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The Future of Gifted Education in the Bronx Bronx acupuncture center for addiction fighting to survive How HIV outreach is tackling an “invisible crisis” in The Bronx Prescriptions lag as Bronx battles opioid epidemic
 

The Future of Gifted Education in the Bronx

A recommendation that Mayor Bill de Blasio phase out all New York City gifted programs has left the fate of gifted education in the Bronx uncertain. If implemented, the programs, which are comprised predominantly of black and Latino students, would come to an end.

Bronx acupuncture center for addiction fighting to survive

The Mott Haven Lincoln Recovery Center was once a popular therapeutic refuge for drug addicts, but where have the patients gone?

How HIV outreach is tackling an “invisible crisis” in The Bronx

While New York celebrates declining HIV rates, healthcare advocates in the Bronx narrow their focus to where services aren’t reaching people.

Prescriptions lag as Bronx battles opioid epidemic

Prescriptions of life-saving buprenorphine lag in the Bronx. A legacy of bureaucracy and stigma are to blame.

[VIDEO] Bronx seniors go Wii

[VIDEO] Bronx seniors go Wii

25 February 2011

[Video] Every Friday, seniors get together in the Bronx Library Center to bowl with the Wii

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Research at Montefiore seeks to advance treatment of pancreatic cancer

Research at Montefiore seeks to advance treatment of pancreatic cancer

25 February 2011

A new grant is helping researchers at Montefiore and Albert Einstein study the use of nanoparticles to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer.

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Borough president calls for “one Bronx”

Borough president calls for “one Bronx”

24 February 2011

Diaz rails against PCBs in school buildings, anti-gay violence as he touts advances in economic development.

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On Saturday mornings, Van Cortlandt Park is for the birds

On Saturday mornings, Van Cortlandt Park is for the birds

21 February 2011

Led by "the Birding Dude" enthusiasts flock to Van Cortlandt Park, in good weather and bad.

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Heat and plumbing: Key 311 complaints for the Bronx

Heat and plumbing: Key 311 complaints for the Bronx

20 February 2011

Bronx residents call 311 to complain more about plumbing and heating issues than anything else, according to an analysis of the latest numbers released by the city last week.

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[VIDEO] Bronx blog links parents and connects kids

[VIDEO] Bronx blog links parents and connects kids

20 February 2011

Meet blogger Nicole Perrino, the brain behind BronxMama.com

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Dr. Meredith Hawkins

[VIDEO] A Bronx battleground in a global epidemic

19 February 2011

Doctor Meredith Hawkins talks about the Global Diabetes Initiative at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Watch the video Q&A.

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Fatal stabbing leaves broken hearts, fatherless children

18 February 2011

A card game in Edenwald ends with one man dead, another facing a murder charge.

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