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Nearly a month after the Nassau County Department of Health began investigating 18 incidences of mumps in and around Long Beach, officials have confirmed that the number of people affected has spiked to 36. more

By Ben Strack | 8/31/16

South Nassau hospital has the right prescription

It’s been nearly four years since Hurricane Sandy extensively damaged the Long Beach Medical Center and indirectly led to its closure. Its absence still looms large . . . more

8/17/16

Obamacare’s deleterious effect on the war on drugs

Not only is Obamacare a poor health care plan from a policy perspective, but now many doctors and health care professionals believe that it is contributing to one of the worst epidemics facing this nation, our state and Long Island: opioid addiction more

4/21/16

What do we do if Indian Point springs a radiation leak?

At first, sirens would blare for five minutes, a signal that nearby residents must turn on their TVs and radios and listen for Emergency Alert System announcements. more

2/18/16

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

By Rossana Weitekamp | 10/28/15

Deputy Village Administrator Kathleen Murray, flanked by Mayor Francis X. Murray, left, and Water Supervisor Kevin Reilly, explained the reasons behind the water department’s violations.

Village explains water violations

Heading off concerns from residents about the safety of village water, the Board of Trustees, at its meeting on Tuesday night, addressed the Nassau County Department of Health citations that the … more

By Alex Costello | 10/7/15

Water Department cited for multiple violations; Harry Weed retires

The village’s Water Department was cited by the county Department of Health last week for three violations, including two for not correctly monitoring water. On Sept. 25, the village received a … more

By Alex Costello | 9/30/15

L.I. still needs a water-management plan

On Long Island, we worry about our water –– a lot. After all, it comes from a series of sole-source aquifers, stores of ancient water buried deep underground that are recharged not by rivers and lakes, but by rainwater alone. more

7/29/15

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

City council President Len Torres, left, and State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky at last month’s public forum with representatives of South Nassau Communities Hospital and the state Department of Health.

City Council calls on state to update Berger Report

The Long Beach City Council last week renewed its call on the state Department of Health to update a 2006 report used as the basis to restructure hospitals across the state, and recommended that the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/14/15

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