No. 1,000: The more things change…
Welcome, intrepid innovators, to Wednesday and a landmark edition of your favorite innovation newsletter, and to a momentous day in Innovate Long Island history. It’s mindboggling that more than…
Terry Lynam
The poor prognosis of politicized public health
By TERRY LYNAM // The nation’s public-health professionals are in full-blown panic over the dumpster fire that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ignited within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
No. 983: In which we set sail, lose a good president, explore horizons and devour cookies (and doughnuts)
Hot (off the presses): Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we sweat out the first full workweek of July – and we do mean sweat. It certainly has been…
No. 982: On upgraded ERs, political ideologies and hot Summer vacations, with delicious meals on wheels
Way to go: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators! You’ve outlasted a blistering heatwave, conquered Summer 2025’s first official workweek and earned yourself another well-deserved weekend! Away we go: Before…
On healthcare, GOP’s budget bill is one big, ugly mess
By TERRY LYNAM // All federal health and human services policies have long-lasting impacts on everyday Americans, including many provisions in the latest version of President Donald Trump’s One Big…
No. 969: Rentals rejected, nurses nurtured, Hofstra hyped – and why your kids are pulling an all-nighter
Sweet reunion: Hello again, dear readers! After our short-but-sweet Spring break, your favorite innovation-economy newsletter is back on the beat. We missed you, too! But here we are, reenergized…
No. 968: On senior homes, junior electricians and a decade of innovation, brought to you by you
That’s so 2015: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday, but the last Wednesday – the last day, in fact – of April 2025. This is significant…
In Nuvance, another big win for Northwell’s bold leader
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…
Patients, providers feel the pain as federal funds vanish
By TERRY LYNAM // Keeping track of the Trump Administration’s head-spinning budget cuts and layoffs has been tough, but one thing is clear: They could have a staggering impact on…
No. 944: Weathering storms, going to the movies and double dipping on chocolate, while our kids phone it in
Middle march: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we march into the second half of February’s first workweek – and the back half of Winter 2025, which officially passed…
In healthcare, better outcomes are to DEI for
By TERRY LYNAM // I’ve been trying to understand why, when and how the issue of diversity, equity and inclusion became such a political lightening rod. Perhaps I was naïve…
No. 930: It’s a royal flush with Bernard King, the very first Burger King and the king of the neural bypass
Last leg: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the first week of December rocks on and the last month of 2024 (!) rolls toward its jingle-belling conclusion. The big…
With billions in play, opioid settlements turn political
By TERRY LYNAM // To those who’ve lost a loved one, it’s blood money: $55 billion in court settlements to be paid out in response to the 900,000 American lives…
No. 916: Hurricanes hit hard, scholarships soar and CEOs fret the election, but there’s plenty of pizza and beer
En-Gulfed: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as another beautiful autumn day graces Long Island – and our many readers in storm-ravaged Florida face another deadly superstorm. This time, it’s…
Concepts of a crisis as GOP targets Obamacare, again
By TERRY LYNAM // Except for abortion, healthcare has largely been a back-burner issue for most of the 2024 presidential campaign. The only time it came up during the Sept….