Fred Mogul

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Many New Yorkers have been following the events in Gaza closely. WNYC has been speaking with people on both sides who have strong personal connections to the region. This week, WNYC's Fred Mogul talked to Abdallah Najjar, a Palestinian-American with many Israeli friends. He tells ...

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PATERSON: Now let’s just stop right here. Let’s forget about the State of the State. I’m talking to you.

HOST: Governor Paterson used several minutes in his hour-long address to make one particular health care issue a top priority. WNYC’s Fred Mogul explains.

REPORTER: Paterson used his ...

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Governor Paterson says the state of New York State is "perilous," but he says a new set of priorities -- and the courage to balance a budget with a $15 billion deficit -- could create a "brighter, smarter future."

Paterson says some 225,000 New Yorkers could ...

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Governor Paterson wants to change how one group of young adults in New York gets health insurance. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: About a third of the state’s 25 million uninsured residents are between the ages of 19 and 29. Paterson wants private insurers to ...

In a Recession, Getting Paid to be a Guinea Pig Gains Appeal

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Israelis in New York have been following events in the Gaza Strip closely.

Avi Dulberg says he’s been watching cable news constantly. And with his nephew in the Israeli Army, Dulberg has been calling his brother at least twice a day.

DULBERG: We are in direct contact ...

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More and more people looking for work are selling not their skills or their experience, but their bodies – to science, that is, for paid drug trials. The practice isn’t new, but it’s expanded as pharmaceutical companies have widened the quest for the next blockbuster ...

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Advocates calling on the city to wage war against bedbugs hope 2009 will be the year they get legislative – and dermatologic – relief. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: Late last year, 14 city council members released a bill calling on the City Health Department ...

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Adults in New York City are about 30 percent more likely to have diabetes than the national average. And a larger proportion of local diabetics aren’t even aware they have the illness. That’s according to a new Health Department study, one of the most ambitious ...

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New Yorkers can now learn more about the quality of their local hospitals by using a new state Health Department Web site.

It builds on earlier resources to provide detailed information about how well hospitals are doing at providing preventive care. For instance, you ...

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Staten Island and Brooklyn Democrats pulled out all the stops yesterday for the swearing-in of Congressman-elect Michael McMahon. In November, Republicans lost a seat they've held for 30 years, after after a drunk-driving and adultery scandal enveloped Vito Fossella. WNYC's Fred Mogul attended Sunday's ceremony ...

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“If you want to live longer, move to New York City,” Mayor Bloomberg joked yesterday. He was sharing the latest vital statistics, which puts life expectancy for local residents half a year longer than the national average. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: Deaths declined by ...

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New health statistics suggest the city is continuing to outpace the national average for life expectancy. The latest figures show that a child born here in 2006, is likely to live to age 79. That's a four-month gain over the previous year. Health Commissioner Dr. ...

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One of the fees and taxes the governor proposed yesterday would make New Yorkers’ Pepsi, Coke or Snapple more expensive. As WNYC’s Fred Mogul reports, the so-called “obesity tax” could add some sugar to the state’s coffers, but might not subtract calories from peoples' diets.

REPORTER: ...

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Dozens of people die in the New York City subway system each year. A new study looks at who these people are, and what led to their deaths.

Between 1990 and 2003, almost 700 people died in the subway system, according to researchers at Columbia University’s ...

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Across New York, hospitals are warning of reduced service and longer wait times - as they anticipate the state budget Gov. Paterson is set to release tomorrow. But, as WNYC's Fred Mogul reports, that doesn't mean all new capitol improvement projects are being put on ...

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Many hospitals around New York state are expanding, even as they brace for steep spending cuts when Governor Paterson submits his 2009 budget on Tuesday. WNYC’s Fred Mogul reports.

REPORTER: Almost two dozen facilities made their case before the State Hospital Review and Planning Council last ...

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Mayor Bloomberg and city health officials have banned trans fats and mandated calorie postings in chain restaurants. But a new report is calling for an even greater effort to fight obesity.

The Public Health Association of New York City and the CUNY Campaign Against Diabetes have ...

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District Attorney Robert Morgenthau's office says Nora Anderson accepted a $225,000 loan from her former boss.

Dan Castleman, a top official in the DA's ...

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INTRO: Biotech is to the 21st Century what industrial grade steel and the internal combustion engine were to the 20th Century. So says one local promoter of the high-tech business of turning genes and proteins and enzymes into drugs and therapies and medical devices. New ...