Montefiore Doctors Prepare Care Packages for Patients’ Families Under Financial Strain

By Síle Moloney

To say that COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the lives of people and families across New York City is to state the obvious, but the pre-existing inequality already prevalent in the Bronx has meant that the virus has had an even more devastating impact on low-income families in the borough. Data taken from the latest available New York City Government Poverty Measure Report, 2005-2017, shows that often these impacted families are families of color, who were already under acute financial strain, and none more so than those who have children in hospital. Doctors from the Children’s Hospital at

By Síle Moloney

Following recent reports by the CDC that two pet cats in New York State contracted the novel coronavirus, pet owners around the City may have become concerned that their own pets may get infected. However, they can now call a new Pet Hotline which will serve as an information, planning, referral and service coordination hub for New York City pet owners. On Apr. 29, the City’s emergency management department and the Mayor’s Office of Animal Welfare announced the launch of the NYC COVID-19 Pet Hotline for those who need support for their pets during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Pets

By David Greene

The long-awaited flattening of the curve that officials had been talking about since the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York State came just as reports began to break about an overflow of bodies at local hospitals, nursing homes, and funeral parlors. This, as the Bronx went on to report the highest number of coronavirus cases in the City relative to the borough’s population, and trail only Queens and Brooklyn in terms of the actual number of statewide positive cases per county. As of Apr. 30, according to the State’s health department, 2,459 people have died from COVID-19 in

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned New Yorkers during his regular press briefing on Sunday, Apr. 26 about an unintended consequence of his “PAUSE” executive order which has been in effect since March, ever since the World Health Organization declared the spread of COVID-19 a pandemic. The impact of having to stay home, cancelling public events and social gatherings, closing non-essential businesses, schools, religious and sports venues has given rise to a common dilemma – how to maintain positive mental health. Coincidentally, May marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month. “Do not underestimate the stress that this situation has

By Síle Moloney

Dr Anthony Fauci, one of the leading experts on the White House coronavirus task force, said on Apr. 29, that there is reason to be optimistic about the preliminary results of a worldwide clinical trial of the experimental drug, remdesivir, as a potential treatment for people who are hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infection. Norwood News reported in April that one of the locations for this international remdesivir drug trial was the Moses Campus of Montefiore Health System where clinical trials began in March, in conjunction with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. On Friday, May 1, the Trump

By Síle Moloney

The NYS Board of Elections announced the cancellation of the New York State presidential primary today, Apr. 27. The State, congressional and other elections will still go ahead on Jun. 23, as planned. Other state presidential primaries have been postponed in recent weeks but not cancelled. The Sanders campaign released a statement the same day as the announcement, describing the decision taken in New York as an “outrage”. “Today’s decision by the New York State Board of Elections is an outrage, a blow to American democracy, and must be overturned by the DNC,” the statement read. “Just last week,

By Síle Moloney

Voter Protection Project (VPP), a political action committee working to end gerrymandering and voter suppression across the country, announced its endorsement on Monday, Apr. 27 of Council Member Ritchie Torres in New York’s 15th congressional district race. Founded in 2019, VPP evolved following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Rucho v. Common Cause, which stated that federal courts could not regulate partisan gerrymandering. Since then, VPP has been supporting Democratic candidates running for office who champion voter equality all across the country at federal and state level. “The Voter Protection Project is proud to endorse Ritchie Torres,”

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

In the midst of a pandemic, public health is the number one priority. People need to know what is being done at every level of government to keep them safe. In the case of COVID-19, an additional worry is that there is currently no vaccine, nor any clinically proven treatment for the virus. Local officials have been kept busy reaching out through social media posts, newsletters, emails, and phone calls advising their constituents on how to stay safe and avoid infection. However, if the latest town hall for North Bronx residents is any indication, people are not just concerned

By David Greene

After a month of quarantine, Norwood residents are adapting to “life in the COVID-19 zone”, as seen in this series of photos taken on Monday, Apr. 20. While many businesses remained open, the lack of crowds on a weekday in April still seemed strange, but signs on shuttered businesses, in car windows, and writing on the sidewalk tells the real story of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Hospital staff and paramedics were shown plenty of love and appreciation from the windows of the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. While most residents wore masks in public, as required across

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Montefiore Doctors Prepare Care Packages for Patients’ Families Under Financial Strain

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