Memo to food phonies: Shut your fat mouths
By TERRY LYNAM // With obesity rates surging across the nation and millions struggling with eating disorders, it’s clear that Americans have a very complicated relationship with food. There are…
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No. 893: Summer steams in with music, law mergers and pharmacogenomics (Don’t know it yet? Well, you will!)
Let there be light: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and the first full day of Summer 2024 – the Summer Solstice graced our Northern Hemisphere late Thursday afternoon, meaning…
Zucker School aids special-ops vets on medical mission
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s leading medical schools is on a special mission to help elite U.S. soldiers transition from theaters of war to the front lines…
No. 886: Paper is clipped, guts are checked, patents are secured and screens are aglow (try the chicken!)
Welcome back to the show: Here we are, dear readers, picking up right where we left off before the long holiday weekend – knee-deep in invention and all manners of…
No. 883: On rocketeers, Kepler’s Third Law and Einstein’s most famous theory – with chips, ahoy!
Are those bells we hear? Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of the year’s fifth month – and kick off an exciting countdown for your…
No. 880: Journalists rule, the paranormal presides and real estate gets a little dicey (dictators need not apply)
That’ll work: Welcome to the first Friday in May, dear readers, delivering a few clouds, a little sun and plenty of seasonal warmth (more weather forecasting below). Most importantly,…
No. 879: Maypoles, grumps, heroic cardiologists – and na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na … Batman!
Mayday! Mayday! This is not a red alert, dear readers, though it is a red-letter date as the new month begins and we hurdle the hump of this busy…
CSHL, Northwell extend cancer-fighting ‘affiliation’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two of Long Island’s cornerstone bioscience institutions have extended a longstanding – and highly successful – collaboration. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and New Hyde Park-based Northwell…
No. 876: Dogs, cats, horses, LSD, Jayne Mansfield and Darth Vader – sounds like another fun Friday!
The games are afoot: Well played, good sports … another busy workweek in the win column and another relaxing weekend on deck! And what a weekend, particularly for sports fans,…
Meta physics, royal pains in the age of digital disclosure
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Two seemingly disparate events have recently captured our collective attention: the British Royal Family’s handling of media relations and Meta’s strategic decision to steer away…
No. 871: Party on, readers! Coasts are cleared, whales are saved and the mousse is loose (no pudding, please)
Dry wit: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we slosh our way through the first week of April here on rainy Long Island. Of course, you know what they…
On big medical decisions, trust doctors – not insurers
By TERRY LYNAM // The essence of good medical care begins with the physician-patient relationship – which is also the origin of the biggest conflict between healthcare providers and insurers….
No. 869: Baseball begins – so do Florida, long-distance phone calls, the U.S. Navy and the new Adventureland
Play ball! Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the eve of the 2024 Major League Baseball season (which technically started last week in Korea,…
No. 868: In which water rises, women get healthier, Shatner soars and pansies are tougher than you think
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…
No. 864: SUNY cites civics, octopi stretch their legs and women literally fly, with Holmes on the bench
Hail the conquering hero: Well done, intrepid innovators … another workweek conquered, another weekend queued up, with only one more workday standing between you and a well-earned two-day respite….