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C.D.C. Lowers Recommended Lead-Level Limits in Children
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 1:40pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Nationwide, about 450,000 children have lead levels higher than the new standard, compared with 250,000 children using the old standard.
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Free Baby Formula for Newborns Limited at New York City Hospitals
Posted: May 10th, 2012, 6:44pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The New York City health department began a campaign to encourage hospitals to stop handing out free baby formula as a way to encourage breast-feeding, and several have signed up.
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City Room: Prescriptions for Opioid Painkillers Climb in City
Posted: May 2nd, 2012, 7:04pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A city task force reported a 22 percent increase in two years and called for legislation to better track prescriptions, with the goal of preventing drug abuse.
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Standardized Testing Is Blamed for Question About a Sleeveless Pineapple
Posted: April 21st, 2012, 2:06am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Part of an eighth-grade English test has baffled students and given ammunition to activists who say that it shows the absurdity of standardized testing.
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Michael R. Bloomberg Calls for Smoking Policies in Residential Buildings
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 1:31am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The bill would require buildings with three or more apartments — whether rental, condominium or cooperative units — to disclose whether smoking was allowed in all indoor and outdoor locations.
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Michael R. Bloomberg Calls for Smoking Policies in Residential Buildings
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 1:31am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The bill would require buildings with three or more apartments — whether rental, condominium or cooperative units — to disclose whether smoking was allowed in all indoor and outdoor locations.
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Geriatric Emergency Units Opening at U.S. Hospitals
Posted: April 10th, 2012, 10:22am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan has joined a number of medical centers around the country in creating a special emergency room for geriatric patients.
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Geriatric Emergency Units Opening at U.S. Hospitals
Posted: April 10th, 2012, 12:02am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan has joined a number of medical centers around the country in creating a special emergency room for geriatric patients.
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The Big Picture: Young, Obese and Getting Weight-Loss Surgery
Posted: January 8th, 2012, 7:41am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The push toward operations like Lap-Band surgery on the young has brought some resistance from doctors who say it is too drastic on patients whose bodies might still be developing.
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The Big Picture: Young, Obese and Getting Weight-Loss Surgery
Posted: January 8th, 2012, 7:41am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The push toward operations like Lap-Band surgery on the young has brought some resistance from doctors who say it is too drastic on patients whose bodies might still be developing.
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The Big Picture: Young, Obese and Getting Weight-Loss Surgery
Posted: January 8th, 2012, 6:10am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The push toward operations like Lap-Band surgery on the young has brought some resistance from doctors who say it is too drastic on patients whose bodies might still be developing.
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The Big Picture: Young, Obese and Getting Weight-Loss Surgery
Posted: January 8th, 2012, 6:10am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The push toward operations like Lap-Band surgery on the young has brought some resistance from doctors who say it is too drastic on patients whose bodies might still be developing.
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Mandatory-Mail-Order Pharmacy Plans Banned by New State Law
Posted: December 13th, 2011, 10:47pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A bill signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo secures patients’ ability to fill prescriptions locally and is expected to help small pharmacies compete with mail-order providers in the state of New York.
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To Stop AIDS, N.Y.C. Wants Drugs Given Sooner for H.I.V.
Posted: December 2nd, 2011, 2:10pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York City’s health commissioner is pushing an aggressive change in the city policy toward the virus that causes AIDS, saying his recommendation to doctors will reduce transmission.
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Medicaid Settlement in New York Prompts Fears About Cuts
Posted: November 5th, 2011, 11:53am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Dozens of organizations representing disabled people say New York City had become so paranoid about violating Medicaid rules that it was threatening to withdraw services.
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Whistle-Blower in Medicaid Suit, Dr. Gabriel Feldman, Says Parents and Capra Inspired Him
Posted: November 2nd, 2011, 9:45am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Gabriel Ethan Feldman was awarded $14.7 million from a $70 million settlement made by the city in a Medicaid fraud suit.
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Sloan-Kettering Plans New Cancer Treatment Center
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 1:10am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center wants to set up a free-standing treatment facility in Harrison, N.Y., but local hospitals fear that the move will hurt their business.
