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

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

Among the volunteers collecting drugs were Allison Siegel, a Phoenix House social worker; Michael Reid, a Merrick Fire Department volunteer; and Dan Yngstrom, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg’s aide.

Getting pain pills off the street

A drug take-back event sponsored by the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, the Central High School District and the Heroin Task Force on Sept. 27 yielded more than 200 pounds of medications, representing hundreds, if not thousands, of the opioid prescription pain pills that a growing number of teenagers are abusing, according to Wendy Tepfer, the Parent Center’s executive director. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/1/14

Malaria, mobs and other travel buzz-kills

I have begun to worry about malaria, and I’m taking malaria prophylaxis, even though I’m not about to leave for a safari or the wilds of Myanmar anytime soon. more

9/4/14

In search of the perfect college

I can’t explain precisely how I determined which college I would attend. The process was more art than science. more

8/6/14

L.I. is desperate for a water-management plan

In July 2012 we called on our government leaders to come up with a management plan for Long Island’s rapidly diminishing — and increasingly polluted –– water supply. more

7/23/14

North Merrick School District will comply with state audit

The state comptroller’s office reviewed 2,969 checks the North Merrick School District wrote and 123 wire transfers it made between 2011 and 2013 and found wrong names on all of them. more

By Brian Racow | 4/17/14

Tighter gun control will save children's lives

If there were killers wandering America, randomly shooting kids in their classrooms, stalking our sons and daughters on their high school and college campuses, surely we would rise up and march on Washington, demanding action. more

2/6/14

Farewell to two accomplished public servants

In an era when too many politicians seem to be focused primarily on staying in office, U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has announced that she will be stepping down, and State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. has already done so. more

1/16/14

A 2009 national survey on drug use found that prescription drugs are the second-most abused type of drug in the U.S.

Prescription drugs are a problem

Prescription drug abuse in the United States has spiked dramatically in the past few years, and Nassau County is no exception. Illegal use of prescription drugs has become so widespread across the … more

By John Maher | 10/2/13

You can help save a life

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The month may be nearly over, but suicide prevention is a topic that needs to be discussed year-round. more

9/26/13

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