State awards research funding to local hospitals
Three Long Island hospitals are among 26 statewide academic medical institutions receiving a total of $17.2 million in state research awards. The awards, announced Thursday, will be used to train…
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Israel, state officials call for Alzheimer’s initiative
U.S. Rep. Steve Israel and State Assemblyman Charles Lavine joined forces at North Shore-LIJ’s Feinstein R&D center on Tuesday to renew a call to turn the Empire State into a…
With VNS, additional strides in controlling epilepsy
By GREGORY ZELLER // Dr. Ashesh Mehta, head of North Shore-LIJ’s epilepsy care center, performed two surgeries on July 24, one fairly routine, one a bit less so. For now,…
Debrief: John Boockvar, Feinstein Institute
John Boockvar has a lot on his mind, most of it regarding your mind. The co-director of the Feinstein Institute’s Brain Tumor Biotech Center is also an investigator in Feinstein’s…
Long Beach Emergency Department earns final approvals
With final regulatory approvals in place, South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Emergency Department at Long Beach is ready roll. Long Island’s first freestanding emergency department, which will operate 24/7 and receive…
Schein shines but exchange rates hurt
Multiple acquisitions and healthier international markets helped Henry Schein post a record second quarter, according to an earnings report released Wednesday. Although the strength of the U.S. dollar against various…
SBU researchers win health grants
Three Stony Brook Medicine researchers have received financial backing from the SUNY Health Network of Excellence. The network, part of the SUNY Research Foundation, has granted a total of $450,000…
Hofstra gets state OKs on nursing programs
The New York State Department of Education has approved license-qualifying nurse practitioner programs to be offered by the new Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies….
They’ve come a long way, baby
No doubt about it: Stony Brook Medicine delivers. In fact, Stony Brook University Hospital is closing in on a monumental childbirth milestone: the 100,000th baby delivered since the hospital unwrapped…
Eastern LI Hospital affiliates with SBU
The Eastern Long Island Hospital Board of Directors has voted unanimously to approve an affiliation with Stony Brook University Hospital – an important step toward advancing collaborations between the two…
Live from Long Island: A cloud-based cure for Obamacare
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island hedge fund manager and a team of doctors are tackling the modern health-care provider’s big-data dilemma. Electronic record-keeping, compliance with the Health Insurance…
Another step back for Long Beach
Renovation of the Long Beach Urgent Care Center – resulting in Long Island’s first off-campus, 24-hour emergency services department – was completed in “record time.” Unfortunately, state and federal regulators…
Qosina heading to Dr. Atkins’ former digs
Qosina Corp., an Edgewood-based distributor of components for the medical device and cosmetics industries, is moving its headquarters to a Rechler Equity Partners building near MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma. The…
Henry Schein takes a bite of Danish
Henry Schein is going to Denmark. The Meville-based healthcare products distributor announced Tuesday it is acquiring a majority share of Jorgen Kruuse A/S, Scandinavia’s largest veterinary products distributor. Financial terms…
Vasomedical’s big move into on-demand tech
By GREGORY ZELLER // Vasomedical’s acquisition this month of a Florida-based managed network provider named NetWolves may serve as a template for the future of U.S. health care. A big…