Post-Sandy Mold; Medical Ethics; Organizing for Action; Food Expiration

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 5, 2013

Mold is a threat to public health post-Sandy. Michael Reilly, Columbia health sciences professor, discusses the public health risks of mold in buildings damaged by Sandy. Plus: a new series on medical ethics with Duke University bioethicist Nita Farahany; Nicholas Confessore of the New York Times discusses President Obama's political action group Organizing for Action; a new New Testament; and when it's okay to eat and serve food that is passed its sell-by date.

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