New York State Health Department
Coverage of New York State Health Department in the Nexus archive.
- NY releases rules for doctor-assisted patient suicide — as critics cry of ‘new and frightening era’
New York's Health Department has published rules for administering the state's new doctor-assisted suicide law, which allows incurable patients to end their lives via prescribed drugs. Critics have expressed concerns, calling it a 'new and frightening era'.
- Rare type of Lyme disease found for the first time in New York
A rare type of Lyme disease caused by Borrelia mayonii was detected for the first time in upstate New York, specifically in Herkimer County. Previously found only in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the bacteria was identified in an adult who had not recently traveled, with local ticks testing positive but no further spread detected. The case highlights differences in symptoms compared to the more common Borrelia burgdorferi strain.