New York has one of the worst records on timely death certificate completions. A public health expert outlines ways to fix that.

In New York State, the funeral firm or medical certifier can usually help with a correction request that’s made within six months of the death. Beyond six months, you would have to fill out an ...

The New York State Department of Corrections said the 22-year-old prisoner was housed at Mid-State Correctional Facility and died Saturday.

New York’s new governor said Wednesday that the state’s Covid-19 death toll now aligns with the count from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after the state added nearly ...

“Birth, marriage, and death certificates are more than just documents, they allow someone to self-identify and to be seen for who they really are,” acting State Department of Health ...

This year, a new requirement is in effect for boaters in New York. As of Jan. 1, anyone operating a motorized vessel must have a boating safety certificate.

Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Nov. 5 signed legislation to better track opioid overdoses in the state. The new law requires death certificates involving opioid overdoses to specify ...

The certificates had long been tied up in heated debates over the legal definitions of a fetus and a child.

How Accurate Is New York’s Covid Death Toll? The state’s methodology has allowed it to report 11,000 fewer coronavirus-related deaths than the count from the National Center for Health Statistics.

Nearly a dozen staff members are on administrative leave and state officials are investigating after an inmate at a New York medium-security prison died over the weekend, prison officials told USA ...

The New York Department of Health made the announcement on Monday. It allows non-binary people to amend their vital records, including birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates ...