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Nassau County Court Judge Meryl Berkowitz banned nurse Riadel Manzano, above, from working in government-funded health care programs.

Woodmere rehab nurse faces license revocation

Former Woodmere Rehabilitation and Health Care Center nurse Riadel Manzano, 45, of East Williston, was sentenced to a conditional discharge by Nassau County Court Judge Meryl Berkowitz on Aug. 15. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/16/17

Congress: Stop fiddling while American taxpayers get burned

Let’s imagine our house on fire. What’s the first thing we’d want to do? Put it out! Try to save it to be repaired and reoccupied. But too often these days . . . more

8/10/17

Moving on to health care reform, and a healthier economy

Now that the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare is apparently dead, it’s time for Congress to get on with repairing Obamacare’s serious flaws, stabilizing health care insurance costs and . . . more

7/27/17

A lesson in how not to pass a health care bill

Everybody knew that passing a federal health care reform bill would be tough. Just call former Presidents Clinton and Obama, and they’ll vouch for the fact that getting a consensus in Congress can be . . . more

7/27/17

There will be food, music and attractions, along with free screenings at the second annual health fair at the Five Towns community Center on July 15.

Attend a health fair on Saturday

The second annual health fair presented by the health and prevention services arm of the Five Towns Community Center will be held on Saturday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 270 Lawrence Ave. in Lawrence. more

7/13/17

Hundreds of protesters chanted at Vice President Mike Pence and Republican senators at the People’s Filibuster, a protest against the Senate’s health care bill on June 27.

Long Islanders protest health care bill in Washington

Anita Faulding hunched her shoulders as the sky turned gray above Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of June 27. The 67-year-old Baldwinite let the rain soak into the back of her bright-pink Planned … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/30/17

Special elections sent a special message to both parties

The recent special congressional elections should send a signal to both parties. The outcomes weren’t really surprising, because the seats were held by Republicans . . . more

6/29/17

It’s time for America to heal, and unite

Just half a year into the Trump administration, our nation, and its representatives in Congress, are at a crossroad. The divisiveness poisoning our politics has become so ugly and dangerous . . . more

6/22/17

Health care is a right, not a privilege. Period.

President Trump has derided the Affordable Care Act time and again over the past two years, saying, over and over, that it — and, you would think, it alone — caused insurance premiums to skyrocket. more

6/1/17

For the president, a make-or-break year

It’s been just five months since Election Day, but if you’re a Democrat, it has been an eternity. If you’re a Republican and a Trump supporter, you probably haven’t . . . more

4/13/17

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