Weaning Nursing Homes From Their Dependence On Antipsychotics
Mar 01, 2013
NEW YORK — After every meal, Betty Hitz would try to clean up the dining room of the nursing home where she lived. When the staff tried to stop her, Hitz,
WATCH: A Woman Tells Of Her Family's Struggle With Antipsychotics
Feb 28, 2013
NEW YORK — The struggle to care for a loved one with Alzheimer's can lead family members to agree to heavy doses of antipsychotics. Take the case of Abigail Dennis and
VIDEO: 'We Were Forced To Watch Him Be Overmedicated'
Feb 26, 2013
NEW YORK — For George LaRocca Jr., there was a striking difference between the man his father was before he was admitted to a nursing home and who he was
Investigation: How NYC Nursing Homes Drug Seniors Into Submission
Feb 25, 2013
NEW YORK — George LaRocca Jr. and his dad ran a Brooklyn auto shop together. Even when Alzheimer’s robbed the elder LaRocca of his memories and ability to work, his
A Looming Public Health Crisis In Storm-Ravaged New York?
Dec 02, 2012
FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens — Weeks after floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy inundated his three-story home in Far Rockaway, Vern Clarke is pulling out the sheetrock and insulation from the walls of
Fear and Cowering on Paid Sick Leave; Advocates Dodge Right to Discharge Bill over Speaker's Objections
Aug 29, 2012
Photograph of paid sick leave rally by William Alatriste. NEW YORK — In the late 1970s and early 1980s, when Democrat Tom Cuite was at the helm of the City Council,
The Public Health Case for Paid Sick Days
Aug 13, 2012
Photo (cc) The Suss-Man NEW YORK — Many who oppose requiring businesses to give paid sick days to workers — among them Speaker Christine Quinn, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and industry groups
Beverage Industry Fight Against Soda Ban Just Beginning
Jul 24, 2012
Photo of man testifying at Board of Health hearing by Nina Goldman. NEW YORK -- The trendsetting public health initiatives that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has successfully pushed -- smoking bans in
The Soda Ban and the Power of the Board of Health
Jul 23, 2012
Examination of diseased cattle by the members of the Board of Health, 1868. NEW YORK – In September 2006, the city’s Board of Health announced it was weighing whether to require
Bronx senator's health quest
May 22, 2012
Photo ©iStockphoto.com/Ekaterina79 Visitors to state Sen. Gustavo Rivera’s Facebook page have become accustomed to seeing updates about the number of steps the Bronx politician has taken on a particular day. On Dec. |