health

Oct
27
Local Hospitals Receive 1-2 Stars In Latest CMS Ranking [Updated]

Local Hospitals Receive 1-2 Stars In Latest CMS Ranking [Updated]

Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)Update [10/28/15]: A previous version of this article misstated
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Aug
14
Employee At Brighton Beach Nursing Center Arrested For Beating 82-Year-Old Dementia Patient

Employee At Brighton Beach Nursing Center Arrested For Beating 82-Year-Old Dementia Patient

Shore View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brighton Beach. (Photo via Google Maps)An employee at a Brighton Beach nursing
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Jun
11
12th Annual Lena Cymbrowitz Health Fair Spotlights Community’s Health Services

12th Annual Lena Cymbrowitz Health Fair Spotlights Community’s Health Services

Local health service providers were in the spotlight on Sunday at the 12th annual Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, helping
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Mar
24
Borough President Wants Brooklyn Burn Center Following Midwood Blaze

Borough President Wants Brooklyn Burn Center Following Midwood Blaze

Source: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s OfficeBrooklyn Borough President Eric Adams yesterday launched a campaign to establish a burn center
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Jan
07
Brooklyn’s Bally Total Fitness Gyms Are Now 24 Hour Fitness

Brooklyn’s Bally Total Fitness Gyms Are Now 24 Hour Fitness

Photo by Lisa WillnerBig changes are coming to the borough’s Bally Total Fitness gyms, including the one at 1921
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Nov
11

Get A Deal At A Local Gym During Brooklyn Health & Fitness Week

The Brooklyn Chamber [http://www.ibrooklyn.com]’s week-long wellness initiative [http://www.ibrooklyn.com] is underway, and there’s
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Sep
04

Friday: Free Cholesterol, Glucose, Blood Pressure Screening At Cymbrowitz’ Office

Source: Cymbrowitz’s OfficeAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is hosting a free Cholesterol, Glucose, and Blood Pressure Screening at his district office,
Jun
11

Thursday: Assemblyman Cymbrowitz Hosts Free Diabetes Screening at District Office

CymbrowitzAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, a member of the Assembly’s Health Committee, will be sponsoring a FREE diabetes screening for residents
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Mar
19

Spotlight On Gary Atlas, Shirtless Man Who Runs Boardwalk Every Day For Six Years And Counting

Atlas on NY1At this point, just about every resident of Southern Brooklyn’s boardwalk communities knows Gary Atlas – if not
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Dec
13

City To Crack Down On Tanning Salons

Source: Travel Salem/FlickrI’m not one to go tanning at a salon, but I’ve got enough carrot-toned neighbors
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