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Clinton Foundation Helps Lower Cost of HIV Drugs
by Fred Mogul
August 06, 2009
Local and international pharmaceutical companies say they're expanding access to HIV drugs in the developing world. The deal was brokered by the Harlem-based Clinton Foundation. REPORTER: Former Pre....
Health Problems Persist Among Those Exposed to WTC Attacks
by Fred Mogul
August 05, 2009
A new study says people exposed directly to the World Trade Center disaster were more likely than others to report breathing and mental health problems – even several years after the events. WNYCâ€....
NJ Congressman Garrett: Medicare Not a Model for Health Care
by Fred Mogul
August 04, 2009
As Congress debates healthcare reform, some Democrats are saying there’s already a “public plan” in place that satisfies many Americans – namely Medicare. But Congressman Scott Garrett, a Rep....
Should Buying Derivatives "Naked" be Banned?
by Fred Mogul
July 28, 2009
Who's clothed and who isn't when Credit Default Swaps are bought and sold. Guest: Prof. Steven Figlewski, NYU Stern School of Business. ....
House Appropriates $70 million for WTC Medical Program
by Fred Mogul
July 24, 2009
The House of Representatives today appropriated $70 million to maintain the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment program. The money would support a half-dozen clinics in the metropolit....
Study: Air Pollution May Lower IQ
by Fred Mogul
July 20, 2009
A study measuring the effects of air pollution on pregnant mothers suggests their children might have slightly lower IQ’s. Researchers placed air monitors on the mothers during pregnancy, tracked t....
State Keeping Closer Tabs
On Private Office Surgery
by Fred Mogul
July 16, 2009
Doctors are performing an increasingly broad array of surgical procedures in offices, rather than hospitals. They’re not doing open-heart surgery, but they are doing a lot more than removing moles.....
Higher Safety Standards Now Required for NY Doctors
by Fred Mogul
July 14, 2009
Thousands of medical practices across New York will get closer government scrutiny starting today. A law takes effect requiring doctors who perform surgery in private offices to meet higher standards....
City Launches "Big Apps" Competition
by Fred Mogul
June 29, 2009
The city is hopping on the iPhone "app" bandwagon. Mayor Bloomberg is hoping software developers will take new data the city's posting online and turn it into applications for fun and profit. Take r....
Tree Inspectors on Trail of Asian Beetle in Prospect Park
by Fred Mogul
June 27, 2009
The Asian Longhorned Beetle is chomping its way through the forests of the northeast, destroying maples and other trees. Jackie Beebe is a tree inspector for the U.S Department of Agriculture. We ca....
Governors Island: Evolution of an Art Enclave
by Fred Mogul
June 26, 2009
An asymmetrical pyramid of light, a 1950s linoleum kitchen that shudders, a pseudo-documentary of a children’s game gone awry. They’re among 19 new arts installations opening today on Governors I....
City to Post Health Warnings Where Cigarettes Sold
by Fred Mogul
June 25, 2009
The city is moving ahead on a plan to post health warning signs where people buy cigarettes. Assistant Health Commissioner Sarah Perl says the campaign would be the first of its kind in the nation. ....
Swine Flu Vaccine Likely to Be 'Prioritized'
by Fred Mogul
June 16, 2009
Local pediatricians and others hope that a new swine flu vaccine just announced last week will be widely available by Fall. With the intense interest in pandemic flu, patients are likely to line up f....
Fewer Suffering from Flu, Death Toll in NYC is 16
by Fred Mogul
June 12, 2009
Newly released figures confirm that people are still visiting emergency rooms with complaints of flu-like illness. But numbers have dropped sharply from the peak a couple weeks ago, and almost no one....
City Officials Defend Response to H1N1 Outbreak
by Fred Mogul
June 11, 2009
City officials defended their response to the recent H1N1 flu outbreak today in City Council hearings. They addressed complaints they hadn’t given out enough information about what was happening in....
The Decline and Fall of 'Big Law'?
by Fred Mogul
June 09, 2009
Demand for legal services in New York is down 10 percent and the industry may have to change its business model. Guest: Alan Feuer, The New York Times. ....
"Summer Streets" Create Pedestrian Parks
by Fred Mogul
June 08, 2009
Last year’s "Summer Streets" program will expand this year, creating temporary pedestrian parks on streets throughout the five boroughs. Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan says it will....
H1N1 Claims Two More Lives
by Fred Mogul
June 03, 2009
Two more people have died -- bringing the total to seven -- and more than 300 have been hospitalized from H1N1, or swine flu. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. The city's Health Department says one of t....
NYC, Health Care & Swine Flu
by Fred Mogul
June 01, 2009
With many emergency rooms filled with people concerned about swine flu, City Comptroller Bill Thompson is calling for greater coordination between hospitals and neighborhood health clinics. THOMPSON....
Advocacy Groups Want to Streamline HIV Testing
by Fred Mogul
May 28, 2009
Gay advocacy groups are debating proposed legislation in Albany -- not about same-sex marriage, but about how to get the most people tested for HIV. WNYC's Fred Mogul reports. Many who test positive....
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