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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....
NYC Health Commissioner Defends Budget Plan
by Fred Mogul
May 28, 2009
City Council Members are vowing to reverse proposed budget cuts that would close or privatize dozens of school-based dental clinics in poor communities. SEARS: As much as you may think that it’s t....
2 More New Yorkers With Swine Flu Died
by Fred Mogul
May 27, 2009
Two more New Yorkers have died, possibly of complications from swine flu. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. REPORTER: A 41-year-old Queens woman and a 34-year-old Brooklyn man died on Friday, but test r....
Nursing Shortage Persists in NY
by Fred Mogul
May 26, 2009
Nursing shortages persist across New York, but the state as a whole is a little better than the national average. Cindy Levernois helped write a new report for the Healthcare Association of New York ....
As Swine Flu Spreads, City Reshapes Message
by Fred Mogul
May 20, 2009
When H1N1 flu first struck New York City last month, health officials were quick to discourage the public from flocking to hospitals. Now, after a week of the virus rapidly spreading through schools ....
NYC Gets New Health Commissioner From NOLA
by Fred Mogul
May 18, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg has announced the successor to Health Commissioner Doctor Thomas Frieden, who leaves New York next month to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WNYC’s Fred Mog....
City Health Commissioner Frieden New CDC Head
by Fred Mogul
May 15, 2009
In the midst of the swine flu outbreak, City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden is leaving. President Obama today announced Frieden will take the helm of the US Centers for Disease Control and P....
Frieden to Head the CDC
by Fred Mogul
May 15, 2009
City health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden will become one of country’s top health officials. Later today, President Obama will announce his appointment to lead the Centers for Disease Control and....
Hospitals Pledge to Reduce Carbon Emissions
by Fred Mogul
May 14, 2009
Thirty-five of the city’s largest public and private hospitals are joining Mayor Bloomberg’s effort to reduce carbon emissions. Rohit Aggarwala is spear-heading the initiative, which has already....
Gillibrand Wants EPA Study on Drugs in Drinking Water
by Fred Mogul
May 12, 2009
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wants the federal Environmental Protection Agency to study how trace amounts of pharmaceutical drugs in drinking water affect human health. Regulators and drug-makers say t....
Hospitals Say Payroll Tax Will Hurt
by Fred Mogul
May 06, 2009
As lawmakers in Albany prepare to vote on a bailout package for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, more reaction from those who will be affected. City and state hospital groups say the payro....
Kick Off for Kosher Tequila
by Fred Mogul
May 05, 2009
It's Cinco de Mayo -- a celebration of Mexican independence and culture and a day to introduce what its creators claim is the world's first kosher Tequila. Star Industries President Marty Silver says....
Bridging the Primary Care Gap
One Medical Resident at a Time
by Fred Mogul
May 05, 2009
The swine flu outbreak has sent thousands of people to emergency rooms, almost all of them with relatively mild conditions that don’t even lead to being tested for swine flu. It’s happening dispr....
City's Health Lab Now Equipped to Test H1N1
by Fred Mogul
May 04, 2009
At the city’s health lab, scientists and technicians have been working almost around the clock to determine whether strains of flu circulating might be H1N1, or swine flu. Officials opened the door....
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