Donate

Fred Mogul

Articles by Fred Mogul


From 2001 to 2019, the price of a one-month supply of insulin rose from $35 to $275. Surveys show one in four people on insulin ration their supply.


Some limited evidence suggests that pain relievers can dampen the immune response. A Long Island doctor explains the best strategy for taking these drugs.


The Miami Heat began field tests with the detection dogs this week. An infectious disease researcher breaks down whether they work.


As the country crosses the grim milestone of 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, New York sits at a crossroads.


Brookdale University Medical Center is trying an open-line approach rather than pre-registered appointments and discouraging neighborhood outsiders from seeking its supply.


Across New York state, only 23% of eligible health care workers in Group 1a have been vaccinated so far, according to Department of Health data.


About 30% of health care employees have declined the vaccine—so far.


“Sometimes we feel like we are the forgotten ones, and it's just amazing that we can get the vaccine at the same time other people are getting it,” said Gemma John, who was the first nurse at Brookdale to get vaccinated.


Did you know that pharmacy staffs only have 90 seconds to unload the vaccine from the box into ultra-cold freezers?


"Almost no one knows where they've gotten it and whether they might have transmitted it, and I almost never have people give contacts to me."


Intimate, cheek-to-cheek partnering is at the core of tango, which is proving controversial now.


Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations