Study: Enjoy those nachos and beat COVID, too
By GREGORY ZELLER // High doses of an over-the-counter antacid can reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms. The important news about the common heartburn drug famotidine – known best by…
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Two years in, still confronting big COVID questions
By TERRY LYNAM // Today, Feb. 11, marks the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 – at least, the anniversary of the World Health Organization giving the novel coronavirus a formal name….
Jovia eyes frozen assets at Northwell Health Ice Center
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Good For the Goose/Good For the Gander File comes mighty healthcare conglomerate Northwell Health, which normally lends its name – and significant funding –…
No. 662: A midwinter dream with radioactive elements, Teflon, The Facebook and homemade soup, mmmmm
That was close: Welcome to the first Friday of February, intrepid innovators, as Long Island narrowly escapes this week’s nationwide winter storm – a just reward for another productive…
No. 659: On dental drills, dominant diamonds and Wayne’s world – with a whole lotta Long Island love
Crikey, it’s cold! Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the Winter of 2022 peaks on Long Island with highs in the 20s, lows in the teens and the threat…
At Feinstein, a wireless mouse with limitless potential
By GREGORY ZELLER // In another shocking development at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, scientists have developed a wireless implant that stimulates nerves in mice – a tiny breakthrough…
No. 655: In which hot tea, hot facemasks and hot guys all warm you right – and hydrogen heats your house
Don’t be bitter: It is winter, after all, and Long Island’s brutal cold snap isn’t forecasted to last long. Not only that, intrepid innovators, but it’s already Wednesday –…
No. 653: Falling stars, see-through skin and cheerful news on depression, with whipped cream on top
On purpose: Here we are, dear readers – knee-deep in the first workweek of 2022, with a fresh year of innovation ahead. What will 2022 bring? After two years…
Healthcare at a crossroads as nursing shortage grows
By TERRY LYNAM // Nurses have never been in higher demand: In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, hospitals, nursing homes, home-care agencies, outpatient facilities and nursing schools are all…
In cardiovascular quest, Feinstein opens ‘smart bottles’
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York’s largest healthcare provider is leading a virtual trial of “smart” prescription bottles that address one of the biggest concerns of modern healthcare: “medication nonadherence.”…
No. 649: Cooking with Flay, discovering exoplanets, ticking toward Armageddon and fulfilling dreams at FSC
End run: It’s Friday, intrepid innovator, and you’ve done it again – another workweek conquered, another well-earned weekend on tap. Well played, as usual! Before we clock out, just…
No. 648: On time travel, inventor mentors and overdue airport arrivals – and mmmmm, brownies!
Stress test: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the Christmas 2021 countdown continues and we plow through another busy week of socioeconomic innovation. It’s Wednesday, Dec. 8, and there…
Personal experience leads to $1 million MRI donation
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $1 million donation will help Glen Cove Hospital purchase its first magnetic resonance imaging machine and create its first-ever in-house MRI suite. All told, the…
No. 646: Adding some color with red apples, ‘GoldenEye’ and White House hotlines – and rising with Ascend LI
Holiday card: Here we go, dear readers – it’s Dec. 1 out there, midpoint of this workweek but the start of the very last leg of testy, tumultuous 2021….
No. 644: Butter your bread, pick your ponies, clean our water – and the puck finally drops at UBS
Talking turkey: Let’s get real, intrepid innovators – it’s Wednesday out there, and that means just one week to go before Thanksgiving. If you haven’t started food shopping yet,…