HOTSPOTTING PROGRAM TO ENHANCE ADDICTION SERVICES IN THE SOUTH…
Kensington, Pennsylvania: Providing Glimpse Into New Policing Tactics Using Targeted Intelligent Investigations To Combat Opioid Epidemic
Precision policing: The Kensington Initiative’s targeted approach to combating the opioid epidemic by ZACHARY PORRECA…
Stimulant Users Caught In Fatal ‘Fourth Wave’ Of Opioid Epidemic Due To Fentanyl Lacing Many Popular Illegal Drugs
Stimulant Users Are Caught in Fatal ‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Lynn Arditi, The…
Midwifery Care Available In Hospitals For Pregnant Women In New York, New Jersey
Midwifery Care Available In Hospitals For Pregnant Women In New York, New Jersey …
Facing Fentanyl: Recognizing Critical Signs Of Acute Opioid Poisoning, How To React When Narcan Isn’t Enough
Fentanyl Poisoning Is A Real Danger To People In Our Communities, Especially Unintentional Poisonings. …
New East River Park Ballfields, Delancey St Bridge As Part Of ESCR; Commissioner Caban Resigns; Opioid Prevention, Treatment Annual Budget Increased To $50M Due To New Settlement; Flood Mitigation Strategies: NYC Mayor
MAYOR ADAMS OPENS NEW EAST RIVER PARK BALLFIELDS, DELANCEY STREET BRIDGE AS PART OF EAST…
Erosion Of Informed Consent, Devastating Impact On Medicine, Healing:What Is Real And Fake In Today’s Medical Field
Erosion of Informed Consent in Medicine: What Is Real And Fake In Today’s Medical Field…
Narcan In All NYC Public Schools As Poisoning Overdoses Continue Increasing – Should More Staff Be Educated In Its Use?
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Every…
RESEARCH: How Gov’t Regulation Accidentally Caused The Opioid Epidemic: CATO Institute Research Paper
Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic Editor’s note: Staten Islander News just…
Exclusive: Dangers, Prevalence Of Unintentional Fentanyl Poisoning By Way Of Other Drugs (Xanax, MDMA) – National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day By Facing Fentanyl
Times Square Takeover for National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day Editor’s note: Readers may remember…
Opioid Funding Comes To Staten Island Providers: Asm. Pirozzolo, Local Politicians Make Announcement
Last week, Asm. Pirozzolo and his local political colleagues held a press conference during which…
Staten Island Has Most Opioid Deaths In City But Was Excluded From Opioid Settlement Fund: Asm. Pirozzolo Announces Recipient Organizations Of $12M In State Funding
Pirozzolo Announces Awardees of Staten Island’s Exclusive Share of Opioid Settlement Funding Editor’s note: Staten…
Sport & Fitness Spotlight: Sigrid Squicciarini
Spotlight: Sigrid Squicciarini Nurses have always been some of our most underappreciated heroes. The last…
Heat Wave Continues This Week: Please Check On Loved Ones, Learn About Cooling Centers, Other Options To Beat The Heat
Heat Indexes expected to be as high as 101 degrees Fahrenheit. From the Staten Islander’s…
Heat Wave Continues: Please Help Homeless Fellow New Yorkers You See Outside Today
Extreme heat kills. 350 New Yorkers died prematurely last year from preventable heat illness. If you’re elderly…
Extreme Heat Expected This Week – Cooling Centers Around NYC Available To Help Vulnerable New Yorkers In These Conditions With No A/C
MAYOR ADAMS HOLDS BRIEFING TO DISCUSS EXTREME HEAT EXPECTED THIS WEEK Editor’s note: The Salvation Army…
Helping New Yorkers Beat The Heat: Mayor’s Office Announces Expanded Cooling Center Locations, Mitigation Strategies For Hurricanes, Air Quality Issues
MAYOR ADAMS, NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCE PROACTIVE SAFETY PLAN TO HELP NEW…
Supportive Community, Connection Is Absolutely Essential In Treatment Of Parkinsons With New Theme Living Better Together
AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION TO CELEBRATE THE POWER OF A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY DURING PARKINSON’S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH…
Audre Lorde Project Announces Important Dates In November
My name is Oscar Rodriguez Cruz (they/he)–I’m the new Grassroots Fundraising Coordinator at Audre Lorde…
Healthcare Cost Dilemma: Patient Knowledge Is Ideal Way To Lower Prices, Individuals Make Informed Choices When It’s Their Money, Not Someone Else’s
Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector I am happy to announce the…
