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I’ll never forget the last time I saw my stepmother, even though by then she’d already forgotten me. It was last year in the Florida hospice center Helen had lived in . . . more

By Michael Hinman | 12/7/23

As the virus ebbs, rules — and reporting — shift

Who says the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a global emergency anymore? WHO says. more

5/11/23

Lighting the building teal for Alzheimer’s

In honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November, Sunrise Senior Living of East Meadow will join in a worldwide effort to raise awareness for the disease by lighting the building teal on … more

By Mallory Wilson | 11/3/22

Where has all the competence gone?

Many of our institutions are failing us, and unless our faith in their competence and fairness is restored, I think we’re doomed. more

By John O'Connell | 9/1/22

Lawrence School District psychologist Dr. Karen Mackler, left, with Tara Schwartz, chairwoman of the district’s Committee on Special Education, discussed mental health strategies.

Five Towns schools, Northwell partner to battle kids' Covid trauma

After nearly two full years of the coronavirus pandemic, the mental health crisis among school-age children is at its peak. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/10/22

Caption: Beginnings Bar & Restaurant, in Atlantic Beach, is requiring masks — with a sense of humor, and a poster in its entrance that’s a play on the movie “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” The original line was, “Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.”

Covid surges with Omicron, masks return

It is déjà vu over all again, with another statewide mask mandate in place because of rising Covid-19 numbers, thanks to the Omicron variant. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Dec. 10 that masks were required in all indoor public spaces unless businesses or venues implemented a vaccine requirement. more

By Lisa Margaria | 12/23/21

Covid is still raging — get your shot ASAP

Let’s stop equating the coronavirus with the flu, please. more

11/18/21

The table of contents from “Look Before You Leap,” an anti-vaccine booklet sent to Orthodox Jewish residents of the Five Towns, Brooklyn and New Jersey.

Bridging the Covid vaccine divide

Nearly six months after the first Covid-19 vaccines were administered, inoculation against the virus continues to be controversial, as misinformation and hesitancy remain challenges and as vaccine opponents continue to rail against the shots. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/9/21

Myles Hollingsworth, 16, of Freeport, was vaccinated on May 13 at the Nassau Community College vaccination site for adolescents.

Experts weigh in on vaccine and children

To help answer some questions, and to alleviate anxiety parents may have about vaccinating their children, Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker and State Senators Kevin Thomas, Jim Gaughran and Anna Kaplan partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics to host a virtual panel on May 26, at which parents could ask pediatricians questions. more

By Jennifer Corr | 6/3/21

Stella K. Abraham ninth-grader Talya Lippman received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Onsite Medical Solutions nurse Juliet Melillo at HALB last Sunday.

Adolescents get the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine

Talya Lippman, a freshman at Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, was one of the first young people who entered the gym at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach’s Hirt Family Campus in Woodmere last Sunday. Lippman sat demurely on a folding chair, waiting to receive her first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the Covid-19 virus. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/19/21

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