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While workforce data shows new nurses are entering the profession in large numbers, those monitoring health care trends said staffing gaps remain at NYC hospitals.

Nursing unions confirmed the strike vote on Thursday. The strike could involve some 17,000 nurses.

If successful, the measure would end a practice in which New York home care workers are assigned to 24-hour shifts and paid for just 13 hours of their time.

Local and federal health officials have recommended COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy for months, but women report at least two New York City-run sites aren't following protocol.

As part of our ongoing Grading de Blasio series, WNYC/Gothamist asked a panel of local health experts to look at how the mayor managed the calamity and what he leaves behind as New York City preps for future surges.

The Brooklyn hospital has had to postpone radiology appointments and move surgeries after one in 18 employees refused a COVID-19 vaccine mandate this week.

After years of going nowhere, minimum staffing requirements for hospitals and nursing homes passed both houses on Tuesday.

“I feel like this is my calling, and this is where I belong. Every time I go home, I feel like there's another patient out there that I can help, another family I can support.”

Mothers can now nurse or pump privately at Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, and Stewart Airports.

A nurse who works with cancer patients at NYU Medical Center left a touching thank you note for the pilot and flight crew who flew her to NYC on Christmas day. The Internet responded in kind.