Critics say the Trump administrations cuts to CDC staff will negatively affect a health fund for 9/11 first responders.

The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a person diagnosed with clade1b mpox in New York was currently in isolation and that it was trying to identify people who might have come in contact with the patient.

A lot is unfolding at the national level of public health, including the recent firing of about 1,300 federal health agency employees. We’re still learning about the impacts of the layoffs, but the direct impacts on New Yorkers are minimal.

The workers' duties included city immunization efforts, tuberculosis research and preparation for public health emergencies, a health department spokesperson said.

New York senators urged RFK Jr. to reverse CDC cuts citing concerns over the impact to a 9/11 survivor health program.

There are more than 53,000 flu cases alone in the state of New York. That is four times the number of flu cases next door in New Jersey. Flu season is in full swing with a second spike now pushing the number of cases to the highest this country has seen in 15 years.

Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal data published Thursday.