Opinion
Opinion
How midwives and doulas could reduce Black maternal mortality
New York City has a huge racial disparity in health problems among pregnant women.
Health Care
Policy
Upcoming vaccine shipments might not fix racial disparities
Experts say outreach efforts have to accelerate alongside increases in supplies.
New York City
Politics
NYC launches website to highlight social equity outcomes
New data shows the city’s race and gender gaps on health, economic and educational indicators.
Health Care
Policy
Did New York let doctors get away with sexual misconduct?
Internal whistleblowers say a branch of the state Department of Health was reluctant to penalize accused physicians.
New York State
Policy
The leftover lottery
Each day New Yorkers line up outside of clinics and hospitals hoping to get an unclaimed dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of their eligibility.
Health Care
Policy
Why accurate data reporting matters in a pandemic
A complete picture of nursing home deaths and other pandemic data is crucial, public health experts say.
Health Care
Policy
What to know about preexisting conditions and vaccines
New York has opened up eligibility to another group of people.
Health Care
Policy
There might be a new way to free up more COVID-19 vaccines
New research shows how New York might be able to save a mountain of vaccine doses for others.
New York City
Politics
Racial disparities in vaccinations and Cuomo sidelines health experts
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York State
Policy
Why Cuomo’s pandemic policies keep getting challenged in court
The lawsuit over prisoners not being vaccinated is just the latest COVID-19 policy accused of unequal treatment.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
NY only has a few days to turn over nursing home deaths data
A successful lawsuit against the state may soon reveal all the records.
New York State
Policy
How New York can distribute the vaccine more equitably
Vaccine distribution has been woefully unequal. Here’s how New York might start to fix it.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Why aren’t state prisoners being vaccinated yet?
New York goes against CDC recommendations by not vaccinating corrections officers and inmates at the same time.
New York City
Policy
Delayed COVID-19 statistics have become a pattern
New York City and state have each been criticized for failing to release information on vaccinations, deaths and more.
Health Care
Policy
AG James: Nursing home deaths undercounted
A new report says the Cuomo administration may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths of nursing home residents by as much as 50%.
New York City
Policy
Is New York distributing COVID-19 vaccines equitably?
That state appears to be falling short on efforts to get people of color vaccinated against the coronavirus.
New York State
Policy
Canceled appointments are the latest vaccine headache
Two weeks into New York’s expanded coronavirus vaccine rollout, some parts of the state are hitting the brakes.
New York State
Policy
Vaccine scramble leaves many Westchester residents seeking doses elsewhere
Confusion in the county has led many to book vaccine appointments in New York City.
New York City
Politics