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First New Yorkers Vaccinated For Covid-19 at Long Island Jewish …

WEBSandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine from Michelle Chester, Northwell’s …

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Nassau Announces Plans to Vaccinate Homebound Seniors

WEBThis comes on the same day that all New Yorkers ages 16 and older become eligible for the vaccination. “This high vaccination rate will save lives,” Curran said. …

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Opioid Epidemic Flares Up on Long Island, But Help Is on The Way …

WEBLocally, on Long Island, Suffolk County has a higher rate of overdoses than Nassau — 304 in the former versus 216 in the latter, with both counties seeing an …

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Urologist Accused of Patient Sexual Abuse, Including of Minors

WEBDarius A. Paduch, 55, of North Bergen, New Jersey, was charged in Manhattan federal court with sexually abusing patients, including two males who were …

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The Best Health & Fitness Events and Exercise Groups on Long Island

WEBThe Weekender: Things to Do on Long Island This Weekend. Solar Eclipse Events on Long Island. Tilles Center and Jazz at Lincoln Center Announce Inaugural Tilles Jazz Fest …

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Long Islanders Struggle to Access Mental Health Care, New Poll …

WEBThe poll surveyed 600 Long Islanders about their experiences with mental health care. About 92 percent of those surveyed have a health insurance plan. Of those …

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Shannan Gilbert Cause of Death: Inconclusive Long Island Press

WEBAttorney John Ray and Gilbert’s family met with officials from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office Tuesday afternoon, hoping to get some answers …

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Autism: Is It Becoming More Common, Or Just Diagnosed More

WEBAbout one in every 36 children has been identified as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a 2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

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Shift in Leadership at Nassau Veterans Service Agency

WEBMichael Kilbride, who’d been at the agency for more than a decade, has taken the place of Pat Yngstrom, the acting director, who has just retired.

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Psychologists Address Kids’ Mental Health in the Pandemic

WEBOver the past five to six years, Dr. John Kelly, a school psychologist on Long Island and past president of the National Association of School Psychologists, has seen …

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Residents Fight to Keep Spring in Cold Spring Harbor

WEBA man stops to fill a jug with spring water in Cold Spring Harbor, before the spring was shut down in May. “For years that water has been splashing onto that …

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Northwell Leaves Syosset Hospital Psychiatric Unit In the Dark

WEBSyosset Hospital’s psychiatric unit closed temporarily in 2020 to open more beds for Covid-19 patients. Though the surge in virus cases is long over, the mental …

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Top Cardiologists on Long Island

WEBDr. Shaline D. Rao is the director of heart failure services at NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island in Mineola. She cares for people with a variety of heart conditions …

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Why Falls Are So Dangerous for Older Adults and How to Prevent …

WEBMore than one out of four older adults fall each year, and 20% of these falls cause a serious injury, such as a broken bone or head injury, according to the Centers …

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Who Are The Top Prostate Cancer Specialists on Long Island

WEBDr. Spaliviero won the Patients’ Choice Award in 2008, 2009 and 2011 as well as the Compassionate Doctor award in 2011. He has also conducted research in …

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Catholic Health Services of Long Island’s Dr. Patrick …

WEBAs executive vice president and chief medical officer of Catholic Health Services (CHS) of Long Island since 2013 and its executive vice president and chief …

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Nassau Names New Health Commissioner to Replace Eisenstein

WEBNassau County has named a new health commissioner to replace Dr. Larry Eisenstein, who is leaving his post this month. Dr. Irina Gelman, the health …

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How DASH Helps Stabilize Addiction Crises on Long Island

WEBThe DASH hotline (631-952-3333) has received more than 20,000 calls from those in distress. Its Mobile Crisis Team delivered much-needed crisis care to more than …

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Long Island’s Generic, Over-the-counter Pill Business Booms

WEBLong Island may not be home to big pharma brands like Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer or Sanofi, but when it comes to generic drugs, over-the-counter medications, and …

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Newfound Health Risk: Most Americans Fall on the CKM …

WEBIt is estimated that more than 90% of adults fall on the CKM spectrum, driven mainly by record levels of obesity and Type 2 diabetes in adults and children. CKM …

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Weight Loss to Shape Up in Style: Discover the Latest Must-Have …

WEBThere are more weight loss gimmicks than stars in the sky. I know because I have several friends that have struggled with their weight, some of them severely, for …

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Joan Lunden Talks About Aging, Her Career

WEBLong before Lunden was a household name, she started humbly as a trainee for KCRA-TV’s news department in 1973. Within two years she was a weather …

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