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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 city has so far received $153 million from settlements with pharmaceutical companies, but expects hundreds of millions more in the coming years.


The demographic data could help insurance providers fill gaps in their services and offer a blueprint to tackle disparities, state health officials say.


Social factors like stable housing and food access weigh heavily on public health. A Biden administration waiver will allow the state to more thoroughly support them.


Expected vaccine availability at pharmacies and doctors' offices, and what else you need to know.


Doctors at the city’s public health system are being asked to cut appointment times from 40 minutes to 20 minutes starting this fall as wait times for primary care grows.


As IUDs grow in popularity, efforts to manage the pain associated with placement widely vary, leaving patients to search social media for relief.


After an outbreak in 2022, New Yorkers should remain vigilant against mpox as the virus spreads abroad, health officials warn.


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.


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