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New Wegovy weight loss pill offers more options for patients, LI experts say

The medication, available at a lower cost, is an alternative to injections and increases accessibility for patients, some doctors say.

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As it turns 100, the Long Island Association confronts LI's cost crisis

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Only in NewsdayFewer LI students get top scores on English Regents exam. What's driving the decline?

Only 43.5% of test-takers reached Level 5, the state's highest academic level, in the 2024-25 school year. That marked a drop of nearly 10 percentage points from the prior year.

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