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I’m 26, and have lived virtually my whole life in Hempstead. I’ve seen a lot of health-related issues — low-income people of color, like me, suffering from chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and untreated mental illness. Often they haven’t been able to receive proper treatment for their conditions. I wanted to do something about it, and soon I will be able to, because I’m on my way to becoming a doctor.
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By Shakia Miller
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3/8/24
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As the pandemic continues, news outlets throughout America have recently announced that 2020 has been recognized as the deadliest year in United States History, with thousands of COVID-19 related …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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12/24/20
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Most people don’t like going to the doctor. The truth? Even doctors don’t like going to doctors.
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By Ankita Sagar and Maria Carney
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6/26/20
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For a decade and a half, thyroid cancer survivor Abby Melendez, of Baldwin, has run a support group for people with the disease. Since the group began, more than 100 people have come to through it, seeking the understanding, consolation and validation that come only from shared experiences.
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By Daine Taylor
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8/17/17
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Take the fight to Syria? Who says? The guy who tweets about Chuck Todd’s “sleepy eyes” in the predawn hours?
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4/14/17
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By the time Mahalia Desruisseaux was 6 or 7 years old, she had already decided that she would be a doctor. The now 46-year-old recalls her frequent trips to the Haitian orphanage run by her father, where her mother was a teacher. She saw firsthand her parents’ desire to help those who are less fortunate, which they passed on to their daughter.
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By Daine Taylor and Scott Brinton
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11/30/16
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I don’t know about you, but my ancestors weren’t born here. In 1910, a 13-year-old boy from Odessa, traveling alone, boarded a ship with a ticket that entitled him to a bunk in steerage, and he set sail for America.
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9/2/15
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“You regret what you haven’t done,” Linda Dupuis, a 15-year Baldwin resident, said about her new business, SpaVie. Despite the many obstacles that life has thrown in her way in …
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By Taylor Zambrano
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7/30/15
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Q: My mother had cataract surgery and uses reading glasses. My neighbor however, just had cataract surgery and does not use glasses at all. What kind of cataract …
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By Dr. Fikret Kajoshaj
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4/30/15
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Q: My primary care Doctor told me that my diabetes can affect my eye sight. How does diabetes affect the eyes?
A: Millions of Americans suffer from diabetes every …
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By Dr. Fikret Kajoshaj
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4/22/15
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