Fred Mogul

Healthcare and Medicine Reporter, WNYC News

Fred Mogul appears in the following:

Mayor Criticizes Media over Bronx Shootings

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Mayor Bloomberg says just because there's been several recent shootings in the Bronx, it doesn't mean the borough has a unique problem.

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Bloomberg Criticizes Media Coverage of Shooting Deaths

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Mayor Bloomberg says just because there's been several recent shootings in the Bronx, it doesn't mean the borough has a unique problem. On Sunday, 17-year-old Issi Dominguez was killed in what police believe may have been a gang-related shooting. The mayor says shootings happen all ...

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Study Pinpoints Pollutants That Cause Asthma

Friday, November 27, 2009

Medical researchers have long known there’s a connection between pollution and asthma. But a new study is among the first to pinpoint some of the exact elements that apparently cause breathing problems.

Dr. Rachel Miller, from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, says research has ...

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New NYC Program Aims to Identify HIV Infections Early

Friday, November 27, 2009

People who are newly infected with HIV are much more contagious than people who’ve had the disease for a while, because in the first months, they don’t yet have antibodies. WNYC’s Fred Mogul reports on a new City Health Department program to identify these people ...

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City Tests New Approach to HIV Screening

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Newly infected people with HIV are much more contagious than people who’ve had the disease for a while. That's because, in the first months after infection, they don’t yet have antibodies fighting and reducing the virus.

The city estimates there are almost 5,000 new HIV infections each year, but detecting ...

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NYC Lobbies for Proton Treatment Center

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Some of the region’s top hospitals are hoping to bring the first proton radiation treatment center to the area.

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Local Doctors Lobbying for Proton Radiation Treatment Center

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Some of the region’s top hospitals are hoping to bring the first proton radiation treatment center to the area. The tiny particles are uniquely effective in treating certain malignant tumors without causing collateral damage.

Only a handful of facilities around the world have the equipment, which ...

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Getting Shots: H1N1 Vaccine Confuses Doctors and Patients Alike

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatricians last month, many doctors were surprised to learn they hadn't hadn't really ordered vaccine weeks earlier, because they had misunderstood the forms.

According to Dr. Sara Kenamore, of Westchester Pediatrics, the process was like making an online purchase, where you ...

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Flu Shots Hit the Streets

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The city is pushing people to visit clinics and get the H1N1 vaccine. WNYC's Fred Mogul, who has been reporting on this story extensively, discusses the city's plan, and why the shots are widely available in some areas but scarce in others. Dr. Sara Kenamore is a partner ...

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Outside NYC, Higher Demand for H1N1 Vaccine

Tuesday, 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 state, officials say they’re being flooded with requests for the vaccine. WNYC’s Fred ...

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City Still Trying to Publicize H1N1 Vaccinations

Friday, 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 parallel program through local neighborhood clinics, seems to be doing a ...

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Neighborhood Health Disparities in the South Bronx

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Chronic health (diabetes, heart disease), environmental health (asthma, lead poisoning), mental health (depression, substance abuse), interpersonal health (AIDS, tuberculosis) – name a condition, name an entire category, and chances are the city’s low-income neighborhoods have it bad. WNYC’s Fred Mogul spent some time in the Tremont section of the South ...

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Data and Disparities

Thursday, 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 city has done something similar with health – conducting sweeping surveys to learn about conditions ...

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Lowey's Office Says She Misspoke on Abortion Restrictions

Wednesday, 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 bill would restrict access to abortion coverage. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: A spokesman for ...

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NYC Expands Access to Free Swine Flu Vaccine

Tuesday, 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.

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NYC Expands Access to Swine Flu Vaccine

Tuesday, 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, as WNYC's Fred Mogul reports, health officials are expanding ...

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New York Senate Considers Health Insurance Reform

Sunday, 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 discontinue coverage when they claim it's costing them too much. WNYC’s Fred ...

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Thou Shalt Wash Thy Hands!

Thursday, November 05, 2009

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We’ve certainly heard a lot about hand-washing during these flu-ridden days. You might say authorities can get downright preachy. But what if the Health Department told you to scrub and rinse well – and then pray to God?

You might wonder whether city government has turned evangelical. Or whether officials were throwing in the proverbial towel on science and looking to faith for help combating disease. But not quite. They're just trying to meet people where they wash.

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Shot Seekers Flock to Nurse's Office

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Judy Brathwaite, the school nurse at P.S. 157, administers a shot of Flu Mist to fifth grader Aylin Tlapanco. (Photo by Fred Mogul)

Judy Brathwaite, the school nurse at P.S. 157, administers a shot of Flu Mist to fifth grader Aylin Tlapanco. ...

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H1N1 Vaccinations Start Today in NYC Schools

Wednesday, 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 vaccines need to sign a consent form.

WNYC's Fred Mogul spoke to parents and ...

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