Nidhi Prakash
Capital New York
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Past articles by Nidhi:
Heroin relapse study attracts attention, concerns
Effectiveness of vivitrol was tested inmates about to be released from Rikers Island → Read More
'Right to try' comes to Albany
New York lawmakers consider bills to regulate when patients can ask for experimental treatments → Read More
City, health officials back warning labels on sugary drinks
'I would like to think that a warning label is education, informing people' → Read More
Bankruptcy filings detail FEGS descent
Hundreds of pages of documents filed today in federal bankruptcy court paint the clearest picture yet of what went wrong at FEGS, the multi-million dollar New York social service agency that shocked the nonprofit community when it announced its collapse in January. The bankruptcy filing by the Federation Employment and Guidance Service lists some of the institutions likely first in line for debt… → Read More
Montefiore withdraws plans for Riverdale expansion
Montefiore Medical Center had decided to drop plans to build a new outpatient facility in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, after fierce community protest and state legislation developed specifically to limit the development. → Read More
The wrecking of a blue-chip New York nonprofit
ALBANY—When Federation and Employment Guidance Services announced a month ago that it planned to close amid a $20 million revenue shortfall, the nonprofit world was shocked. But the ruinous series of decisions that wrecked FEGS—a health and human services nonprofit that has long been one of New York’s largest, most well-regarded social services organizations—was years in the making. A Capital… → Read More
As FEGS sinks, experts question oversight, structure
No easy explanations for collapse of major social services nonprofit → Read More
City gives $1.7 million to food bank tax-help program
Volunteers help residents at soup kitchens and food pantries prepare their returns → Read More
SUNY professor indexes pharma companies' impact
Professor Nicole Hassoun, an associate professor of philosophy at Binghamton University, is at the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) headquarters today → Read More
At some city private schools, immunization rates stay low
At 20 schools, less than 75 percent of students receive recommended vaccinations → Read More
Database provides snapshot of pharma payments to city doctors
Some doctors earn fees for medical devices they created → Read More
F.D.A. panel recommends approval of new cancer drug
Filgrastim, a biosimilar drug, is a less expensive treatment for some cancers, kidney disease and renal failure → Read More
Amid multiple reviews, Council considers libraries commission
Council members are pushing for a new city libraries commission to review the governance, spending and funding of the institutions, after a troubled year. A bill introduced today in the City Council seeks to set up a city libraries commission to review how the three public systems are being run, ways to increase funding, and the role of technology within the systems. “Libraries are at a historic… → Read More
De Blasio administration signals ties with anti-hunger group
Appearance by H.R.A. head Banks marks change in city relationship with nonprofit → Read More
On Veterans Day, cutting edge NY-based research into PTSD
New drug to treat PTSD could be available in five years → Read More
Nurses want better protection when treating possible Ebola
NYSUT calls upon hospitals to provide the same protective gear to nurses treating patients with Ebola-like symptoms as would be used when treating a confirmed case → Read More
Advocates: Drop in food stamps about more than job growth
City food stamp use has decreased by more than 5 percent in the last year → Read More
After new report, councilman calls for unification of city libraries
'It's three different systems doing their own thing, and costing us a heck of a lot of money' → Read More
Trottenberg points to Alta for CitiBike delay
New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said today finalizing the deal that will guide CitiBike's future relies on Alta Bicycle Share and REQX reaching an agreement. → Read More
Behind New York's 2015 health insurance rates
New Yorkers who purchased insurance from the state's much-touted health insurance exchange could see their premiums rise by as much as 19.7 percent or drop by as much as 12.9 percent in the coming year. The wild swing in fortunes are a product both of the Affordable Care Act, which had provisions designed to narrow gaps between premium prices, and by the reality that insurance companies are navigating… → Read More