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SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to Voting Rights Act

by Fred Mogul

April 27, 2009

This week the US Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Voting Rights Act. It's commonly associated with the civil rights era and the Deep South, but the law also affects voting in Brooklyn, Manh....

NY Lawmakers Seek Expansion of WTC Healthcare Funding

by Fred Mogul

April 22, 2009

Local Congressional delegates will hold committee hearings today to expand federal funding for World Trade Center medical screening and treatment. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. REPORTER: They are se....

Dolan Says He Seeks Egan's Advice

by Fred Mogul

April 13, 2009

As Archbishop Timothy Dolan prepares to become the spiritual leader of New York's 2.5 million Catholics, he says he won’t be shy about turning to his predecessor, Cardinal Edward Egan. DOLAN: "I g....

Conference to Address Bedbugs

by Fred Mogul

April 13, 2009

City health officials will be in Virginia this week at a national conference hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss how best to combat bedbugs. Assistant Health Commissioner Dan Kas....

City Clinics Look Forward to Stimulus Funds

by Fred Mogul

April 04, 2009

The first wave of federal stimulus money is starting to work its way into community health clinics around the state. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. REPORTER: $25 million for more than clinic networks....

Clinics Benefit from Federal Fast-Track Funding

by Fred Mogul

April 03, 2009

Local health clinics are looking forward to expanding staff and services, thanks to ‘fast-track’ funding from the federal stimulus package. Elizabeth Howell of the Community Healthcare Network sa....

State Substance Abuse Agency Cuts AIDS Programs

by Fred Mogul

March 30, 2009

The state is changing how it reaches out to drug and substance abusers with AIDS and other infectious diseases. As a result of budget cuts, Albany’s eliminating a network of outreach programs thatâ....

NYC Hospitals to Cut 400 Jobs, Reduce Care

by Fred Mogul

March 20, 2009

The city is closing four community clinics and another four school-based mental health programs, citing state budget cuts. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. REPORTER: Heath and Hospitals Corporation Pr....

Harness Doubts in Worker Death at Hotel Tower

by Fred Mogul

March 19, 2009

A construction worker at a luxury hotel on Park Avenue South died yesterday after stepping over a guard rail and onto a flimsy piece of plywood. WNYC’s Fred Mogul reports. REPORTER: To honor 28-ye....

Brooklyn Hospital Lays Off Over 200

by Fred Mogul

March 17, 2009

A Brooklyn hospital with one of the borough’s busiest emergency rooms is laying off more than 200 people. The move caught community leaders and elected officials by surprise. WNYC’s Fred Mogul ha....

Former NYC Health Commissioner On Tap to Lead the FDA

by Fred Mogul

March 12, 2009

A former city Health Commissioner is reported to be President Obama’s pick to lead the F.D.A. WNYC’s Fred Mogul reports. REPORTER: Dr. Margaret Hamburg was appointed by Mayor Dinkins in 1991 and....

Paterson Calls Off Slew of Taxes and Fees

by Fred Mogul

March 12, 2009

Governor Paterson has decided not to raise money from 137 so-called nuisance taxes, but one of the reversals is for something Paterson said was about more than money. WNYC’s Fred Mogul reports. RE....

Stem Cell Researchers Expect Increase in Funding

by Fred Mogul

March 10, 2009

Local researchers say they’re optimistic that the reversal of Bush-era restrictions will lead to more funding for embryonic stem cell studies. NYU’s Dr. David Levy has been investigating the bas....

NY National Guard Puts Away

by Fred Mogul

March 06, 2009

The New York State National Guard has changed how it treats some women soldiers. Under an agreement obtained by WNYC, the guard will no longer automatically de-activate those in certain roles who ge....

Brain Docs Debate Memory Drugs

by Fred Mogul

March 05, 2009

It's a truism for most of us that if you live long enough, your mind starts to go. But only recently have neurologists begun to understand how memory loss works. Much of this knowledge has emerged wh....

Pope Selects NY Archbishop

by Fred Mogul

February 23, 2009

Milwaukee's archbishop, Timothy Dolan, has been selected by the pope to replace the retiring Cardinal Edward Egan as leader of the 2.5 million Catholics in the New York Archdiocese. The 59-year-old ....

Push to Rehire 9/11 Health Care Czar

by Fred Mogul

February 23, 2009

Several local elected officials and advocates want President Obama to re-instate former President Bush's 9/11 health care czar. Doctor John Howard's special post was never filled, after his term exp....

Paterson Mulls Rehire of Former Chief of Staff

by Fred Mogul

February 20, 2009

Governor Paterson says he's considering bringing back his former chief of staff. The governor has seen his poll numbers tumble and criticisms grow about his management and leadership skills. Charles ....

Stimulus Keeps City Hospitals' High Tech Hopes Alive

by Fred Mogul

February 20, 2009

According the the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation, federal stimulus funds will allow for the expansion of computerized health records at its 11 public hospitals. HHC estimates it'll get more ....

Providing Health Care with Stimulus Funds

by Fred Mogul

February 18, 2009

Governor Paterson says the $11 billion New York is expecting in Medicaid funding through the federal stimulus package will help offset some, but not all, proposed cuts to the state's healthcare syste....