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Grocery chain recalls gelato product
Lidl has recalled Gelatelli Coffee & Vanilla Gelato with Coffee Sauce & Cookie Pieces, sold in 16-fluid ounce containers.
'Fight the good fight': Breast cancer walk draws thousands to Jones Beach
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Second measles case of the year confirmed in Nassau County
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'He's still getting away with it': Ex-doc hasn't paid a dime of $1.6B in sex abuse judgments
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Post pandemic, LI health systems boosting efforts to reduce staff burnout
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What to know about Pope Leo XIV's diagnosis
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Walk focuses on cancer awareness among South Asians on LI
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Health leaders urge flu shots, but fewer are getting them
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LI employers stole nearly $4M from their workers last year. Nearly 40% came from home healthcare.
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More than 200 LI schools exceeded NYS limit for lead, report finds
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New NYS law to require workplaces to stock drug overdose medication
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LI health system opens 5 new operating room suites
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Measles spike spurs Hochul to declare state disaster emergency
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NYS joins lawsuit challenging rollback of childhood vaccines
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North Shore Towers sees 2 Legionnaires' cases
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Disease screening can save newborns' lives. New treatments may save many more.
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Thousands walk at Jones Beach for pancreatic cancer research
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Health care
Cold fish product recalled for possible listeria contamination
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Pediatrician bakes her way into foundation's fight against pancreatic cancer
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Researchers at SBU edge closer to new treatment for OCD
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One in 4 home health aides report experiencing racism, violence on the job, new survey finds
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Cancer
Over 500 teams battle in beach volleyball to raise money for children with cancer, special needs
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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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Mental health
Crowds are doing 2,222 pull-ups this weekend to raise awareness for veterans suicide
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LI teen ruled competent to stand trial on charges of killing ex-girlfriend
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9/11 poll finds most surveyed changed forever by attacks
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$6.6M in state funding for Northwell psychiatric facilities on LI, Queens
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COVID-19
Nassau tax preparer gets 4-year sentence in COVID fraud scheme
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Get your shots, despite troubling silence
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Vendetta against Fauci is a disgrace
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LI man sentenced to 2½ years in prison for scheme to steal $3M in COVID relief
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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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Two Kings Park residents and their dogs exposed to rabid raccoons
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As LI hospitals buy up old department stores, taxpayers shoulder heavier burden
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Ketamine under scrutiny amid Cornell fraternity allegations
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As rabies spreads in LI raccoons, workers respond with vaccine bait
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9/11 health research to be fully funded
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New healthcare deal to save Suffolk more than $54M in 2027
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Report: 13,000 Nassau water lines need replacement because of lead
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Drug company recalls blood pressure medication
LI nursing home to pay $5.5M in wrongful death lawsuit
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Suffolk reports fourth human case of West Nile virus
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Estrogen tablets could add to risk of blood clots, study finds
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Trump officials cut 760,000 enrollees from ACA, claiming fraud
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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
Amazon brand acetaminophen recalled over discoloration, company says
The company said it had contacted customers who purchased the recalled product and would issue refunds after confirming product disposal.
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LI health system opens 5 new operating room suites
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Drug company recalls blood pressure medication
New $12.6M cardiology center opens on LI
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YOUR HEALTH
'I walk for ... those who didn't make it'
LI's top nonprofit earners work in healthcare
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'It's very frustrating'
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'It's big money to me'
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'There were a few school districts that stood out'
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'This has to stop'
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'I just knew it was something really bad with me'
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'Walk a day in our shoes before you make a judgment'
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'It's like a curse'
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