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Installing 'granny cams' in LI nursing homes. What does the law say?
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LI nursing home sold for nearly $50M — what it means for troubled industry
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Get ready for an 'intense' allergy season, doctors say
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NYS considers filtration systems for lead in school drinking water
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Unlicensed LI med spas accused of causing Botox and filler injuries
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NYS urges med spa clients to do their homework
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Victoria Gotti says she could die if son is sent to prison before kidney donation
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About 800 geese found dead near East Hampton pond
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Judge denies LI surgeon ability to file workers' comp claims
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Nassau lawmakers pass ban on kratom
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LI worker with long COVID awarded $1M after work-from-home denial
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'Forever' chemicals found in LI farm vegetables, study shows
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Ozempic, other weight loss drugs hurting LI bakeries
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AG: NYU Langone ordered to resume transgender youth services
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Ex-Great Neck doctor gets 7 years for running pill mill out of her office
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Disney wrongful death suit dropped by widower of LI doctor in allergen case, records show
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Health care
NUMC board chair Stuart Rabinowitz to step down
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Insurance standoff threatens access to Mount Sinai for Anthem patients
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10 LI hospitals ranked among best in New York by Newsweek
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Staged accident lawsuit naming LI doctors dismissed on procedural grounds
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Cancer
'I just want to help': How LI cancer center aids patients, survivors
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Better cancer outcomes: 7 in 10 survive 5 years or more
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Cancer treatments covered under law
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Breast cancer survivor, diagnosed at age 35, advocates younger screening
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Mental health
Can a chatbot replace your therapist? Should it?
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LI therapist who had 'exceptionally violent child pornography' faces 12-year sentence, memo says
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Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating SAMHSA grants
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A suspect in the vandalism of JD Vance's Ohio home must stay in jail until trial
COVID-19
LI, NYS flu rates fall but vaccine still vital, officials say
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Germany's troubled economy shows modest growth after two years of shrinkage
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Germany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions
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Fidelis will pay back millions after charging for COVID tests, HIV screenings following settlement
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Wellness
COVID vaccination rates rose in '24 as LI deaths, hospitalizations fell
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What does NYS Paid Family Leave, FMLA pay on Long Island?
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How LI families are maximizing parental leave with baby
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These LI fusion fitness classes offer one-stop resolution workouts
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Savannah Bee recalls jars labeled 'Honey BBQ Sauce-Mustard'
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Delayed FEMA payments include $267 million to Northwell Health
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'Best RSV season ever': Sharp decrease in children hospitalized for respiratory virus
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'Circle of life story:' LI biker with transplanted heart bikes cross-country to honor donor
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Lead in school water: 3,000 fixtures in LI schools above state limit, Newsday finds
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Gillibrand-backed bill could broaden eligibility for 9/11-linked claims
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Northwell adds $9.5M medical building to LI properties
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First snow, then orthopedic injuries, chest pains
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'We deserve health care': LI transgender community, advocates alarmed by medical cuts
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Critics say NYS tax would give smokers less reason to quit
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Stomach bug ripping through LI households, classrooms
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NY impacted by FDA recall of peanut butter products
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Health Favorites
Memorial Sloan Kettering and Anthem strike deal on reimbursement rates
The two sides said they reached a new multiyear agreement providing Anthem members with continued access to care.
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'You can never go wrong with the Lucky Parm'
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LI man accused of killing 2 teens in high-speed crash pleads not guilty
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Glen Cove's Brooke Simmons to join the Puerto Rican national softball team
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An LI village has wanted a safer Route 110 for years. But NYS stands in the way, it says.
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Get a taste of Ireland at Mary’s Irish Shop
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LIer who made sailing history recalls her barrier-breaking journey
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Out East: Take a trip back in time to Sip'n Soda
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Hempstead village businesses suffering amid ICE raids
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