Q: Are vaccines safe?A: Yes, vaccines are very safe and can prevent serious, even fatal illnesses. Some parents mistakenly believe there is a link between disorders like autism and getting their …
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By Aaron E. Glatt, MD
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11/13/17
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Need has been the driving force behind SIBSPlace, a free program that focuses on children who have a brother, sister or parent suffering with a life-threatening illness.
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By Terry Ann Loeser
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11/11/17
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Lynbrook Mayor William Hendrick was in the intensive care unit at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside on Tuesday, after suffering a suspected heart attack.
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By Mike Smollins
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10/10/17
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As the sun set and the stars appeared in the sky, hundreds of doctors, nurses, elected officials and businesspeople gathered at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury for a cause vital to the …
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By Peter Belfiore
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9/21/17
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Fifteen men and women wore glow sticks and whistles on Sept. 15 as they rode stationary bikes for 90 minutes at ROK Health and Fitness in East Rockaway.
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/21/17
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A nine-day fundraiser to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is scheduled for ROK Health & Fitness from Sept. 8 through 16.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/31/17
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When Malverne resident Jimmy Pannullo isn’t busy running his construction business, E&F Contracting — a Franklin Square-based company — he is working to make a better life for sick children.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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5/18/17
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Around 1 p.m. on March 2, I stepped through the emergency room’s wide, sliding-glass doors into the cold, where a Nassau County police ambulance was parked, and the memories rushed back.
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3/9/17
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In his news conference last Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump said that he wants to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act quickly and simultaneously.
Even without a new president, Congress last week . . .
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1/19/17
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An unidentified man was found shot at the AL Mini Mart, at 91 Ocean Ave. in Valley Stream, on Dec. 16 around 10:40 p.m., according to officials at the Nassau County Police Department’s 5th Precinct.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/17/16
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