NY’s tide has turned, but only love can end opioid deaths
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Imagine getting a $3,200 return on every dollar you invested, while simultaneously saving 6,523 lives over the course of just two years. The New York…
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With ‘checkoffs’ stalling, oversight (or overhaul) needed
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Tax season might seem like an inopportune time for government to ask for charitable contributions, but hundreds of thousands of New York State taxpayers have…
Innovative cleantech targets Northwell medical waste
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of the nation’s largest producers of biohazardous materials is incorporating a cutting-edge technology from Ireland designed to safely handle infectious medical waste – and save…
No. 842: Ride ’em, cowboy – we’ve got horses, portable power packs and hot cocoa (plus septic stipends)
Saddle up: Howdy, cowgirls and cowboys! Grab them reins, ’cause we’re galloping straight through another busy workweek. To spur you along, here’s a high-in-the-saddle innovation review – the least…
Albany accelerates future of DNA manufacturing, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest state investment will help push a Long Island bioscience pioneer toward the brink of a DNA-manufacturing revolution. Through its Excelsior Jobs Program and chunky…
Albany OKs Applied DNA’s rapid Omicron detector
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the novel coronavirus reestablishing its national dominance, the New York State Department of Health has wasted no time greenlighting a Long Island biotech’s next-generation COVID-detection…
Hochul tags unvaccinated as NY mask mandates return
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 2020: With the omicron variant spreading and national COVID cases rising fast, Albany has reinstated public mask-wearing protocols….
Life’s a beach with SBU’s inclusive water-quality app
By GREGORY ZELLER // Come on in, the water’s fine. That’s the promise of the Long Island Beach and Water Quality App, a unique public app designed by Stony Brook…
Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
No shot: Pfizer nixes New York’s direct appeal
By GREGORY ZELLER // It appears Albany’s questionable attempt to cut out the middleman in its immunization efforts is a nonstarter. Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday sent a letter to…
Hurry up and wait for slow, but steady, vaccinations
By TERRY LYNAM // Frustration abounds as Long Islanders and Americans nationwide struggle to make appointments for a COVID-19 vaccination. The initial strategy put in place by Operation Warp Speed…
Northwell to lead Island vaccination plan, distribution
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State will establish Regional Vaccination Hubs to streamline the Phase 2 administration of more plentiful COVID-19 vaccines. Scheduled to commence in “early 2021,” according…
Targeting healthcare workers, LI vaccinations begin
By GREGORY ZELLER // Americans remain split about receiving a COVID-19 shot – but frontline healthcare workers are squarely in the vaccinate-me-now category. Pfizer’s hastily approved COVID-19 vaccine is now…
Crackdown: Bad news for restaurants (and Aunt Joan)
By GREGORY ZELLER // Welcome back to the brink, Long Island. And you might want to rethink those Thanksgiving plans. Coronavirus cases are spiking – the New York State Department…
Wellness on ice: Northwell, Islanders renew their vows
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Swiss multinational may have won the naming rights, but as UBS Arena emerges as a top New York sports and entertainment venue, Northwell Health will…