SLEEP APNEA: The City Council passed legislation on Wednesday to establish a pilot program offering free sleep apnea screenings. The bill, sponsored by Upper West Side Democrat Shaun Abreu, would prioritize screenings for people without insurance. The pilot would last for three years and would offer home sleep apnea tests in addition to the screenings. […]
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A long-shot push to get New York to adopt a single-payer health care system persists despite a federal landscape far less amenable to government health spending than at any point in the proposal’s yearslong history. The New York Health Act would establish government-backed health coverage for every resident in the state, an idea popular among
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Health and Human Services is cutting at least $73 million in funding from Columbia University in an effort that the Trump administration claims is aimed at ending health research focused on equity, part of a slate of cancelled grants to dozens of academic institutions. Roughly 150 grants to the university are on the chopping block,
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Johnson & Johnson has pulled ahead of rival AstraZeneca Plc in a race to dominate the blockbuster market for lung cancer treatment, but data from a forthcoming study could quickly shake up the competition again. J&J’s combination therapy helped patients live significantly longer than those who received Astra’s Tagrisso, according to detailed data from a
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Discord, a social communications platform popular with video-game players and programmers, is working with Goldman Sachs Group and JPMorgan Chase & Co. on an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The company could seek a stock market listing as soon as this year, said the people, who asked not to be
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The former head of the money-management powerhouse known today as AllianceBernstein has unloaded his Central Park co-op. Dave Williams, who for two decades chaired Alliance Capital Management Corp., sold the 5,200-square-foot prewar duplex on Fifth Avenue on March 24 for $14.8 million, according to a transfer tax record that appeared in the city register Wednesday.
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images There was a time in media when having a billionaire owner was an asset. For many outlets, this is still the case, particularly those publishing super-secretive group chats of powerful government officials who seem eager to trample on the rights of the press. But for others, like the Washington Post
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John Filmanowicz Last October, William Banks posted on Instagram that he was looking for a subletter: $1,025 a month for eight months in a prewar building in Crown Heights with three roommates. It’s the kind of message that many New Yorkers put out, hoping to cover their rent during an arts residency or a luxurious
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Since October, New York City law has required residents to separate food waste and yard trimmings from the trash. But the Department of Sanitation is about to get more serious about that rule. Starting April 1, DSNY will begin issuing fines of up to $300 to property owners who don’t comply. If you aren’t already
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Cash advance apps like Dave and EarnIn have charged New York consumers more than $500 million in hidden fees and “tips” since 2019, a new report estimates — allowing the loan platforms to thrive despite New York’s strict limits on consumer interest rates. The report from the New Economy Project concludes that borrowers in New
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