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Local Schools Developing H1N1 Prevention and Response Plans
by Fred Mogul
August 27, 2009
Local colleges and universities have been developing plans, in case H1N1, or swine flu, sweeps through classrooms and dormitories. Their contingencies range from canceling classes to closing the enti....
What's Behind Umbilical Cord Blood's Freezing Promises?
by Fred Mogul
August 26, 2009
Stem cells have been in the news for years – both for their biological promise and their political baggage. President Bush banned research on new embryonic stem cell lines eight years ago. Preside....
What Does NYC's Healthcare Community Think of the Reform Debate?
by Fred Mogul
August 25, 2009
About one out of every five dollars in this country is spent on healthcare. In the New York metropolitan area, with all its hospitals, research facilities and medical practices, healthcare is the eco....
Democrats React to a Public Option Sacrifice
by Fred Mogul
August 17, 2009
Some Congressional lawmakers are digging in their heels at the news President Obama might sacrifice the most controversial proposal of healthcare reform -- the government-backed medical coverage. Th....
Weiner Holds Town Hall in Brooklyn
by Fred Mogul
August 13, 2009
About 150 people attended a town hall meeting on health care reform in Brooklyn, hosted by Brooklyn and Queens Congressman Anthony Weiner. He's proposing a single payer system. REPORTER: Today Demo....
Schering-Plough Shareholders Support Merck Acquisition
by Fred Mogul
August 07, 2009
More than 99 percent of shareholders of drugmaker Schering-Plough support being bought by bigger New Jersey neighbor Merck. The acquisition would make Merck the world's second-biggest drug maker by p....
Moms in NYC Less Likely to Use Birth Control
by Fred Mogul
August 07, 2009
New York City women are less likely to use contraception following the birth of a child than their counterparts elsewhere in the country. That's according to a federal study. Locally and nationally....
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. WNYC....
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....
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