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].
The effort comes after a Manhattan judge removed one of the last legal obstacles to closing the 130-year-old medical center.
Licensed marijuana vendors and illicit stores are hard to distinguish. Here’s what to look for if you’re trying to find legal weed in New York.
Nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers receiving doula support during pregnancy last year were white, according to the city health department.
Authorities say they have seized more than $41 million worth of illegal products and issued more than $65 million in penalties in recent months.
A pair of researchers were caught criticizing the cofounder of the Greater Harlem Coalition for opposing services for drug users in the neighborhood.
The head of New York City’s public hospital system is urging New Yorkers to be patient with their doctors today amid a global tech outage.
Doctors warn of even further cutbacks to autopsies as they push for higher pay and better benefits.
Heat-related emergency room visits have been climbing as New York suffers through multiple heat waves.
New York City’s built environment is making temperatures 9.7 degrees hotter for the average resident.
Beth Israel told staff its doors will stay open for now.
The Council has $2 million it plans to use to aid the clubhouses, but that may not be enough to save all of them.
The new city budget includes $50 million for the hospital, and Mayor Adams says he's committed to seeing it through.
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