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Fred Mogul

  • NYU medical student Sara Stream (left) examines dancer Jazlyn Caing, who visited the clinic for low-grade orthopedic and respiratory problems.
    Medical Students Jump In To Help The Uninsured
    Fred Mogul
    Nearly 1 million New York City residents are still uninsured. Rather than go to emergency rooms or city hospitals, some get free care from students in medical school.
  • Donations Stream In For Slain New York City Police Officers
    Fred Mogul
    A foundation that supports first responders killed in the line of duty says it will take over the mortgages of the two New York City police officers killed last week as donations begin to come in.
  • Sandra Lopez (left) and her dog, Coco, greet hospice nurse Heather Meyerend last fall. In the weeks before Lopez died, Meyerend stopped by weekly to check her physical health, pain levels and medications.
    Too Little, Too Late For Many New Yorkers Seeking Hospice
    Fred Mogul
    Evidence shows hospice care can extend life and save money, but only if patients and doctors dare ask for the help. One New Yorker said hospice gave her back life at peace, pain subdued.
  • In New York, Video Chat Trumps Quarantine To Combat TB
    Fred Mogul
    Ebola isn't the first dangerous microbe to spur calls for quarantine in American cities. But as New York City's experience with drug-resistant tuberculosis suggests, isolation isn't always best.
  • Joey Cappuccitti, who works at a Maximus call center, talks with a person looking for help with New York's insurance exchange.
    New York's Insurance Exchange Readies For Holiday Rush
    Fred Mogul
    As a Dec. 23 enrollment deadline for health insurance that starts Jan. 1 looms, New York state is staffing up its call center and smoothing out the rough spots on its application to meet growing demand. As time runs down, the state is trying to fix technical and design issues that came up when the site debuted in October.
  • New York University's Langone Medical Center in New York City is considered in-network for relatively few of the health plans offered in the state marketplace.
    So You Found An Exchange Plan. But Can You Find A Provider?
    Fred Mogul
    Many health plans being offered on the New York state insurance marketplace do not include some of New York City's biggest hospitals in their networks. And across the state, many doctors say they are not yet participating in exchange plans at all.
  • Some elderly and disabled residents of Belle Harbor Manor were evacuated here, to the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in Queens, as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
    Disabled Residents Displaced By Superstorm Sandy Back At Home
    Fred Mogul
    It's been nearly four tumultuous months since Superstorm Sandy forced the residents of Belle Harbor Manor from their adult home. Last week, the residents, who suffer mental and physical illnesses, were allowed to return home, only to find that things were not at all like they left them.
  • When Superstorm Sandy came ashore, Bellevue Hospital was quickly submerged. Inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency marked the flood line in the basement with orange tape or spray paint. In some areas, water was 14 feet deep.
    Bellevue Hospital's Slow Comeback After Superstorm Sandy
    Fred Mogul
    Repairs to the New York City hospital are expected to allow a full reopening in early February. Engineers have been working around the clock to make everything is ready. Bellevue hasn't been able to care for trauma patients since the storm. That has put a strain on neighboring hospitals.
  • Big-Name Drugs Are Falling Off The 'Patent Cliff'
    Fred Mogul
    Dozens of popular high-end pharmaceuticals — from Lipitor to Nexium to Plavix — are going off-patent in the coming months and years. That will lead to a big drop in drug costs. But analysts say that could be offset by a price increase in other areas.
  • Shunning the Bunny in New York
    Fred Mogul
    The Christian Cultural Center in New York is stressing that Easter is not just about chocolate bunnies and Easter egg hunts. As Fred Mogul of member station WNYC reports, the center wants its congregation to celebrate Christ's resurrection.