Marine veteran Al Kirby, of Shirley, helped launch a blood drive Monday with the same Stony Brook University Hospital staffers who saved his life last Christmas over the course of a nearly 10-hour surgery using 27 units of blood products.


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Mike Landsberg of Plainview is the executive chef and co-owner of Jackson Hall in East Islip. As a male breast cancer survivor he's made it his mission to help and raise awareness. NewsdayTV's Geoff Bansen reports.

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Chris Nowinski, one of the study's 11 authors, said the number is 'unfortunate.'

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According a new report from the Rockefeller Institute there are nearly 13,000 service lines identified in the county so far. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

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The 91-year-old former pediatrician transferred a home into his wife's name days before a law made assets of accused sexual abusers vulnerable. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger has more.

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Ken George, of North Babylon, who helped with rescue efforts at Ground Zero, is one of many first responders still dealing with a variety of ailments related to the attacks. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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