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A Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem has prompted concerns about NYC's health oversight after a decline in cooling tower inspectors, despite funding increases. Former Governor Cuomo seeks an independent ...
A law firm filed a lawsuit Aug. 20 against a New York City hospital’s construction company, alleging the company failed to treat bacteria-infected water in its cooling towers, leading to a ...
HealthDay News — A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has now caused four deaths and sickened 101 people, New York City health officials confirmed. The bacteria that cause the illness, ...
The New York City Health Department has reported five deaths and 108 confirmed cases of legionnaires’ disease, a type of pneumonia, since the outbreak in Harlem was identified on 25 July. It seems to ...
DOHMH now reports five deaths and 108 confirmed cases as of Aug. 18 in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem.
About one in 10 people who get sick from Legionnaires' disease die from the disease due to complications from illness, CDC ...
Victims of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak gripping Harlem will sue the Big Apple for allegedly letting bacteria ...
A new lawsuit is accusing a construction company of neglecting to clean stormwater from the cooling towers behind the deadly ...
Two construction workers who were infected with Legionnaires’ disease after a ‘completely preventable’ outbreak occurred in ...
Two construction workers who claim they contracted Legionnaires' disease while working at or near Harlem Hospital Center are ...
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York was "completely preventable," civil rights attorney Ben Crump says.
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has shaken New York City, killing five and infecting more than 100 residents across Central ...