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Gotbaum report critical of 'morning-after pill' availability
October 07, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Only one in three public clinics follows a mandate to provide emergency contraception to women on demand. That's according to a report by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum whose office surveyed the clin....
Only 1 in 3 Public Clinics Provide Emergency Contraception
October 06, 2008
by Fred Mogul
The Health and Hospitals Corporation, which runs most of the clinics, says the medication known as "the morning after pill" is widely available. They claim the problem is mis-information provided by ....
Helping NYPD Officers Cope
October 03, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Posters around NYPD headquarters warn that suicide is all too frequent among officers, and that those who need help should call a hotline, offered by a police support group. There's a widespread per....
NYPD Scrutinized After Taser Death, Cop Suicide
October 03, 2008
by Fred Mogul
A police lieutenant has killed himself a week after giving the order that led to the death of a mentally ill man. The two deaths have highlighted some of the pressures and problems with the NYPD's Em....
Community Concerned Over Taser Death
September 26, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Mayor Bloomberg and police officials are trying to placate concerns that the NYPD is not equipped to deal with the mentally ill. It follows the death of a man who fell from a ledge outside his apart....
City's Hypertension Rates Lower Than Rest of U.S.
September 25, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Despite New York City’s reputation as a pressure cooker, its residents have less hypertension than the rest of the country. That’s according to a new study published by the Health Department. B....
Poll Shows Races Tighten for Control of State Senate
September 24, 2008
by Fred Mogul
The chamber is currently split, 31-to-30. A two-vote swing would give Democrats their first State Senate majority in more than four decades. The Siena poll focuses on six races. One of the tightest ....
City's Poor Lack Proper Medical Attention
September 22, 2008
by Fred Mogul
In certain city neighborhoods, one in three residents has a hard time finding a primary care doctor, one in five has difficulty locating a pediatrician and one in two has trouble getting a dentist. ....
City Making Progress in the Fight Against Rats
September 21, 2008
by Fred Mogul
City officials say they're doing a better job exterminating rats. In pilot program that began in the Bronx last year, exterminators go from building to building to find the rodents, instead of concen....
Flu Shots Not So Popular
September 19, 2008
by Fred Mogul
The Bloomberg Administration says fewer seniors are choosing to get flu shots, even though local, state and federal officials keep encouraging them to do so. WNYC's Fred Mogul has more. REPORTER: F....
Brooklyn Hospital Doctors Seek Independence
September 18, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Doctors from Long Island College Hospital, in Brooklyn, are trying to win independence from a parent company they say wants to shut down the maternity ward and sell off property to stay afloat. Both....
City Will be 20% Seniors by 2030
September 15, 2008
by Fred Mogul
The city is predicting 20 percent of its population will be senior citizens by 2030 and it's working now to get ready. REPORTER: Jo Ivey Boufford, head of the New York Academy of Medicine, says the ....
Obesity a Growing Problem for City's Mentally Ill
September 13, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Mental health experts are growing concerned about how much their patients weigh. REPORTER: They're meeting with service providers in the city Saturday to discuss a new report, that says obesity is o....
Laura Bush Addresses Service Summit
September 12, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Leaders from the business, nonprofit and political worlds convened today in New York City as part of the ServiceNation summit. First Lady Laura Bush recalled the days following the Sept. 11, 2001, at....
City to Station STD Specialists at Large Hospitals
September 12, 2008
by Fred Mogul
New York's Health Department wants to put more specialists in sexually transmitted diseases in some of the city's largest hospitals. The goal is to reach out to the partners of newly diagnosed HIV pa....
9/11 Families Meet President Clinton
September 11, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Families who lost loved ones on Sept. 11, 2001, got to bend former President Bill Clinton's ear about a scholarship fund that he helped set up... but which they say isn't working. WNYC's Fred Mogul h....
Looking Back on 9/11
September 11, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Family members and loved ones of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, gathered yesterday to get an update on the memorial, learn about the latest in DNA identification efforts, and find out about treatm....
Camera Phones Give Tipsters New Ammo
September 09, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Potholes. Trash-filled vacant lots. Hit and run accidents. Crimes in progress. These are some of the things Mayor Bloomberg wants pedestrians to snap with their cell phones or cameras and send into t....
Local GOP Looks to Bring Convention Energy Home
September 04, 2008
by Fred Mogul
Local New York delegates in St. Paul for the Republican convention say they're going to bring the energy home from the Twin Cities to their very Democratic state, and persuade it to vote for Sen. Joh....
Republicans Scale Back Convention Plans in Wake of Gustav
September 01, 2008
by Fred Mogul
The GOP convention is finally underway and off to a muted start, as a result of Hurricane Gustav. Convention delegates are on the floor of the XCel Energy Center going over the official business requ....