Fred Mogul has been covering healthcare and medicine for WNYC since 2002.
His beat takes him to hospitals, community clinics, doctors offices, health agencies, and research labs across the metropolitan area. His work has appeared on NPR and in The New York Times, Time magazine and the Philadelphia Inquirer, among others.
His first work in radio was at WFCR in western Massachusetts during college, and he then worked as a staff reporter and free-lance writer for newspapers, magazines, and wire services. He also produced historical, public affairs and health documentaries and shows for public and cable television, before circling back to public radio at WHYY and WRTI in Philadelphia. Raised in Westchester County, he has also lived in Israel, Hong Kong, Washington, D.C., Kansas and Nebraska. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, daughter and dog.
Fred Mogul appears in the following:
NYC Deaths From Diabetes Doubled in Last 20 Years
Monday, June 10, 2013
About 11 percent of New Yorkers who die have diabetes as a primary or secondary cause. That’s a proportion that’s nearly doubled over the last two decades.
Lessons From Cicadas: A New Jersey Community's Experience
Sunday, June 09, 2013
NY Hopes Barcode Wristband Will Help Track Disaster Evacuees
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
State officials are creating a new identification system to help monitor the whereabouts of hospital patients and long-term-care residents during natural disasters and other large disruptions.
Cicadas Drone Above and Crunch Underfoot in Jersey Suburbs
Monday, June 03, 2013
Love is in the air – or at least the tree tops – as 17-year-old cicadas emerge from the earth and molt and sing and mate.
Montefiore Makes Bid For Westchester Hospitals
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Bronx's largest healthcare system is trying to expand north. Montefiore Medical Center has submitted a bid to a federal bankruptcy court for the Sound Shore Health System, which is currently being liquidated.
SUNY to Receive University Hospital Overhaul Plan
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
SUNY trustees are expected to consider a new overhaul plan Thursday to downsize University Hospital in central Brooklyn and merge it with other facilities.
Finally Open Again After Sandy, Manhattan VA Looks Ahead to Future Floods
Monday, May 20, 2013
The last of New York City’s hospitals devastated by Sandy has fully reopened after six months of repairs.
Nearly 7 Months After Sandy, Manhattan VA Fully Restores Service
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Manhattan VA is re-opening this week as a full-service hospital with a fully operational ER and the ability to house patients overnight almost seven months after the facility suffered extensive damage during Sandy.
Wire-Wearing Former Pol Gets Sentenced to 1 Year And 1 Day
Thursday, May 09, 2013
A 74-year-old former New York State lawmaker — who secretly recorded other politicians in a bid for leniency — was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for embezzling money from a nonprofit.
Christie Gets Bariatric Surgery to Slim Down, But Many Candidates Lack Access to Procedure
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has undergone lap-band surgery in a bid to lose weight. The various procedures — known collectively as bariatric surgery — have a mixed record, but they've grown more popular as the nation grapples with increasing obesity rates. Even so, these operations are not an option for many of the country’s most obese.
Direct-to-Consumer Viagra: Pharma Sale Strategy of the Future?
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies is trying something new. Starting this week, New York-based Pfizer will sell Viagra directly to consumers, so they don’t need to get it from a pharmacy.
Does Medical Marijuana Work? The Experts Are Divided
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
The phrase “medical marijuana” has a nice clinical ring to it, but doctors and researchers are divided on the data: some are confident that smoking pot can help a wide range of pains and other symptoms. Others remain skeptical.
Demonstrators Ring in May with Calls for Workers Rights, Immigration Reform
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Thousands of people gathered Wednesday in Union Square and marched downtown for the annual May Day rally.
Support for NBA's First Openly Gay Player
Monday, April 29, 2013
Jason Collins, a 12-year NBA veteran, published an essay in Sports Illustrated, explaining his identity, his reasons for keeping his sexual orientation secret and for coming out.
Internet Sales Tax Could Boost State Coffers
Monday, April 29, 2013
After years of on-again-off-again debate, Congress is close to passing a bill that would require online retailers to collect sales tax. The move would end the advantage the virtual marketplace has over local bricks-and-mortar stores
'Hacktivists' Work on Software for Sandy Recovery and Future Disasters
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Six months after Sandy struck much of the eastern Seaboard, a group of ‘hactktivists” are working out ways digital technology can improve the response to future disasters.
Transit, Park Woes Continue in the Rockaways, Six Months After Sandy
Sunday, April 28, 2013
A lovely spring weekend warmed up the Rockaways, but residents acknowledged the six-month anniversary of Sandy's devastation with a list of ongoing challenges, large and small.
SUNY Won't Close Brooklyn Hospital - For Now
Friday, April 26, 2013
SUNY is withdrawing its plan to close Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn – at least for the time being.
After Losing Hospital, Rockways Get Medical Center
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The city is selling a dilapidated courthouse in the Rockaways to a private developer and a group of physicians who pledge to transform it into a new healthcare facility. Officials say the new clinic will help the community, following the closure Peninsula Hospital last year
City Proposes Raising Age for Cigarette Purchases to 21
Monday, April 22, 2013
No one under 21 would be able to buy cigarettes in New York City, under a new proposal announced Monday that marks the latest in a decade of moves to crack down on smoking in the nation's largest city.