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Stuart Copperman, whose medical license was revoked in 2000, faces more than 100 sexual abuse allegations.

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The CDC reports 64 measles cases nationwide as of March 21, including the Nassau child who was admitted to Cohen Children's Medical Center. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'The disease is quite contagious'

Four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths and hospitalizations have fallen sharply. Mask-wearing is uncommon. Uptake of the updated vaccine is low. However, experts don't know how many millions of Americans with long COVID will continue to endure the long-term effects. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'Early days ... were traumatic for all of us' 

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that teens are turning to pills, pot and alcohol to cope with mental health issues. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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With gifts like bottle warmers and strollers given out to families, the goal of the gathering sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was to improve maternal health outcomes.

Maternal Outcomes Matter Showers Tour aims to help future moms

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While 51% of Suffolk County residents are registered organ donors, the figure drops to 40% in Nassau County.

Number of registered organ donors on LI lags behind national average

Patients were hit with bills for standard emergency room visits after receiving only tests for the coronavirus.

Northwell must pay $1M for COVID-19 testing charges

Kathleen Matullo, 81, has the distinction of being the longest-serving current employee at Northwell Health.

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Many students who attend Half Hollow Hills High School West in Dix Hills missed school Thursday because of stomach-related illnesses, district officials said.

At one LI high school, dozens absent with stomach illness

More than 40 students of about 1,000 who attend the high school were absent Thursday because they have been sick, according to school officials.

Students sick with stomach-illness at LI high school

The CDC said the percentage of children receiving the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine leaves "approximately 250,000 kindergarten children susceptible to measles each year."

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A pesticide called chlormequat has been linked to reproductive and developmental problems in animal studies. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It's bad for our health, bad for the public'

The amount of the toxic chemical 1,4-dioxane has decreased in some household products. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

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A Taiwanese study found people who mostly sat during their workday had a 16% higher risk of dying than those who didn't. They were also 34% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'Find a way to be more active at work'

Local vets are not seeing cases of the respiratory infection here yet but they are monitoring for it. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'If we can prevent this somehow it would be good'

A death at The Hamlet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Nesconset led to a high-level citation by state health officials. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday politics reporter Candice Ferrette talk about the renewed push for EpiPens in police cruisers.

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Mental health issues made up 15% of pregnancy-related deaths in New York in 2018, the state Department of Health said. Mental health conditions are the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths according to the CDC. NewsdayTV's Tiffany Cusaac-Smith reports.

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Beth Gary, 35, of Rockville Centre, has a gene mutation that puts her at higher risk of cancer. As a precaution, she had her breasts and ovaries surgically removed. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Thousands, including Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr., a pancreatic cancer survivor, attended the Lustgarten Foundation's annual walk at Jones Beach for cancer research. About $800,000 was expected to be raised. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'I feel fortunate to be here,' Suffolk sheriff says at pancreatic cancer walk

The nonprofit group The Basic Six offers free makeup sessions with six easy steps for cancer survivors.

'Our goal is to help every woman going through cancer'

Nationwide and on Long Island, we have seen a general decrease in HIV/AIDS diagnoses, but it isn't equal among different races and ethnicities. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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Suffolk County leads the nation in meat allergy cases that are caused by tick bites. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

Suffolk leads nation in tick-caused meat allergy syndrome 

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