Northwell Health lifer tabbed as chief revenue officer
By GREGORY ZELLER // Northwell Health may be laser-focused on providing top healthcare services, but as one of New York State’s largest commercial enterprises, it also needs to take care…
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No. 345: Tinkerers, taxes, the Twist and Long Island’s economic-development wish list
Half-full: It’s Wednesday, dear readers, middle ground of another busy workweek on Long Island and around the globe. A warm welcome this Oct. 3 to new newsletter subscribers Jordan, Anita,…
No. 335: Phooey chop, King of Pop and a phone flop – and why is Hank Foley so big on blockchain, anyway?
Middle of the road: Welcome to the midpoint of another sweltering summer workweek, dear reader. Your three-day holiday weekend is now clearly in sight. It’s already Aug. 29 out there,…
Feinstein doc eyes telehealth for Hispanic diabetes
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s not precisely the Telemundo of telemedicine, but a Long Island scientist will spend some $3 million of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s money exploring telehealth…
No. 333: On science fiction, science facts, Dowling’s determined demeanor and a ‘smarter’ Long Island
Middle ground: Happy Wednesday, dear readers, and especially you, new newsletter subscribers Marguerite, Mike, Alena, David and Carrie. Welcome to the show. It’s Aug. 22 and the midpoint of another…
Northwell team beats hypofractionation’s drum
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the You Don’t Have to Cut to Cure file comes new research suggesting that a specific form of radiation therapy, previously thought to be ineffective…
With $500K bump, Northwell Playbacks it forward
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Westchester County startup focused on patient-engagement solutions has earned a chunky Northwell Health seed investment. Northwell Ventures, the investment arm of the New Hyde Park-based…
No. 327: On ‘Moby Dick,’ ‘Gangsta’s Paradise,’ shredded wheat and life on Mars
August already? How did THAT happen? We’re as dumfounded as you, dear reader, but here we are – Aug. 1, 2018, about halfway through the summer and this exciting…
For Northwell employees, the drugs are in the mail
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news for Northwell Health employees, who can now receive their prescription medications through the mail. Vivo Health Pharmacy, a specialty drug dispensary operated by the…
No. 326: A newsletter for foodies! (Starring Mazars USA, Island Harvest, the Harry Chapin Food Bank and Shake Shack)
Welcome to Friday: And the precipice of another well-earned summer weekend. It’s July 27 out there, dear readers, and if you had Macbeth, King of Scotland, getting whupped by Siward,…
Collaboration cooks up unique ‘Food as Health’ effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the You Are What You Eat file comes a New York State first: a hospital-based initiative designed to comprehensively address hunger-related issues. The New Hyde…
No. 325: Prime time for Whole Foods, a big score for LI colleges and playing it safe with coyotes
Middle ground: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of another busy (and sticky!) summer workweek. X factor: It’s July 25 out there, a big date for suspending the…
Nerve-stim startup Sanguistat shuffles its deck
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Connecticut-based biotech spun out of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has assembled a powerful collection of advisors and directors, including corporate heavyweights and recognized…
Feinstein prof snags $3.5M for bladder-cancer effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // The National Institutes of Health is backing a Long Island-based researcher’s efforts to develop a first-of-its-kind care program for post-surgical bladder cancer patients. Michael Diefenbach, a…
No. 322: On P.T. Barnum, Sinatra, Julius Caesar and Han Solo – and why Stony Brook’s CEBIP is shaking with excitement
It’s Friday the 13th: And there’s absolutely nothing to be afraid of, dear readers – in fact, it’s time to celebrate, with another productive week of socioeconomic innovation in the…