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Bloomberg Promotes City Health Efforts in U.N. Address
Posted: September 21st, 2011, 2:10am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told a gathering at the United Nations that his administration’s public-health initiatives had helped increase city residents’ life expectancies.
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Laurie H. Glimcher Named Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College
Posted: September 8th, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, who has ties to pharmaceutical giants and to scientific and biotechnology companies, said she wants to forge partnerships with both the public and private sectors.
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Laurie H. Glimcher Named Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College
Posted: September 8th, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, who has ties to pharmaceutical giants and to scientific and biotechnology companies, said she wants to forge partnerships with both the public and private sectors.
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F.T.C. Questions Bid to Spur Competition Between Drug Stores and Mail-Order Pharmacies
Posted: August 13th, 2011, 3:06am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A bill intended to help neighborhood drug stores has passed both houses of the State Legislature and is awaiting action by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
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10 Years and a Diagnosis Later, 9/11 Demons Haunt Thousands
Posted: August 10th, 2011, 12:29pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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At least 10,000 people in New York have post-traumatic stress disorder, and while many were emergency responders, others were passive witnesses.
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Scant Evidence to Link 9/11 to Cancer, U.S. Report Says
Posted: July 27th, 2011, 12:50am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A report from a federal agency said there was not enough evidence or research to say 9/11 had caused cancer.
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Scant Evidence to Link 9/11 to Cancer, U.S. Report Says
Posted: July 26th, 2011, 11:18pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A report from a federal agency said there was not enough evidence or research to say 9/11 had caused cancer.
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In Effort to Cut U.S. Deficit, New York Teaching Hospitals May Lose Aid
Posted: July 13th, 2011, 1:10am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York hospitals could lose more than $1 billion a year for training doctors and providing services like trauma centers and burn units.
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Audit Finds Long Waits for Breast Exams
Posted: May 5th, 2011, 2:00am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The audit examined waiting times at nine health care facilities in the 2009 fiscal year and found that the worst were at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens.
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Hospital Care at Life’s End: A Disparity
Posted: April 12th, 2011, 1:15am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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At the end of life, people with chronic diseases get more aggressive care in the New York area than anyplace else in the country, a new report says.
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Officer’s Death Shows Struggle to Define Link Between 9/11 Dust and Disease
Posted: March 31st, 2011, 12:32am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Researchers at the city’s Health Department “are actively studying” the relationship between cancer and the disaster, a spokeswoman said.
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Hospital Chief Facing U.S. Charges Is Fired
Posted: March 16th, 2011, 1:10am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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David Rosen, who had built the MediSys Health Network in Brooklyn and Queens, was accused of bribery last week.
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Diet Plan With Hormone Has Fans and Skeptics
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 12:31pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A new trend in dieting has women injecting themselves with a pregnancy hormone and consuming only 500 calories a day.
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Dr. Richard F. Daines, Former State Health Chief, Dies at 60
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 12:40am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Dr. Daines was known for taking politically risky positions on public health policies like promoting a ban on using food stamps to buy soda.
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Bronx-Lebanon Obstetricians Face Malpractice Insurance Cutoff
Posted: March 1st, 2011, 1:20am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The cutoff could force surrounding hospitals in the South Bronx to absorb hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of baby deliveries a year.
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As New York City Defends Medicaid Approvals, Fear of Suit’s Fallout Grows
Posted: January 12th, 2011, 10:30pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Robert Doar, the commissioner of the city’s Human Resources Administration, said he did not believe the city had been cavalier in approving home care, the subject of a civil fraud lawsuit.
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U.S. Says New York City Overbilled Medicaid
Posted: January 12th, 2011, 1:05am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The suit says the city cheated the federal government out of “at least tens of millions of dollars” by improperly approving 24-hour home care for thousands of patients.
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City’s Graphic Ad on the Dangers of H.I.V. Is Dividing Activists
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 1:33am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A public service message has been criticized as stigmatizing and sensationalistic, but others say its approach is needed to get younger people to take the disease seriously.
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Medical Schools in Region Fight Caribbean Flow
Posted: December 23rd, 2010, 3:50am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Caribbean medical schools have long sent their students to hospitals here for hands-on training, but schools in the United States are raising objections.
