Caroline Lewis
Articles by Caroline Lewis
Caroline Lewis is on the health care beat for WNYC and Gothamist. She has covered COVID, a nurses' strike, the overdose crisis and New York’s marijuana legalization effort, and spent a year investigating patients' medical bills. She always wants to hear about how everyday New Yorkers experience the health system. Got a tip? Email [email protected].
More than 500 admissions were recorded in the five boroughs in the week ending Sept. 5.
The search is on for those who have since developed health conditions related to their proximity to the site.
The yearly tradition kicks off with a predawn celebration known as J'Ouvert.
Vaccination rates are falling in many states as families take advantage of exceptions unavailable in New York.
Mount Sinai is the latest in a string of U.S. hospitals to reach similar agreements with the Trump administration.
Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to block a rule barring use of federal funds for transgender care for minors.
The initiatives come ahead of a City Council hearing on the administration’s Legionnaires’ response.
Health officials haven’t identified the source of the cyclosporiasis surge that has left some New Yorkers uneasy about eating lettuce.
The death toll now stands at 9, surpassing the count from last summer’s outbreak in Harlem.
The virus typically comes with mild symptoms but is dangerous for pregnant people.
Pending legislation in Albany would require insurers to pay for the costly procedure.
But some policy advocates say doing so could harm the elderly and people with disabilities.
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