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JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
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A Deadly Epidural, Delivered by a Doctor With a History of Mistakes
Inspectors found that an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn hospital made numerous errors in administering epidurals. Some were life-threatening. One was fatal.
How Hospitals Respond When Mentally Ill People Come in From the Streets
More people with severe mental illness may soon arrive in New York City’s emergency rooms. What happens to them next?
Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say
The detection of the virus in the city’s sewage suggests it is circulating there, Health Department officials said.
Hospital and Drugmaker Move to Build Vast Database of New Yorkers’ DNA
Patients will be asked if their genetic sequence can be added to a database — shared with a pharmaceutical company — in a quest to…
Hospital and Drugmaker Move to Build Vast Database of New Yorkers’ DNA
Patients will be asked if their genetic sequence can be added to a database — shared with a pharmaceutical company — in a quest to…
How the U.S. Let 20 Million Monkeypox Vaccine Doses Expire
At the start of the monkeypox outbreak the U.S. stockpile contained just 2,400 doses of vaccine, a far cry from the more than 20 million…
What Happens When an Autistic Teenager Becomes Unmanageable at Home?
Unpredictable violence, chaotic outbursts and countless trips to the emergency room. What happens when an autistic teenager becomes unmanageable at home?
How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
The formula, which helps estimate kidney health, has been discarded by many hospitals. But some judges still use it to decide whether to release those…