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Medical Schools in Region Fight Caribbean Flow
Posted: December 23rd, 2010, 3:50am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Caribbean medical schools have long sent their students to hospitals here for hands-on training, but schools in the United States are raising objections.
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Full Wallets, but Using Health Program for Poor
Posted: December 12th, 2010, 12:37am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A Florida man resorted to “spousal refusal” so that his ailing wife's care would be paid for.Some New Yorkers are employing a tactic called “spousal refusal” to obtain Medicaid coverage for ailing loved ones.
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New Jersey Closer to Sales of Medical Marijuana
Posted: December 4th, 2010, 1:48am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New rules could put marijuana on the market next summer, and would make the state the only one to limit the amount of psychotropic chemical permitted in it.
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E-Mails Reveal Dispute Over City’s Ad Against Sodas
Posted: October 29th, 2010, 2:06am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York City health officials debated the scientific validity of a video linking sugar consumption to weight gain.
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Unlikely Allies in Food Stamp Debate
Posted: October 16th, 2010, 11:10pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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In the debate over whether the poor can buy soft drinks with food stamps, antihunger advocates are teamed up with Big Food and Big Beverage.
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New York Asks to Bar Use of Food Stamps to Buy Sodas
Posted: October 7th, 2010, 4:35pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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In an anti-obesity push, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is seeking federal permission to bar New York City’s food-stamp recipients from using them to buy sugared drinks.
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Paterson’s No. 2 Calls for Medicaid Overhaul
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 8:54am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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In a report seeking changes to benefits, Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch lobbed a volatile issue into New York’s election.
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When Citizens (Gasp) Are the Smoking Police
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 4:58am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Some New York City officials say the public could help enforce a proposal to extend limits on outdoor smoking.
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City Wants a Smoking Ban on Beaches
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 2:50am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, on the attack against secondhand smoke, said, “People don’t like their beaches being used as ashtrays.”
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City’s Efforts Fail to Dent Child Obesity
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 2:00am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Forty percent of the nearly 637,000 children in kindergarten through the eighth grade were found to be overweight or obese in the 2008-9 school year.
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Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 1:50am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York City’s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians.
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Breast Surgery Requires Reconstruction Talk, Law Says
Posted: August 19th, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A new law in New York requires doctors and hospitals to tell women facing surgery about reconstruction and insurance coverage.
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Getting Into Med School Without Hard Sciences
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:08am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.
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Getting Into Med School Without Hard Sciences
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:08am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.
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New York City Council Cuts Health Ombudsman Program
Posted: July 9th, 2010, 12:10am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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An ombudsman service that helped people obtain insurance, get health services and contest claims that had been denied by insurance companies and hospitals, was cut from the city budget.
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Harlem Hospital Finishes Heart Test Reviews
Posted: June 16th, 2010, 9:51pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The investigation found that 14 patients might have been misdiagnosed because their tests were not handled properly.
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New Medical School for Hofstra
Posted: June 9th, 2010, 7:28am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The state's first new medical school in nearly 50 years is about to begin accepting applications.
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Obese Mothers a Burden on Hospital Resources
Posted: June 6th, 2010, 12:29am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Extreme weight may be causing birth defects or death for mothers and babies, and hospitals have had to adjust.
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1,000 More Unread Heart Tests at Harlem Hospital
Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 11:10pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York hospital officials said the echocardiograms went back to 2005, not 2007, and totaled 1,000 more than previously thought.
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Some Ignored Heart Tests at Harlem Hospital Showed Problems
Posted: May 26th, 2010, 11:10pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The results of 4,000 echocardiograms had never been seen by doctors at Harlem Hospital Center because of a practice of allowing technicians to read them first.
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New York an Insurance Lab on Skyrocketing Rates
Posted: April 17th, 2010, 8:00pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Rules expanding coverage to the already sick — a key part of the health overhaul — have led to skyrocketing rates.
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New York an Insurance Lab on Skyrocketing Rates
Posted: April 17th, 2010, 3:20pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Rules expanding coverage to the already sick — a key part of the health overhaul — have led to skyrocketing rates.
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As St. Vincent’s Closes, Other Hospitals Get Busier
Posted: April 12th, 2010, 8:00am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The effects of the emergency room’s closing, the first step in closing down the hospital, may be felt more deeply than suspected.
