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LI man 'beat all the odds' as he takes step toward recovery
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How aging, rising costs and trauma affect Holocaust survivors on LI
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Medical staff offer tips to reduce drownings
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Foot traffic down at salad eateries amid cyclospora outbreak
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Third person dies from Legionnaires' disease in NYC cluster
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More than 725,000 Pillsbury rolls recalled for possible glass contamination
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NewsdayTV's Amy McGorry reunites with her liver transplant match
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What to know about wildfire smoke health risks
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Catholic Health to spend $500M over 10 years on new equipment
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Dramatic weight loss from GLP-1s keeping LI's plastic surgeons busy
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No 'falling back': Behind the push to stay on daylight saving time
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City orders cleaning of cooling towers after Legionnaires' disease outbreak
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Cyclospora cases likely to increase through August, CDC says
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Northwell leases 30,000 square feet at Station Yards, becoming project's largest tenant
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NYU Langone opens Patchogue surgery, specialty center
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Cyclospora cases rising on LI
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Health care
Long Island taxi operator gets 8 years for $19M Medicaid fraud that funded Ferrari, homes
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What is an aortic dissection, the condition linked to Lindsey Graham's death?
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Health officials investigate East End salmonella outbreak
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Nurses at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson ratify contract
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Cancer
Northwell's new $6M radiology suite at LIJ to target cancer care
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'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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Mental health
$6.6M in state funding for Northwell psychiatric facilities on LI, Queens
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Weight loss drug may aid in treating depression, study suggests
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Sensory-friendly expo brings resources, community to those with autism, neurodiversity
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Can a chatbot replace your therapist? Should it?
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COVID-19
LI man sentenced to 2½ years in prison for scheme to steal $3M in COVID relief
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Former LI nurse practitioner gets historic $544G penalty for falsifying pediatric vaccination records
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PPP fraud lawsuit against racing association dismissed
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Empty assurances echo from 2020
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Wellness
How LI families are maximizing parental leave with baby
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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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These LI fusion fitness classes offer one-stop resolution workouts
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1 still hospitalized in 'isolated' Shinnecock Nation salmonella outbreak
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New York State launches cannabis education campaign for youth
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How the new Melville hospital could improve LI healthcare — and affect costs
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Cannabis-related ER visits surge in NYS, even among small children
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How to prevent getting infected by cyclospora
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NUMC is deep in debt. Its nonprofit arm spent over $150,000 on parties.
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After LI child suffers serious burns from NeeDoh, fire marshal warns about viral trend
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The financial planning tool that can help aging Long Islanders keep their home and pay for care
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Fidelis policyholders facing loss of in-network Northwell Health
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LI vets concerned about bill that would reduce benefits for service-connected tinnitus and sleep apnea care
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NYC issues Legionnaires' disease warning for Upper East Side
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LI's first West Nile virus detection found in Dix Hills mosquito sample
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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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'Holiday heart syndrome' and other New Year's Eve hazards to watch out for
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Behind the health insurance policies exasperating LIers — and what to do about them
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LI lagging behind rest of NYS on flu, COVID vaccinations
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Health and business
How aging, rising costs and trauma affect Holocaust survivors on LI
An estimated 400 Holocaust survivors still live on Long Island. As they age, rising costs, health challenges and lasting trauma are creating unique needs for them and the organizations that serve them.
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Long Island taxi operator gets 8 years for $19M Medicaid fraud that funded Ferrari, homes
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Catholic Health to spend $500M over 10 years on new equipment
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Northwell leases 30,000 square feet at Station Yards, becoming project's largest tenant
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YOUR HEALTH
'The impossible is possible'
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'I'm blessed that I have somebody like Sue'
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Children as young as 5 years old hospitalized with cannabis poisoning
'The spread ... is becoming more extensive'
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'It's just beyond upsetting that we have to fight for this'
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'I think it's a crime'
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'I consider myself an incredibly lucky man'
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'We're fighting a lot of fights'
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