Dr. Marisa Donnelly, Healthbeat New York, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

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Health

What Congestion Pricing and Measles Mean for NYC’s Health

March 5, 2025, 5:14 p.m.March 5, 2025, 5:14 p.m.

Children and adults who live near high-traffic areas are disproportionately exposed to air pollution, putting them at greater risk for respiratory conditions.

Health

Cuts to 9/11 Health Reversed, Measles Outbreak in North Jersey

Feb. 26, 2025, 5:34 p.m.Feb. 26, 2025, 5:34 p.m.

DOGE abruptly cut funding to a 9/11 first responder health program — only to reverse its decision days later.

A health care worker in Queens gives a protective shot in the arm, Jan. 11, 2021.

Health

How New York’s Decentralized Public Health System is a Firewall Against Data Chaos

Feb. 5, 2025, 4:55 p.m.Feb. 5, 2025, 4:55 p.m.

In the U.S. public health system, local and state health departments collect and own the data rather than the federal government.

Health

What We Know About Long Covid in New York City: Symptoms, Treatment and Risks

Jan. 23, 2025, 1:16 p.m.Jan. 23, 2025, 1:16 p.m.

Navigating and getting care for Long Covid can be overwhelming. However, many city clinics and hospitals are on the leading edge of understanding and treating it.

Health

Why It Feels Like Everyone in New York is Sick Right Now: Virus Update

Jan. 15, 2025, 5:25 p.m.Jan. 15, 2025, 5:25 p.m.

The number of people with flu is high, and norovirus is surging.

Health

RSV, Covid, Flu Cases Are on the Rise in New York

Dec. 11, 2024, 12:06 p.m.Dec. 20, 2024, 10:44 a.m.

RSV is on the rise and affecting a lot of young children. The good news is that there are now two key ways to protect babies.

Dozens of people wait to get into Corona’s First Baptist Church for a food and toy giveaway.

Health

Whooping Cough, Food Insecurity Levels Spike in NYC

Dec. 4, 2024, 4:28 p.m.Dec. 4, 2024, 4:28 p.m.

Pertussis cases surged in 2024. Meanwhile, 1 in 6 households with children in the city reported lacking enough to eat.

Health

Childhood Vaccine Coverage Remains High in New York, But State Not Fully in the Clear

Oct. 16, 2024, 11:43 a.m.Oct. 16, 2024, 1:40 p.m.

Recent data on kindergartners during the 2023-24 school year show that measles, mumps and rubella vaccine coverage in New York is the third-highest rate in the country.