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Josh Levine, 16, of Merrick, at right, suffered a concussion in a Kennedy High School junior-varsity baseball game last spring, when a runner slammed into him while he was playing catcher. He was knocked unconscious and now struggles to concentrate and read. He was joined here by his family in April at the annual 5K Robbie’s Run that they sponsor in honor of his late brother, who died while rounding the bases during a Little League practice. From left were his sister, Samantha; mother, Jill; father, Craig; and sister, Riley.

Concussions rattle Central District athletes

Playing catcher, Josh Levine, of Merrick, crouched low on the first-base side of home plate, ball in hand, preparing to tag out a runner trying to score from third base. Suddenly he realized that the runner was charging at him at full speed, lowering his shoulders as if he were readying to tackle him. Levine’s heart was racing. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/9/15

Henry Boitel wants easy, inexpensive access to the Town of Hempstead’s board meeting minutes.

The frustrating task of acquiring town meeting minutes

Henry Boitel wasn’t asking for anything complicated. He just wanted to know what’s going on at the Town of Hempstead board meetings when he wasn’t able to attend. “The public doesn’t have any idea of what’s going on at those meetings,” said Boitel, “unless they read something in the newspaper.” more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/12/15

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

By David Weingrad | 7/8/15

Kennedy High to host Health and Career Fair

The Kennedy High School Science Department will host a Health and Career Fair on Tuesday, March 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the school’s gym. more

3/16/15

Health care workers at North Shore hospitals would wear this “Level 3” gear worn by this trainer to treat Ebola patients — its highest level of protection.

North Shore-LIJ to build Ebola center

North Shore-LIJ Health System officials said on Oct. 23 that they intend to develop a multi-million dollar biological containment unit at one of its 16 hospitals, designed to c more

By David Weingrad | 10/29/14

This poster in the Nassau University Medical Center warns patients and staff to seek immediate medical attention if experiencing Ebola-like symptoms.

Cuomo pushes statewide Ebola plan

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide Ebola plan on Oct. 16 that called for the coordination of health care, Port Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers to combat a potential spread of the Ebola virus should it cross New York’s borders. He also designated eight hospitals, including Long Island’s North Shore-LIJ, in Nassau County, and Stony Brook University Hospital, in Suffolk, to act as regional centers for treating patients with Ebola. more

By David Weingrad | 10/22/14

The Nassau University Medical Center received an ‘A’ by a group that surveys hospital safety

Four local hospitals get ‘A’ in patient safety

Four Nassau County hospitals received the highest grade in a quality-of-care survey conducted by the Leapfrog Group, an organization that evaluates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, injuries, errors and infections, while encouraging transparency and access to health care information. more

By David Weingrad | 5/14/14

Our doctor-patient relationships are changing

When you’re the father of four daughters, it’s always your hope that one of them will marry a doctor. more

2/27/14

The Kennedy High School science department is sponsoring a Health and Career Fair on March 18. Above, two of Kennedy’s award-winning science researchers this year are Rebecca Jellinek, left, and Rachel Abramowitz.

Kennedy High to host first-ever Health and Career Fair

The Kennedy High School science department is sponsoring its first-ever Health and Career Fair in the school’s cafeteria on Tuesday, March 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. The fair is open to the public, and all are welcome, said Barbi Frank, a Kennedy Advanced Placement biology teacher and one of the event’s organizers. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/21/14

Erica Gimbel, left, and Amanda Bertoncini, two of the stars of "Princesses Long Island."

‘Princesses L.I.’ is familiar Bravo shtick

Somewhere between the flashes of wealth, prideful professions of parental dependency, Jewish cultural caricatures and frequent debauchery, acrimony and hysteria, a picture of young Jewish women on Long Island emerges on “Princesses Long Island,” the Bravo TV show that debuted on June 2, and it isn’t flattering. In their late 20s and early 30s, the stars, Bellmore-Merrick residents say, are immature and spoiled, and that is not how they see the overwhelming majority of Jewish women. more

By Brian Racow | 8/7/13