News & Updates

Preventing Prescription Opioid Abuse Time Warner Cable News You would be hard pressed to find a community in the state that has not been touched by the heroin epidemic. Read […]

F.D.A. Imposes Rules for E-Cigarettes in a Landmark Move New York Times After years of debate about the health risks of electronic cigarettes, the federal government on Thursday made it […]

State to offer health insurance enrollment to boxers at weigh ins Albany Times Union/Blog New York boxers will now be able to enroll in a health insurance plan through the […]

Medical Errors May Cause Over 250,000 Deaths a Year New York Times/Blog If medical error were considered a disease, a new study has found, it would be the third leading […]

Deal for PRI falls apart as malpractice insurer pulls offer Capital New York The deal to sell Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers — the medical malpractice insurance company at the center of […]

The sickening cost of cures Albany Times Union/Blog It starts mildly enough, so mildly that people might not even realize they have it. In a few weeks, what symptoms there […]

Colorado Weighs Replacing Obama’s Health Policy With Universal Coverage New York Times For years, voters in this swing state have rejected tax increases and efforts to expand government. But now […]

NY lawmakers consider tighter regulation of nurses Syracuse Post Standard State legislators are considering tightening regulation of nurses after a ProPublica investigation found New York does less than other states […]