Poll: Folks want to ‘age well’ (but don’t always act like it)
By GREGORY ZELLER // New Yorkers are generally concerned about staying healthy as they age – but most don’t take precautions to improve their odds. That’s one of the bigger…
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ICE backlash threatens bipartisan public-health revival
By TERRY LYNAM // The long-simmering debate over the future of federal health spending – including Obamacare subsidies – has been largely overshadowed by the Trump Administration’s pursuit of Greenland…
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…
App that predicts falls rises in national competition
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the species that crafted “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” comes an app that might be better described as “I’m about to fall –…
Heart tech, kidney grant energize Stony Brook Medicine
By GREGORY ZELLER // A cutting-edge artificial-intelligence technology and a major-league federal grant are propelling Stony Brook Medicine to the front lines in the wars against heart disease and diabetic…
No. 963: Cocktail cautions, pet protections and tariff turnarounds – we better get to the gym (take your pick)
Please keep your hands and feet inside the economy at all times: Hold on tight, dear readers … another rollercoaster workweek for the Long Island innovation economy (and teetering…
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…
Magic pill? No. But Journavx could provide opioid assist
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // People in acute pain might be relieved to know that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Journavx, a novel painkiller that aspires to…
Pandemic may be over, but Safe at Home’s mission isn’t
By GREGORY ZELLER // A leading regional nonprofit is continuing to find innovative ways to assist at-risk Long Island seniors living alone. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is over, its effects…
Poll: Most Long Islanders avoid the naughty list in 2024
By GREGORY ZELLER // Don’t believe all that noise about New Yorkers being a nasty lot – it’s a bunch of hogwash, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau…
Feds scuffle as minorities pay a heavy diabetes price
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // André “Doctor Dre” Brown can’t prescribe Ozempic because he’s not that kind of doctor, but that hasn’t stopped the Beastie Boys DJ and 1990s co-host…
Last call: Feds can fix booze guidance, but will they?
By TERRY LYNAM // Celebrating, grieving, alleviating stress, watching a ballgame, traveling, relaxing at home – there’s always a good reason to take a drink. Alcohol is imbedded in our…
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…
As eSports rise, New York Tech tackles blood-clot risks
By GREGORY ZELLER // Have you burnt a fortnight on Fortnite? Lost count of your Counter-Strike hours? Are you legendary for your marathon League of Legends sessions? Congratulations – you’re…
Malverne High takes the fight to the cyberbullies
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the 2023-24 school year set to begin, Long Island educators and victim-advocacy leaders are proactively preparing high-schoolers to battle cyberbullies. The Safe Center Long Island,…