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	Ticks, carriers of Lyme disease and other pathogens,&nbsp;are a growing problem on Long Island. Take a look at what researchers are doing to raise awareness. NewsdayTV&#39;s Steve Langford reports.&nbsp;
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Experts believe the reason for the drop in overdose deaths on Long Island is Narcan. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'This is everybody's problem' 

Joseph Garcia's children were allegedly both excluded from Plainedge schools because the district says they do not have the correct vaccination documents. However, he says he has proof that his children were vaccinated. 

Father says he got kids' blood tested

More than 100 people walked at the annual Alzhiemer's Walk in the Park at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Saturday. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'For us at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, the finish line is a cure'

On the front lines with Suffolk County's mosquito hunters as bloodborne illnesses rise. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I want to just make sure I don't get bit'

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Researchers concluded that improper arm position could result in 40 to 54 million people being misclassified as having hypertension.

Why your blood pressure reading may be false

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Parents and other grievers convened at Robert Moses State Park to bring attention to opioid deaths.

Remembering those who died from opioid overdoses

More than 2,000 people attended Sunday's walk, which raised at least $680,000 for pancreatic cancer research, the Uniondale-based Lustgarten Foundation said.

'Brings you hope': Pancreatic cancer walk inspires LI

The nonprofit specializes in pairing veterans and first responders with service dogs.

Paws of War celebrates Nesconset expansion

Infections caused by the latest dominant variant have symptoms including fever, chills, fatigue, cough, congestion and headache.

What to know about COVID, flu and RSV vaccines

Julie DeVuono, owner of Wild Child, was arrested in 2022. Jeanette Breen, a Baldwin midwife, was fined in January.

Timeline of fake vaccine cases on Long Island

It's the highest number of reported human cases in the county since 2010. Nassau County has reported 15 human cases so far this year.

3 new West Nile cases bring season's total to 19, Suffolk officials say

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A decision on the sale of Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation in Woodbury is expected soon. A report from the facility's independent health monitor states a potential new buyer has been touring the facility. 

'A new buyer is desperately needed'

Daniela Conte fought childhood cancer four times before passing away at 8 years old. A nonprofit in her name helps other familes battling childhood cancer. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'She fought like hell'

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The state voided vaccination records for 133 kids from Long Island because they were falsified by a former Amityville nurse practitioner who was arrested two years ago for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, health officials said.

The affected students have 14 days to start getting vaccinated 

Families, friends hold a solemn reading of names of Long Islanders who lost their lives to fentanyl poisoning or overdoses. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports. 

'I worry that this gets put on the shelf of unsolvable problems'

For 7-year-old Michael Anglum, of Orient, summer started with an undetected tick bite, triggering a rash. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson reports.

'It was extremely frightening'

Some customers are staying away from deli meats after three people have died and dozens more have been sickened from contimated meat.

Deli meat sales down on LI following listeria outbreak

A rare case of rabies was found in a feral cat in Cedarhurst, the first in almost a decade in Nassau County. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'Stark reminder of the ongoing risk'

Inside a Long Island maternity ward during the coronavirus pandemic.

Inside a Long Island maternity ward during the coronavirus

Despite admitting to filling out thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination forms, former Amityville nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono did not report administering a childhood vaccine in New York for 17 years, records show.

New questions about nurse's fraudulent COVID vaccines

A health walk that included a focus on postpartum depression was held Sunday at Jones Beach. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'It's a major ordeal that is close to the heart'

Victims have come forward identifying former Northwell Health urologist Darius Paduch as having sexually abused them. NewsdayTV's Shari EInhorn reports.

'I didn't do anything wrong and...I was a victim.'

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