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Her name is Gulbano Khan, and she's the first baby born in 2025 at Northwell area maternity wards. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It's like a precious gift'

Nearly four years after an unknown attacker threw a cup of acid in her face, Nafiah Ikram spoke to Newsday about her struggles on the road to recovery. 

'Nafiah faced the world without any hesitancy'

A young brother and sister from Shoreham are thriving after receiving lifesaving heart transplants. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It was a miracle'

A court order will allow more than 300 residents at Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation to stay there, for now, after they faced evacuation threats earlier this week.

Judge issues temporary restraining order for residents of Woodbury nursing home

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Gulbano Khan was born at 12:10 a.m. The baby's name means the princess of flowers in Pashto, a language spoken in northern Pakistan, where her parents are from.

LI's likely first baby of 2025 born at Huntington Hospital

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Doctors are urging people to get a flu shot and take other precautions to avoid getting the highly contagious virus.

'It's spreading like wildfire:' Flu cases sharply up this month on LI 

Nearly four years after an unknown attacker threw acid in her face, Nafiah Ikram is not fully healed and no arrest has been made. But she's nonetheless determined to push ahead.

Acid-attack survivor moving forward, despite obstacles

Lack of sufficient funding "is forcing families to make tough decisions regarding placing a loved one in a nursing home," legislators and advocates wrote the governor.

Bipartisan group of LI officials push for more state funding for in-home elder care

Getting ready to ring in the new year? Long Island doctors warn of common hazards and how to keep safe this holiday season.

'Holiday heart syndrome' and other New Year's Eve hazards to watch out for

A surgeon had to put the boy into a medically induced coma to repair multiple skull fractures. Four years later, Newsday checks in with the family.

'Pure determination' helping boy recover after crash caused by off-duty cop

Each December, and again in June, the Cotters, of Shoreham, celebrate their two children's successful heart transplant surgeries with a "heartiversary."

Gifts of life beat inside young siblings celebrating heart transplants

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A judge is considering a request by the New York Attorney General's Office for a temporary restraining order to block an "emergency evacuation" of a Woodbury nursing home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Judge's decision expected Friday

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits the set of "Rebranding Menopause," a podcast about menopause and women's health.

'I want to take away that stigma'

Federal data shows public housing complexes for seniors on Long Island failed their inspections. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'We are human beings that live here'

Retired city firefighter Kevin Williams from Patchogue shares his story on receiving a life-saving organ donation. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. 

'It's a very humbling and very emotional thing'

This Thanksgiving, Kenneth Spaeth, a retired NYPD detective and 9/11 first responder, is giving thanks for a new kidney, one that was donated to him by a Yaphank volunteer firefighter who passed away in May. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

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The DeMasi family talks about their 'Thanksgiving miracle' 21 years ago, when baby Gina came home from the hospital after being born four months early.

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Long Island Cares has opened the West Nassau Center for Food Assistance & Community Support in Valley Stream to help those with food insecurity in time for Thanksgiving. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'Food is expensive now so this is gonna help me'

As families gather for Thanksgiving dinner, trauma expert Sara Glass says keep the focus on connecting with relatives, not on making a point if political conversations arise.

'This one is gonna be so tough'

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