Q: I recently received a letter from a South Shore Hospital which recommended that I be tested for hepatitis and HIV due to the use of an insulin pen used on me during a recent hospital …
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By Donnalynn Darling
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3/17/14
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South Nassau Communities Hospital is recommending that "a specific group of patients" get tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C after discovering that they may have been treated with contaminated insulin.
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By John Maher
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3/12/14
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New York state is considering an initiative at 10 of its state prisons to give prisoners a college education. The program would bring college professors into the prisons . . .
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2/27/14
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When you’re the father of four daughters, it’s always your hope that one of them will marry a doctor.
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2/27/14
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For local residents, Oct. 29, 2012 will be one of a handful of historic dates that those on the south shore of Long Island will remember for the rest of their lives, talking about where they were …
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By Howard Schwach
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10/23/13
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The Long Beach Medical Center board of directors and the state Health Department argue about the hospital’s viability while tens of thousands of residents and visitors live and play in Long Beach without the benefit of access to an emergency care center in the event of sudden illness or injury.
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7/31/13
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Four of the twelve hospitals in Nassau County were named this week to the prestigious “New York’s Best Hospitals” list compiled by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
The four that made the …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/23/13
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As early as 1948, there were visions of opening a hospital in Valley Stream. Fifteen years later, that dream became a reality when Franklin General Hospital opened its doors.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/25/13
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The New York Blood Center is urgently asking donors to roll up their sleeves on this Valentine’s Day to replenish its community blood supply.
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2/14/13
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Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 15
As the nation watches the reports about the recent Connecticut elementary school shooting, many people may find themselves feeling anxious, worried, saddened or otherwise concerned. While adults may know how to express these feelings, often they do not know how to talk with children about such a tragedy.
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12/19/12
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