On World Leprosy Day, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Recognizes Its Hansen's Disease Clinic, Which Provides Treatment and Fights Stigma of Leprosy
February 01, 2024
February 01, 2024
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release:
This month, the Hansen's Disease Clinic, part of the Department of Dermatology at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, joined the international community in recognizing World Leprosy Day to raise awareness and stop the stigma surrounding this ancient disease. While rare in the United States, there are up to 250 new cases each year; Hansen's Disease, as leprosy is now known, is 100% curable. The Bell . . .
This month, the Hansen's Disease Clinic, part of the Department of Dermatology at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, joined the international community in recognizing World Leprosy Day to raise awareness and stop the stigma surrounding this ancient disease. While rare in the United States, there are up to 250 new cases each year; Hansen's Disease, as leprosy is now known, is 100% curable. The Bell . . .