Saving Money -- And Saving Patients -- With Technology
Oct 21, 2005
Aspirin is often the first drug physicians turn to when a patient arrives at the emergency room showing symptoms of heart failure. “But if the doctor prescribes an aspirin and
Hunger and Obesity In The Two New Yorks
Oct 12, 2005
Working at the Yorkville Common Pantry on East 109th Street in East Harlem, Deborah Goldstein decided to do something different. Rather than gather the usual anonymous statistics on the
Hospitals in Crisis
Sep 26, 2005
When Katrina McCloud was one year old, she hit her head on a coffee table in her Brooklyn home. Her mother, Harriet, rushed her to the emergency room at nearby St. Mary's
Mayoral Issue Grid: Health
Sep 21, 2005
Mayoral Issue Grid HEALTH -Top Priority? -Smoking Ban? New York City has enormous public health challenges. Roughly 2 million residents are not insured. New York is
Campaign 2005: Expanding Access to Health Care
Sep 06, 2005
As a private citizen, Michael Bloomberg showed a keen interest in health care. He sat on the boards of health care organizations, including a local foundation that
Mayoral Issue Grid: Health
Aug 25, 2005
Mayoral Issue Grid HEALTH -Top Priority? -Smoking Ban? New York City has enormous public health challenges. Roughly 2 million residents are not insured. New York is
Cemeteries: The End is Near
Aug 22, 2005
New York City Marble Cemetery Following his death on July 4, 1831, and a glorious funeral procession through the streets of New York watched
Making Medicaid Cheaper
Aug 02, 2005
A staff member sees a patient at the Betances Health Center where 70 percent of clients are
Mayor's Testimony Before the Financial Control Board On The City's Health
Jul 28, 2005
MAYOR BLOOMBERG TESTIFIES BEFORE THE NEW YORK STATE FINANCIAL CONTROL BOARD on July 28, 2005 Today, for the fourth time as mayor, I come before the members of this board, and
Nonsmoking New York?
May 23, 2005
Standing outside the café he owns in Astoria, Kosta Litzeris smokes a Salem cigarette as he greets a stream of regular customers with |