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Op-Ed: Training a New Generation of Doctors to Help Lift NYC

Aug. 28, 2023 By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Over the next four years, Lillian Lee and her classmates at the CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York will have an experience unlike that of most American medical students. CUNY Med was established to change the way medical care is delivered in communities like Harlem, East New York and the South Bronx, and to do it in a culturally competent way. “We get to have the privilege of going to different underserved communities and interacting with patients, hearing their stories, understanding their narratives and learning about their cultures. It’s something that money…
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Kensington man dies days after e-scooter accident

Aug. 28, 2023 By Adam Daly

A 67-year-old who was hospitalized after being thrown from his e-scooter has died of his injuries, police confirmed Monday.

Beds in Bed-Stuy: Interfaith Medical Center opens $13.8M behavioral health unit

Aug. 25, 2023 By Adam Daly

Bed-Stuy’s Interfaith Medical Center unveiled a newly renovated 24-bed behavioral health unit during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, and will begin admitting patients as soon as next week to the second of four planned psychiatric units at the Central Brooklyn campus.