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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa explains the reason for the drop in overdose deaths on Long Island.

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

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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. 

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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. 

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Since Aug. 7, 16 Suffolk residents have tested positive for West Nile, the second highest number of human cases in a single year since the county began reporting cases in 2000, the county said.

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With the donation, the family of Bella Trezza, the 17-year-old Babylon student who died following a car crash Saturday, will save the lives of three people, officials said.

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Narcan, and an ebbing pandemic, have led to a drop in fatal drug overdoses in Nassau and Suffolk, health experts say.

Fatal overdoses on downturn trend

The move impacts more than 860 lab technologists, technicians, phlebotomists and customer service representatives.

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A total of 10 people have died in eight states in the outbreak. The latest death was confirmed as "illness reports have started to decrease," the CDC said in an update.

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The latest report from the independent monitor details the extent of the facility's financial concerns.

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Despite the decline in obesity rates, the rate of severe obesity rose.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.'

Across New York, the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, were found in young people, non-Hispanic Black people and men who have sex with men, the report found. 

Report: Sexually transmitted infections climb on Long Island

Stuart Copperman, whose medical license was revoked in 2000, faces more than 100 sexual abuse allegations.

Former Merrick pediatrician ordered to pay $27 million in sexual abuse judgment

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Long Island high school football players have begun wearing Guardian Caps in an attempt to reduce head injuries. NewsdayTV's Gregg Sarra reports.

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