Chembio HIV-syphilis test OK’d for Europe, Caribbean
Chembio Diagnostics has been approved to sell its combination test for HIV and syphilis in most of Europe and the Caribbean. The single-use test kits offer rapid detection of antibodies…
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Northwell goes feet-first in new orthopaedic office
Northwell Health celebrated the opening of its newest and most expansive orthopaedic institute this week. The Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute at Huntington was officially opened with a Jan….
Stony Brook kidney team transplants record book
It was a banner 2016 for Stony Brook Medicine’s kidney transplant team, which set a new high water mark for procedures performed. The Transplantation Services Team – including nephrologists, RNs…
Northwell takes cancer research to the biobank
By GREGORY ZELLER // A collaboration between New York’s largest healthcare system and a German oncology-research expert will look to customize cancer care to individual patient needs. New Hyde Park-based…
IPS has designs on $155 billion medical market
BY GREGORY ZELLER // Hauppauge maker Intelligent Product Solutions is making its way into a projected $155 billion industry. Just two months after cutting the ribbon on a satellite office…
Survey: One-third of flu victims still come to work
By GREGORY ZELLER // Workmates making you sick? You don’t know the half of it. One-third of workers who have the flu still report to work, according to a new…
New partnership to bring telehealth home
By GREGORY ZELLER // A large-scale investment by Northwell Ventures will put a futuristic spin on the old-fashioned house call. The Northwell Health system on Wednesday announced a new partnership…
Baby steps: Northwell newborns outpace nation
Anyone know a good sitter? Bucking national trends, Northwell Health is hip-deep in chubby cheeks and loaded diapers after delivering more than 40,000 bouncing babies in 2016. That projected 4…
Northwell adds corneal crosslinking, Ned approves
By GREGORY ZELLER // The FDA has seen the light. So has Northwell Health. Now Ned Daily can, too. Daily, a Long Island-based photographer/videographer, was slowly losing his vision to…
Health system acquires busy Suffolk Surgery Center
New York State’s largest healthcare provider keeps getting larger, adding a busy surgical center to its satellite roster. Northwell Health has acquired a majority stake in the Suffolk Surgery Center,…
Northwell/CSHL cancer center draws an ace
An internationally renowned cancer expert will help lead Northwell Health and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s joint cancer-research initiative. Oncologist Robert Maki, known primarily as a leading sarcoma physician and researcher,…
Huge gifts take cancer fight to tiniest levels
Consecutive gifts by philanthropists Kavita and Lalit Bahl totaling $13.75 million will fund a new Stony Brook Medicine center dedicated to understanding cancer on the most complex cellular levels. The…
Irish eyes smile on new Northwell partnership
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new collaborative agreement with blessings from on high in Ireland’s national government will pair startups from the Emerald Isle with some of Long Island’s top…
Nerves of steel: Sanguistat stimulator steps up
By GREGORY ZELLER // The world’s leading cause of maternal deaths is the target of new clinical trials for a trailblazing bioelectronic medical device. The Neural Tourniquet, an electronic nerve-stimulation…
At Northwell Health, putting their backs into it
By GREGORY ZELLER // Potential triggers for crippling backaches and revolutionary cancer treatments marked a big week for the human spine at Northwell Health. First, on Nov. 14, the health…