Mount Sinai Health System Decides Not To Use Recently FDA-Approved Alzheimer's Disease Drug Aduhelm

A controversial new drug for Alzheimer's disease has hit another snag in its rollout to patients.

• Jul 15, 2021

CDC Reports Record Number Of Overdose Deaths Amid Pandemic With Nearly 93,000 Lives Lost

CDC data showed New York City with a 36% increase in overdose deaths. New York state is about the same.

• Jul 14, 2021

Alabama Man Has Rare Intestinal Transplant Surgery After Being Attacked By Bull

It is one of the rarest of transplant operations -- an intestinal transplant. Only a small handful of medical centers can do it.

• Jul 14, 2021

Yale University Study: NYC Has Saved Thousands Of Lives, Prevented Quarter Million Cases With COVID Vaccine Rollout

As coronavirus cases rise across the country, New York City officials are continuing the push to get more people vaccinated.

• Jul 14, 2021

Breaking The Stigma: CBS2's Cindy Hsu Shares Her Most Personal Story With Dana Tyler

Mental health is extremely personal, and not something many people open up about, but every year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness.

• Jul 13, 2021

Alisa White Dubbed 'A Walking Miracle' After Surviving COVID, Coma, 8 Surgeries: 'So Many Times I Could Have Died'

Her family says every hospital she visited gave up on her, until she found Dr. Demetrio Tzimas and Anthony Armetta at Huntington Hospital.

• Jul 13, 2021

Mayor De Blasio: 'Assume' Public School Students Will Wear Masks This Fall

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday the city isn't quite ready to change the policy on face coverings. 

• Jul 13, 2021

8-Year-Old Violet Spiliotes, Cancer Survivor, Shares Her Message Of Hope: 'Keep Believing'

There was pure happiness in Monroe Township, N.J. Monday morning as Make-A-Wish granted a wish unlike any other. 

• Jul 12, 2021

Rise Of Delta Variant Generating Confusion About COVID Vaccine, Boosters, And More

Confusion seems to the word of the day when it comes to the COVID pandemic in the U.S. CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez helps answer questions about boosters, variants, vaccine protection and more. 

• Jul 12, 2021

Former NYC Health Commissioner: Threshold For Herd Immunity Against COVID-19 Will Be Higher Due To Highly Contagious Delta Variant

On Twitter, Dr. Tom Frieden said, "The higher infectivity of Delta means the threshold for herd immunity will be higher."

• Jul 11, 2021

CDC Says Vaccinated Children, Teachers Won't Need Masks In Class

Schools can safely return to in-person learning in the fall, even as they prepare to welcome back students too young to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to updated guidance released Friday by the CDC.

• Jul 9, 2021

With Javits Closing, Where Does NYC Stand With COVID Vaccine And Variants?

Mayor de Blasio says the way to get more vaccinations in to the arms of New Yorkers is to focus on in-home vaccinations, mobile units, pharmacies, doctor's offices and pop-up sites.

• Jul 9, 2021

Pfizer Developing COVID Vaccine Booster As Delta Variant Spreads

Pfizer announced on Thursday that its COVID vaccine booster shot could further protect individuals from "all currently known variants" of COVID-19 — including the highly transmittable Delta variant.

• Jul 8, 2021

N.Y. AG James Announces $4.5 Billion Settlement With Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Crisis

New York is expected to receive at least $200 million, going specifically toward opioid treatment, prevention and education. 

• Jul 8, 2021

While NYC Honors Hometown Heroes, Many Families Still Coping With Loss Of Loved Ones

It was a celebratory day in New York City, but for many families, it was a reminder of the thousands lost to the pandemic.

• Jul 7, 2021

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