The Brian Lehrer Show
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The Brian Lehrer Show
Elmhurst Hospital, Overwhelmed; DIY Masks; New York State Budget; Pregnancy in the Time of COVID-19
4 segments
Coming up on today's show:
- U.S Representative Grace Meng (D NY 6) talks about the situation in her district, which includes Elmhurst Hospital, and the federal response to the COVID-19 crisis.
- As calls mount for a change in official guidelines on masks for non-healthcare workers, science journalist Roxanne Khamsi discusses the reasons for (and against) everyone wearing masks to protecting themselves and others against COVID-19 and Amy Wilson, Jersey City-based visual artist, SVA instructor and mask-maker, talks about some of the patterns and considerations for making them at home.
- As lawmakers are distracted by the coronavirus crisis, Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and co-host of the Max & Murphy podcast, and Karen DeWitt, Capitol bureau correspondent for New York State Public Radio, talk about what's happening with the New York State budget.
- Sascha James-Conterelli, President of the New York State Association of Licensed Midwives, lecturer at the Yale School of Nursing, and co-chair of Governor Cuomo’s Maternal Mortality and Racial Disparities Task Force and Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society and co-founder of the Health Care for All New York Campaign, share advice for expecting mothers on best health practices and how to navigate health insurance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.