Topic: New York

If you were born outside of New York City, the New York State Department of Health keeps your birth records. If you were born in one of the five boroughs of New York City, you have to order your birth records from ...
NYC health dept hopes gruesome pictures on matchbooks get people to think twice about smokingBefore New Yorkers light up, the city health department wants them to have a look at the ravaged lungs, rotting gums and large tumors smoking can cause.Graphic images ...
A quarter of adults in New York City have elevated levels of mercury in their blood, linked to how much fish they eat, according to survey results released Monday by the city health department.Rates were higher among more affluent residents compared to ...