Health

Health Check: Prostate Health, Be Aware, Not Afraid! 

By CARLOS TEJEDA
September was Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The word “prostate” comes from an ancient Greek word that means “to stand in front of” or “guard,” and the gland is named for its place in front of the bladder. You too can “stand guard” for the prostate by making wise choices about screening tests and exams, diet, exercise, and other health behaviors.

Hope on Wheels

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On a dark, cloudy night in late September 2023, around 12 days after one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici tragically and accidentally overdosed on fentanyl at El Divino Niño daycare center, a cover for an underground fentanyl operation, Michael, 45, and Ashley, 31, huddled together under the infamous nearby Kingsbridge underpass at the Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Road in Kingsbridge Heights. Sometimes they squabbled, not in an aggressive way but like an overly familiar elderly couple.

UPDATE Riverdale: Coffee House Event Held for Holocaust Survivors at Hebrew Institute

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) and Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), both of whom broadly represent the northwest Bronx, joined attendees and officials from Selfhelp Community Services on Thursday, Sept. 18, when the organization hosted its latest “Coffee House” event at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, part of an event series dedicated to Holocaust survivors. 

Mpox Cases on the Rise Again

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Health officials are warning New Yorkers that mpox / MPV cases are once again on the rise in New York City, with 226 people in New York City having tested positive for mpox since Jan. 1, and 57 cases having been recorded in the last month (Aug. 10 to Sept. 11).

Bipartisan Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 Passes in House of Reps

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) advocated for the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of her sponsored bill, “the Bipartisan Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025,” which she lead alongside Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), on Wednesday, Sept. 17.