The Latest Breaking News from the Health Department

Two Legionnaires' Cases at Queens' North Shore Towers Prompt Hot Water Tests and Shower Warnings for At-Risk Residents

Two North Shore Towers residents in Queens have Legionnaires' disease. NYC is testing the hot water, but Legionella has not yet been confirmed there.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

NYC Suicide Deaths Fell to 535 in 2024, but Young Adults 18 to 24 Face the Highest Rate

NYC recorded 535 suicide deaths in 2024, down from 601 in 2022. Young adults, men, and Latino New Yorkers face rising risk. Call or text 988.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

Mississippi's governor awarded more than $104 million to improve rural healthcare. Where's it going?

Mississippi Today reports that a few recipients received a large share of federal funds to boost rural health in Mississippi

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Legionnaires’ disease bacteria found at Yankee Stadium amid deadly Bronx outbreak

Ten people have tested positive for the illness so far, including one individual who died and three who are currently hospitalized, according to the Health Department

The Independent UK · Sep 14

New York Orders Ten South Bronx Cooling Towers Cleaned by Monday as Legionnaires Cluster Grows to Nine Cases

New York City ordered 10 South Bronx cooling towers cleaned after Legionella screening tests. The Melrose and Morrisania cluster now has nine cases and one death.

Medical Daily · Sep 14

South Bronx Legionnaires' Cluster Linked to One Death as NYC Tests Cooling Towers in Two ZIP Codes

NYC is investigating a Legionnaires' disease cluster in Melrose and Morrisania with five cases and one death. Who should seek care and what to watch.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

NYC Will Map Every Cooling Tower and Speed Up Enforcement After 11 Legionnaires' Disease Deaths

New York City announced five Legionella measures after an Upper East Side cluster killed 11 people, including a public cooling tower map.

Medical Daily · Sep 6

City Council Hearing Faults Months of Missing Cooling Tower Enforcement in Upper East Side ZIP Codes

Council members said no cooling tower violations were issued in Upper East Side ZIP codes during the four months before the Legionnaires outbreak.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

Four children from same family visited a waterfall in MP's Shivpuri. 10 days later, all died after fever, vomiting: What happened?

Four children from the same family died within 10 days after falling ill following a visit to a waterfall near Gora Tila in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri. The health department has launched an investigation, while the exact cause of death remains unclear.

The Economic Times · Sep 3

New York City's Upper East Side Legionnaires Cluster Ends with Eleven Deaths and No Source Tower Named

Two more deaths bring the Upper East Side Legionnaires cluster to 11 deaths and 94 cases. A City Council oversight hearing is set for Wednesday.

Medical Daily · Aug 31