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Veterans facility starts endowment with $100G
The initial $100,000 for the endowment comes courtesy of two families, according to the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University.
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Trump's CDC pick, a Long Island native, stirs concern3m read
How to safely cook a Thanksgiving turkey2m read
Suffolk issues new guidelines for access to costly weight-loss drugs4m read
More LI pediatricians prescribing mental health medication9m read
Help for the holidays: Food banks rally to feed the hungry as need increases on LI5m read
Trump's win prompts questions about health care5m read
Pass the potatoes and shove the politics? Tips for surviving holidays in politically divided families3m read
Huntington Hospital nurses vote to join NYSNA1m read
What to know about the E. coli outbreak in carrots2m read
CSEA members protest over Nassau County health plan2m read
CDC: E. coli in carrots sickens 39, including 5 in NYS1m read
Fluoride can now be applied by registered dental assistants, LPNs1m read
How a friend's dog helped this LI teen beat cancer4m read
DiNapoli: 'Disturbing lack of oversight' in state's $14.5B payment for home care services2m read
Crisis center planned for people with mental health, substance disorders 3m read
Rise in sexually transmitted infections slows nationwide, but upward trend continues on LI, in state3m read
Health care costs
CSEA sues Nassau over health insurance swap2m read
Donor breast milk in LI hospitals give babies lifesaving nourishment3m read
Medicare Part D premiums to rise, with $2G drug cap next year7m read
Walk promoting suicide prevention has personal meaning for father, son2m read
Cancer
New LI study shows vitamin K-related compound slows prostate cancer in mice3m read
Male breast cancer survivor recounts his journey through illness3m read
Stories of loss, hope at walk against breast cancer2m read
Suffolk marathon winners celebrate with diner and doughnuts3m read
Mental health
'Anxiety is high': Mental health workers report election-related fears in immigrant, transgender patients5m read
Survey: Experiencing racism in school may cause mental health problems for students4m read
LI ceremony remembers vets who died by suicide, trying to spread awareness2m read
LIRR to install suicide prevention signage at station1m read
COVID-19
Small firms struggling to repay pre-pandemic loans 7m read
Number of parents, students in vaccination suit drops3m read
Suffolk OTB sues after its $4 million PPP loan isn't forgiven2m read
LI district bars Wild Child Pediatric patients while parents fight exclusion3m read
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State officials: Troubled Woodbury nursing home seeks temporary takeover3m read
'Joyfully Josie': LI mom of girl with rare disorder promotes disability inclusion6m read
Mocktails not always a healthier choice1m read
Auction, dinner a salute to service of military vets2m read
Walking pneumonia cases up on LI, especially among very young2m read
Some LI consumers more cautious of menu choices amid foodborne illness outbreaks3m read
Feds: Withheld evidence would not have changed LI urologist's guilty verdict2m read
CDC: People over 65 can get second COVID shot six months after initial vaccine1m read
LI doctor pleads guilty to health care fraud for unnecessary brain scans1m read
State records: Woodbury nursing home owners sought to close troubled facility, but didn't finalize plans3m read
Drug give-back on LI aims to reduce narcotics abuse, improve water quality2m read
State CSEA strips power from Nassau chapter2m read
Health Favorites
CDC: E. coli in carrots sickens 39, including 5 in NYS
The CDC did not identify where in New York the infected consumers live.
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Stony Brook researchers use screening tool to catch substance abuse in pregnant women early on 2m read
Fluoride can now be applied by registered dental assistants, LPNs1m read
Health and business
Huntington Hospital nurses vote to join NYSNA
The NYSNA currently represents 3,600 members across six Northwell facilities. The nurses leave the Huntington Hospital Nurses' Association.
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Harborside food service provider wants to exit retirement community1m read
'That is not happening': Hochul vows elderly Harborside residents won't be evicted3m read
