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Maintaining your health is something that is important to everyone, and with the medical advances that are made, it seems as though there are new ways to improve your health & wellness each and every day. Long Island Health & Wellness articles will give you the scoop on the important health issues you'll want to know about, as well as topics of specific interest to Long Islanders.
By Long Island News & PR February 05, 2018
Legislation Will Add 11 Types of Fentanyl to the State's Controlled Substances Schedule.
By Long Island News & PR February 02, 2018
Complaint Alleges that Insys Deceptively Promoted Subsys In New York For Unsafe Uses, Violated State Law By Downplaying Drug’s Addictive Risks.
By Long Island News & PR February 01, 2018
50% Increase in Lab Confirmed Flu Cases and 21% Increase in Hospitalizations Since Last Week.
By Long Island News & PR February 01, 2018
Funding Eliminates Barriers for Screening Procedures; Builds on "Get Screened, No Excuses" Initiative; One of the Most Aggressive Efforts in the Nation to Expand Screening.
By Brian Re January 31, 2018
Make the most out of the year's shortest month by participating in the dozens of events scheduled across Nassau and Suffolk!
By Long Island News & PR January 29, 2018
The legislation is named after Lavern Wilkinson, who died in 2013 after a missed cancer diagnosis.
By Long Island News & PR January 26, 2018
Part of Multi-Pronged Prevention Effort as Weekly Flu Diagnoses and Hospitalizations Climb to Highest on Record; Executive Order Allows Pharmacists to Administer Flu Vaccinations to Children Between Ages 2 and 18.
By Long Island News & PR January 25, 2018
People may be exposed to PFOS and PFOA through air, water, or soil from industrial sources and from consumer products, reports say.
By Long Island News & PR January 25, 2018
Department of Financial Services Will Require All Health Insurance Policies Include Coverage for Maternal Depression Screening.
By Long Island News & PR January 24, 2018
Awaken, Strengthen, and Heal.
By Long Island News & PR January 24, 2018
Legislation Will Extend Length of Time Forensic Rape Kits Are Preserved from 30 Days to at Least Five Years, or When Victim Turns 19.
By Long Island News & PR January 24, 2018
Last Year, Aetna Revealed HIV Status of 2,460 New York Members via Mailing.
By Long Island News & PR January 22, 2018
Antiviral Medications, Immunization, and Proper Hygiene are three important tools to be used for reducing transmission and harmful effects of influenza.
By Long Island News & PR January 18, 2018
Governor Orders Department of Health to Work with Healthcare Associations to Take Urgent Action Against Influenza; Number of New Yorkers Hospitalized for Influenza Rises to Highest Weekly Level.
By Long Island News & PR January 18, 2018
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Takata air bags can explode when the air bag deploys, causing serious injury or even death.
By Long Island News & PR January 18, 2018
According to reports, officers responded to a 911 call for a woman in labor at her Westbury residence.
By Long Island News & PR January 16, 2018
The New York Road Runners program is designed to help children develop movement skills through a mix of running and fitness activities.
By Long Island News & PR January 15, 2018
Rep. Zeldin takes a tour of the Elsie Owens Health Center following a press conference on the importance of reauthorizing and funding CHIP and Community Health Centers.
By Long Island News & PR January 09, 2018
Montesano: "Every person is unique and it is important to recognize that when it comes to assisting an individual with a disability."
By Long Island News & PR January 09, 2018
Anker: "More people die each year from smoking than from murder, AIDS, suicide, drugs, car crashes, and alcohol, combined."