Regaining Lost Intimacy For Parkinson’s Patients: APDA’s ParkinSex Wins Several Awards, Seen As Compassionate, Improving Overall Health
NEW YORK, NY – At the MM+M Awards, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) won…
Sen. Sanders, Marshall Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Remedy Primary Care Physician, Nurse Understaffing, Student Loan Issues
Sanders and Marshall Announce Bipartisan Legislation on Primary Care Landmark Bill to be Marked Up…
Practice Of Isolating Patients From Friends, Family During Covid Pandemic Was Barbaric, Counterproductive
Forced Isolation of Patients in the ICU Is Barbaric and Counterproductive Gilbert Berdine, MD…
Asm. Pirozzolo Provides Update To Constituents On Work He Has Been Doing Over First Year Of Assembly Term
Sam Pirozzolo Provides Update To Constituents On Victories, Actions In First Term As your Assemblyman,…
Political Education Cypher On Healing Justice Movement Presented Virtaully By Audre Lorde Project On Tuesday, June 20th
We invite you to join us virtually on Tuesday, June 20th for a political education…
BP Fossella To Hold Breakfast On Staten Island Honoring Emergency Technicians, Paramedics During National EMS Week
BP Fossella to Host Breakfast Honoring Emergency Technicians and Paramedics During National EMS Week Staten…
Staten Island’s NYS Asm. Pirozzolo Working For Constituents To Obtain Funding From Initial Round Of Opioid Settlement For Hard-Hit Hospitals On The Island
NYC FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGES GAP OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT FOR Staten Islanders An Op-Ed by Assemblyman Sam…
Congress Passes NOPAIN Act, Expanding Access To Alternative Treatments To Opioid Addiction
Congress Passes the NOPAIN Act AMTA is excited to share that Congress passed the NOPAIN…
Light Pollution Getting Worse, Increasing By 9.8% Per Year, Erasing Stars In Everyone’s Night Skies
Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year as light pollution erases stars for everyone All…
Chemical Released In Ohio Train Derailment, Used To Make PVC Plastics, Can Damage The Liver, Cause Other Health Risks
How vinyl chloride, chemical released in the Ohio train derailment, can damage the liver: it’s…
Audre Lorde Project To Hold Healing Event On Community Care Day, This Sunday December 18th
Join us this Sunday, December 18 for Community Care Day, a space for LGBTSTGNC People of Color to practice and receive healing…
Spending On Healthcare Costs More But Does Not Improve Health Outcomes, While Clean Drinking Water, Sanitary Living Conditions, Employment, Other Basics, Do Improve Them
Spending More Government Money on Healthcare Does Not Improve Health Outcomes This article originally appeared…
NOPAIN Act – Allowing Greater Access To Non-Opiod Pain Management Systems – Must Pass In Next Two Months, Or It “Dies,” Must Be Re-Introduced
Grassroots Alert: NOPAIN ACT Reach out to your representatives today and urge them to support…
President Biden May Have Ushered In New Anti-Trust Sentiment, But Will FTC Be Effective Against Hospital Mergers, Or Is It More Rhetoric?
How Effective Is the Government’s Campaign Against Hospital Mergers? by Allan Sloan and Carson Kessler…
NYC Dept Of Planning Encourages New Yorkers To Participate, State Priorities For Capital Budget
NYC PLANNING AGENCY TO COMMUNITY BOARDS: IT’S TIME TO STATE PRIORITIES FOR CAPITAL BUDGET The Department…
Can Humans Survive Without Other Species Including Plants, Animals?
Do humans really need other species? Science shows that humans are happier and healthier around…
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Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month Kicked Off By APDA, Celebrates Unshakeable Spirit Of People Living With PD
From Coast to Coast, APDA is Connecting, Supporting & Engaging the Parkinson’s Community. Awareness is…
NYC Needs To Follow The Science On Regulations Regarding Covid-19 – Peter Pitts, Former FDA Assoc Commissioner
“We cannot ‘follow the science’ when it is convenient or suits our politics or personal belief…
Sheena Wright, First Woman To Lead United Way, Named In Crain’s 50 Most Powerful Women
SHEENA WRIGHT is the first woman to lead United Way of New York City in its…
Dangerous Heat Wave In NYC – Beat The Heat In A Cooling Center
This week, we are expecting record-setting heat, due to a heat advisory by the National…