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New York state must raise the age
We don’t need brain studies to tell us that teenagers, particularly 16- to 18-year-olds, often act impulsively, with seeming disregard for the consequences of their actions. more
The Rev. Chux Okochi answered questions from his pharmacy students at St. John’s University last week. Okochi has been teaching at the university since 2003.
A priest, and a St. John’s University professor
It was 9:05 a.m. on the first Friday back from a month-long winter break, and 24 pharmacy students at St. John’s University, in Queens, were getting an introduction to their new class, Interpersonal Communications for Pharma. more
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After Garrett FitzGerald's accident, Joan Lyall, formerly of Malverne, and FitzGerald moved up their wedding date, and were married last Saturday in Fitzgerald’s ICU room at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Tragedy spurs fundraising efforts for young couple
Joan Lyall, who lived most of her life in Malverne, and Garrett FitzGerald, a Suffern, N.Y., native, fell in love nine years ago, and got engaged. The wedding was scheduled for March 4 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church — right across the street from where Lyall grew up — and the hall arrangements had been scheduled. A painting she created for the church while a member of its Youth Group was to be displayed on the altar during their wedding. more
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Some changes I’d like to see
We’ve finally arrived at the holiday season and can start thinking about our wishes for the New Year. By any measure, no one believes this has been a worry-free, happy-go-lucky 12 months. more
Lisa Tyson, director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, called for publicly financed elections in light of Hannon’s personal investments.
Local groups call for Sen. Hannon to step down
Local unions and some community activists are calling for the resignation of State Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) amid reports that Hannon, who heads the Senate Health Committee, has been profiting … more
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Oleg Karmanov, with his mother, Aleksandra Karmanova, at the Davison Avenue School last week. Oleg had had a heart operation only six days earlier, at St. Francis Hospital.
For 9-year old, a gift of life
Nine-year-old Oleg Karmanov had been in the U.S. less than two weeks before he visited Michelle Malone’s classroom at the Davison Avenue school in Lynbrook last week. A Russian citizen from Ulyanovsk — about 500 miles east of Moscow — Oleg speaks no English, and just six days earlier he had undergone a surgical procedure at St. Francis Hospital to close a hole in his heart. more
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JoAnn Pushkin with state Sen. John Flanagan after she received the New York State Senate Women of Distinction award. The award recognized Pushkin’s efforts in lobbying for the Breast Density Information Law.
More testing, not less, needed for breast cancer
According to a report by the New York State Cancer Registry, which is maintained by the Department of Health, the occurrence of female breast cancer in many Nassau County areas is much higher than the state expectancy rate. In fact, of Nassau County’s 65 zip codes, 35 had at least a 15 percent increase in the number of breast cancer cases anticipated in those areas, the report said. more
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Timothy Schlameuss who has volunteered for 11,000 hours.
Volunteers give thousands of hours to SNCH
While some community based organization are struggling to find volunteers, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside is recognizing people who have given thousands of hours of service. Anne … more
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Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand, of Merrick, above, struggled for months to restore his business, All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. He was forced to take roughly $750,000 in private loans to keep the clinic afloat. Above, Gelfand at the hospital shortly after the storm.
Businesses slowly recover after Sandy
Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc. more
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An incentive program overseen by the state Department of Health will offer up to $8 billion to hospitals that can effectively lower the number of low-income patients who frequently visit emergency rooms by treating them earlier. State Sen. Kemp Hannon, left, and NUMC president Dr. Victor Politi explained the program.
A plan to reform health care statewide
Nassau University Medical Center President Dr. Victor Politi and State Sen. Kemp Hannon announced on June 29 the hospital’s participation in an ambitious statewide incentive plan that aims to reform the health care system by focusing on greater care for at-risk, low-income patients to reduce “avoidable hospitalizations,” thereby lowering state Medicaid costs. If successful, the program could net hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding for Long Island and Queens hospitals over the next five years, portions of which would go the NUMC. more
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