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New York legislation to repeal bathhouse ban

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Latest: New York lawmakers seek to repeal 40-year-old bathhouse restrictions

New York state lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal a 40-year-old ban on adult-use gay bathhouses and saunas. The restrictions, enacted in 1985 during the AIDS epidemic, are being challenged through the propos

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Bourbon virus detections and first NY case confirmed

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Latest: First Northeast US case of Bourbon virus confirmed in New York

Following the July 2026 confirmation of the state’s first human Bourbon virus infection in Suffolk County, health officials have continued to document the pathogen’s presence in New York. On 24 July, Stony Brook Medicine

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