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Nearby Hospitals to Fill Gap When St. Vincent’s Closes
Posted: April 8th, 2010, 12:15am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Two nearby hospitals increased their emergency room staffs, and St. Vincent doctors got admitting privileges elsewhere.
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Paterson Signs Law on Making Health Care Decisions
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 11:10pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The law signed by Gov. David A. Paterson ranks spouses and domestic partners first in a hierarchy of surrogates responsible for making life-and-death choices.
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Jewish Youths Are at Center of Outbreak of Mumps
Posted: February 12th, 2010, 1:39am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The virus been found mostly among boys and young men in Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park, health officials said.
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The Decline of St. Vincent’s Hospital
Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 5:26pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A 161-year-old Greenwich Village hospital faces an offer from a chain that would make it an outpatient center.
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Offer to Take Over Ailing Hospital Stirs Outcry
Posted: January 27th, 2010, 2:36pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A proposal to make St. Vincent’s an outpatient center has prompted fears about emergency care on the West Side.
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Insurer Steps Up Fight to Control Health Care Cost
Posted: January 26th, 2010, 2:04pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A dispute between a chain of New York hospitals and UnitedHealthcare could affect millions with private health insurance.
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Calorie Postings No Match for Holiday Gluttony
Posted: January 13th, 2010, 11:25am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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People picked lighter food after a city law requiring calorie counts, but lost control during the holidays, a study said.
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Nobel Winner to Step Down as Chief at Sloan-Kettering
Posted: January 12th, 2010, 11:51pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Dr. Harold E. Varmus said he would continue operating his laboratory after leaving the top job when a successor is named.
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Deal Made to Monitor Brooklyn Hospital
Posted: January 8th, 2010, 1:07am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The settlement came after bitter litigation over conditions at the hospital’s psychiatric unit, which the suit called a “chamber of filth, decay, indifference and danger.”
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Months to Live: Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death: Sedation
Posted: December 27th, 2009, 3:08am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Inducing sleep with drugs near the end of life is a widely used treatment even as it vexes families and doctors.
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Months to Live: Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death: Sedation
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 9:15pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Inducing sleep with drugs near the end of life is a widely used treatment even as it vexes families and doctors.
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Calorie Postings Don’t Change Habits, Study Finds
Posted: October 6th, 2009, 7:20am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A study of New York City’s pioneering law suggests that people’s stomachs are more powerful than their brains.
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Calorie Postings Don’t Change Habits, Study Finds
Posted: October 6th, 2009, 7:20am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A study of New York City’s pioneering law suggests that people’s stomachs are more powerful than their brains.
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Swine Flu Vaccine Reaches an Anxious Nation
Posted: October 6th, 2009, 1:58am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The fear of swine flu is being compounded by new worries, this time among primary care doctors who say that they are already being swamped by calls.
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Study Finds Calorie Postings in Restaurants Don’t Change Eating Habits
Posted: October 6th, 2009, 12:01am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A study of New York City’s pioneering law suggests that people’s stomachs are more powerful than their brains.
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Months to Live: At the End, Offering Not a Cure but Comfort
Posted: August 20th, 2009, 1:51am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Palliative care specialists, doctors who manage patients’ last months, study how to deliver a grim prognosis.
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State Requires Flu Vaccination for Caregivers
Posted: August 19th, 2009, 1:27am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York’s largest health care union protested the regulation, which affects tens of thousands of health care workers.
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Lessons Learned, City Prepares for a Resurgence of Swine Flu
Posted: July 21st, 2009, 2:10am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A major focus of planning for the fall, officials say, is to avoid being swamped by high demand for emergency room services.
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On National Scale, New York Hospitals Fare Poorly on Readmissions
Posted: July 10th, 2009, 1:58am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New federal data drew some criticism as the government considered financial penalties and incentives to curb return rates.
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12 Flu Victims Have Died, and Ill May Total 550,000
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 12:43am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York City health officials on Wednesday reported three more deaths of people with swine flu, but estimated that more than half a million New Yorkers may have been sickened by the virus.
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City Reports Eighth Death Connected With Swine Flu
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 3:33am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The victim was the first in New York City older than 65, according to officials. There have been 29 new hospitalizations since Thursday, the health department said.
