By GREGORY ZELLER // The world’s smallest defibrillator lead is now in play at Northwell Health. Cardiologists at North Shore University Hospital’s Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital have implanted the…
Comfort zone: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and another beautiful Summer day here on Long Island. Yes, we Islanders are quite comfortable as we hurdle the hump with moderate…
Busy busy: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the last Friday of Spring 2025 (sorta … this year’s Summer Solstice takes place at precisely…
By TERRY LYNAM // I’ve known Michael Dowling since 1988, when I was working in the press office of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, who tapped Dowling to become…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s first-ever triple transplant surgery is in the books. Surgeons at the Northwell Health Transplant Institute have performed a successful three-organ transplant on 47-year-old Queens resident Sergio…
By GREGORY ZELLER // A middle-school teacher from Rego Park is alive and well and preparing to return to his classroom, thanks to a surprise gift from a virtual stranger….
By popular demand: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but (already) the second Wednesday of 2025 – and the midpoint of the first full workweek…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Northwell Health is showing some real spine. Literally. The New Hyde Park-based health system has become the first in New York State to employ the Teligen…
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s been a hot summer for medical advancements across Long Island’s leading healthcare systems. Already this season, Northwell Health and Catholic Health have introduced multimillion-dollar next-generation…
Transitional phase: Welcome to the first Friday of Spring, dear readers! Yes, it’s surprisingly cold out there, and a wet and windy weekend is on tap for Long Island…
Phil is just a liberal psyop: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the first Friday of February and the second day of the new…
By TERRY LYNAM // Hospitals nationwide will spend tens of millions of dollars in the coming months touting their “Best Hospital” rankings. Announced this month, the most recent rankings for the…
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Keeps on Ticking Department comes Northwell Health‘s progressive Heart Hospital, which has completed its milestone 100th heart transplant. Marking a plateau you’d probably prefer…
Fast forward: The winter-break workweek speeds along, intrepid innovators – it’s Wednesday already and all downhill from here (the positive version). We’re racing with you step for step on…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news, expectant women of Long Island: Artificially intelligent “pregnancy chatbots” are now taking appointments. To be clear, the intelligence is legit: The Northwell Health Pregnancy…