In a neighborhood with high asthma rates, it's not hard to identify risk factors for the condition. The trick is determining which factor is most important. Continue Reading →
Bushwick's Struggles With Asthma: What's Poverty's Role?
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Report Sees Widespread Mold After Sandy
Community groups say a survey of households affected by the superstorm found that 60 percent report visible mold. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health and Environment, Hurricane Sandy
Deadline Nears For Superstorm Victims
Local centers for disaster aid will close on April 30. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health and Environment, Hurricane Sandy
40 Percent of Sheepshead Firms Still Shut Post-Sandy
And more might be closing as their owners struggle to pay back loans they had to take out to repair damage from the flood. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health and Environment, The Economy, Hurricane Sandy, Small Business
Debate over Size of Brooklyn's Rat Problem, What to do About it
The city says there was no post-Sandy rat explosion. But rats are still a major complaint in several neighborhoods, as experts say New York could do more to rebuff rodents. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health and Environment
Canarsie Braces for Foreclosure Wave After Sandy
The neighborhood was a hotbed for defaults even before the superstorm's devastating flood. Now, advocates fear a flood of housing emergencies. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health and Environment, Housing and Development, Foreclosures, Hurricane Sandy
Dueling Prescriptions for Brooklyn's Hospitals
The state wants to close and merge hospitals to shore up health-system finances. But front-line health providers say patients shouldn't pay the price for problems caused by government funding schemes. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health and Environment, Hospitals
D-Day for LICH Hospital
SUNY trustees are expected to vote Thursday to shutter Long Island College Hospital—the second Brooklyn medical facility pushed to the brink of collapse in the past three months. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health and Environment, Hospitals
Federal Cuts Hit HIV Work in Brooklyn
Brooklyn leads the city in new cases of HIV, but changes in funding mean local prevention and treatment programs face obstacles in getting their message out. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health and Environment, AIDS
As Sandy Relief Efforts Fade, Crisis Far From Over
Worries about 40,000 displaced people have ebbed. But in buildings where garbage services are still scattered, or where mold remains a menace, the Sandy saga continues. Continue Reading →