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New Blood Tests for 920 Patients After Six Samples Were Mislabeled
Posted: May 30th, 2009, 2:02am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center described the inaccurate tests as “isolated incidents” that took place over an eight-month period.
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‘Underlying Conditions’ May Add to Flu Worries
Posted: May 28th, 2009, 3:50pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Statistics suggest that New York City’s long list of risk factors may encompass as many as one in three people.
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‘Underlying Conditions’ May Add to Flu Worries
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 11:05pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Statistics suggest that New York City’s long list of risk factors may encompass as many as one in three people.
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Two More New Yorkers With Swine Flu Die
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 3:05am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Health officials said that all of the patients who died in the city had underlying conditions that increased their risks.
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At the Hospital, the Faces of Fear and Swine Flu
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 8:15am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Parents have flocked to emergency rooms with children who are feeling ill to find out if they have swine flu.
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New York Reports Its First Swine Flu Death
Posted: May 18th, 2009, 9:33am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The assistant principal of a Queens school died on Sunday as city officials announced the closing of five more schools.
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3 Queens Schools Closed After Flu Strikes Principal
Posted: May 15th, 2009, 8:58am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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An assistant principal was in critical condition with New York’s most serious case of the swine flu virus so far.
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Updates on Flu Spotlight New York’s Health Chief
Posted: April 30th, 2009, 1:56pm EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the city’s 41st health commissioner, has been announcing the latest tally of swine flu cases in the meticulous, benevolent tones of the trusted family doctor.
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Taking a Page, and a Pen, From Makers of Medicines
Posted: April 13th, 2009, 2:02am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York City is using representatives known as detailers to conduct public health campaigns drawing on the techniques of drug company salespeople.
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New York Health Official Calls for Tax on Drinks With Sugar
Posted: April 9th, 2009, 9:58am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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An idea proposed and abandoned by Gov. David A. Paterson was revived by the city’s top health official in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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City’s Public Hospital System to Cut Jobs and Programs
Posted: March 20th, 2009, 3:08am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York City’s public hospital system announced that it was cutting 400 jobs and closing some children’s mental-health programs, pharmacies and community clinics. -
City Says New Yorkers Are Healthier
Posted: March 5th, 2009, 1:53am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his health commissioner offered a barrage of encouraging statistics, with an emphasis on preventing chronic disease.
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Peaceful Clinic Flooded With Patients With Their Own Fiscal Crises
Posted: January 31st, 2009, 1:17am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The Haven has faced a stream of executives and their spouses who are suffering from symptoms, including severe anxiety and suicidal tendencies, set off by the economy.
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Peaceful Clinic Flooded With Patients With Their Own Fiscal Crises
Posted: January 30th, 2009, 9:42pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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The Haven has faced a stream of executives and their spouses who are suffering from symptoms, including severe anxiety and suicidal tendencies, set off by the economy.
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News Analysis: A Governor With No Money Seeks to Improve the People’s Health
Posted: January 10th, 2009, 9:57pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Gov. David A. Paterson has turned the familiar call for political change into an appeal for healthful living as he promotes a number of anti-obesity measures.
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City to Pay Doctors to Contribute to Database
Posted: December 30th, 2008, 11:37am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York doctors are participating in a project that seeks to harness electronic data for public health goals.
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Using Private Records for Public Health Goals
Posted: December 30th, 2008, 8:20am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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As part of an ambitious $60 million project, about 1,000 physicians are using a computerized database to collect and monitor their patients' health information.
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City Pushes Cooling Therapy for Cardiac Arrest
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 2:08am EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Ambulances will take patients to specially equipped hospitals, believed to reduce the chances of brain damage.
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When You Just Have to Get a Flu Shot... at 3 A.M.
Posted: November 11th, 2008, 7:09pm EST by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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New York’s first round-the-clock health clinic aims to capitalize on its many night owls, workaholics and insomniacs.
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In One Section of Beth Israel Hospital, Some Patients Are Saying ‘Om,’ Not ‘Ah’
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 5:25am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A foundation run by Donna Karan has donated $850,000 for a yearlong experiment combining Eastern and Western healing methods at Beth Israel Medical Center.