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Anxiety over safety of flying may be heightened after LaGuardia crash
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Flu cases in NYS and LI jumped last week, but sick season nears end
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A new Lyme disease vaccine is closer to approval. What to know.
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Match Day: LI medical school students learn their residency hospitals
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Authorities seize 14 tons of illegal vaping products bound for Nassau County
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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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LI nursing homes fined more than $500G for violations including assaults
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Eagles owner gives giant-size donation to LI, NYC autism studies
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State fines LI neurosurgeon for falsely claiming to vaccinate his child
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Health care
Ex-Great Neck doctor gets 7 years for running pill mill out of her office
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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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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

Empty assurances echo from 2020
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LI worker with long COVID awarded $1M after work-from-home denial
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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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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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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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'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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Disney wrongful death suit dropped by widower of LI doctor in allergen case, records show
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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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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
Rockville Centre firm recalls 'tonic' over botulism risk
Liquid Blenz Corp. recalled its Good Brain Tonic, which the company says can improve mental and cognitive health.
LI nursing home sold for nearly $50M — what it means for troubled industry
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Ozempic, other weight loss drugs hurting LI bakeries
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10 LI hospitals ranked among best in New York by Newsweek
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Picture This: That time they drove asphalt through the heart of LI
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Pilates studio opens in Baldwin
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U.S. Navy launches groundwater treatment plant in Bethpage
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Out East: Don't be bitter! Take a trip to Schmitt's Farm to make horseradish
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Cybersecurity incidents rising in LI schools
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Trendy Bites: What's a sushi crepe?
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Southampton Town considers proposed land disturbance ordinance
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What's on the menu in the Bronx?
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How does a turtle cross the road?
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Touring college campuses? Here's what you need to know.
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