On Demand
Health Care
Orchid Hypothesis
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 23, 2009
People get passionate about their handheld devices. WNYC staffers
Investigating Pharma Prices
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 20, 2009
Mammogram Confusion
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 20, 2009
A federal advisory panel and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists made controversial recommendations this week for women to delay breast and cervical cancer screenings.
Flu Shots Hit the Streets
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 18, 2009
The city is pushing people to visit clinics and get the H1N1 vaccine. WNYC's
Outside NYC, Higher Demand for H1N1 Vaccine
November 17, 2009
Demand for the H1N1 vaccine in New York City has been mixed – with the majority of school students declining free shots, and special weekend clinics being under-used. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the st....
City Still Trying to Publicize H1N1 Vaccinations
November 13, 2009
This weekend, the city will try again to attract New Yorkers to its H1N1 flu vaccine clinics at a handful of schools around the five boroughs. Last weekend, they were largely ignored. Meanwhile, a pa....
Data and Disparities
November 12, 2009
In the 1990s, New York City pioneered a crime-fighting system called Compstat, that used extensive computer databases to target specific areas with police personnel and programs. In this decade, the ....
Lowey's Office Says She Misspoke on Abortion Restrictions
November 11, 2009
Congresswoman Nita Lowey has been widely quoted for calling an abortion restriction in the House health care bill “reprehensible.” But Lowey’s office now says she misspoke when she warned the b....
NYC Expands Access to Swine Flu Vaccine
November 10, 2009
Thousands of people have been lining up for H1N1 flu shots across the country, many of them waiting for hours. But not here in New York City. Free vaccine clinics have not drawn large crowds. Now, a....
Health Care Bill Perspectives
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 10, 2009
Area Congressmen Reject Health Care Bill--Now in Senate's Hands
November 09, 2009
President Obama's health care bill passed the House this weekend, but with strong opposition from Republicans, and several Democrats. Two freshman Democratic congressmen from the area voted down the....
New York Senate Considers Health Insurance Reform
November 08, 2009
As health care reform legislation heads to the US Senate after passing the House of Representatives, New York state senators are considering a bill that would make it harder for health insurers to di....
Congress to Investigate Alleged Impropriety in H1N1 Vaccine Distribution
November 06, 2009
A Congressional subcommittee will hold a hearing later this month about whether Wall Street employees and other privileged individuals are getting the swine flu vaccine before people from high-risk g....
Bloomberg Disappointed by Low Student Demand for H1N1 Vaccination
November 06, 2009
Less than a quarter of the city's elementary school children returned parental consent forms to get swine flu vaccines. City health officials say about 5,500 students took advantage of the free, in-s....
Free Swine Flu Shots Start This Weekend
November 03, 2009
Free swine flu vaccination clinics will open this weekend for the city's middle and high school students. Seven clinics will open this Saturday and Sunday. A total of 29 will open over the course o....
Aging Fast with AIDS
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 04, 2009
Paterson Calls State of Emergency for Swine Flu
October 29, 2009
Governor Paterson has declared a state of emergency to free up personnel and resources in the event of a swine flu epidemic. The governor says there's not an epidemic now and that he issued the order....
H1N1 Vaccinations Start Today in NYC Schools
October 28, 2009
Students at 125 elementary schools got the swine flu vaccine this morning in the first phase of the city's drive to make inoculation available to all school-age children. Parents interested in the ....
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Independent Reimbursement Rate Company
October 27, 2009
New York's Attorney General announced the creation of a new non-profit company that he says will make it easier for patients and doctors nationwide to predict what they'll get from insurers. WNYC’....
E-Records in New York
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 28, 2009
President and CEO of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System,
H1N1 Vaccines Hit NYC Schools Tomorrow
October 27, 2009
The city is starting its free, in-school swine flu vaccination program tomorrow. Health officials say the first phase of vaccinations will take place at 125 small, public elementary schools with few....
Floating Hospital Expands Clinic in Long Island City
October 26, 2009
The Floating Hospital, which has provided health care to the poor for nearly a century and a half, has cut the ribbon on its expanded, land-based main clinic in Queens. The non-profit renovated the L....
