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 March 07, 2017
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the grand opening of THRIVE, the first addiction recovery community and outreach center on Long Island.
By Long Island News & PR March 06, 2017
Commissioner of Health Services, Dr. James Tomarken invites mature residents to attend the county’s national award-winning program focused on falls prevention.
By Long Island News & PR March 06, 2017
County Executive Steve Bellone and SCDHS Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken invite residents who are at risk for developing type-2 diabetes to participate, free of charge, in the county- administered National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).
By Long Island News & PR March 03, 2017
All eligible blood donors are encouraged to give blood and help save lives in March, Red Cross Month.
By Long Island News & PR March 03, 2017
NYSDOH announced that the number of New Yorkers getting screened for colon cancer has increased by more than 100,000 from 2014 to 2015.
By Long Island News & PR March 02, 2017
On Feb. 13, three teams of ECOs visited health care facilities throughout Long Island where they collected 660 pounds of expired medications during the third DEC Long Island Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day.
By Long Island News & PR March 02, 2017
NYSDOH announced that it is launching a pilot program that will allow residents that are served by either a private well or public water system an opportunity to have their drinking water tested for lead ...
By Long Island News & PR March 01, 2017
Governor Cuomo announced that health insurers are required under New York Insurance Law to provide medically necessary coverage for 3-D mammograms without co-pays, coinsurance, or deductibles.
By Long Island News & PR March 01, 2017
The Suffolk County Department of Health Services will hold a seminar on Monday, March 13, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. to inform the public and the business community of updates in the Food ...
By Long Island News & PR March 01, 2017
NYS Gaming Commission launches "broadest self-exclusion program in the nation."
By Long Island News & PR February 28, 2017
According to the National Eating Disorder Association, eating disorders such as bulimia, binge eating disorder, and anorexia are serious illnesses that involve extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding food, exercise, and body image.
By Long Island News & PR February 27, 2017
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken encourages residents who use tobacco to obtain help in breaking their addiction.
By Long Island News & PR February 27, 2017
Governor Cuomo announced the NYS Food Laboratory has increased testing of food and beverage samples for health hazards, purity and accuracy of labeling by 10 percent.
By Long Island News & PR February 23, 2017
Governor Cuomo announced that the state has filed regulations for the implementation of New York’s paid family leave program, the most comprehensive paid family leave program in the nation.
By Long Island News & PR February 17, 2017
Kaminsky and Brooks joined by Senate Democratic leadership to unveil water quality report and bills.
By Long Island News & PR February 16, 2017
Suffolk Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken announced today that the Department of Health Services will conduct enhanced rabies surveillance in northern parts of the Town of Brookhaven.
By Long Island News & PR February 16, 2017
Citing growing evidence of pervasive lead contamination in schools’ drinking water, Environment New York today launched a new Get the Lead Out campaign.
By Long Island News & PR February 15, 2017
DEC collected 660 pounds of pharmaceutical medications during the annual DEC Long Island Pharmaceutical Take Back, Region 1 Director Carrie Meek Gallagher announced today.
By Long Island News & PR February 15, 2017
Specialty Longhorn Colby cheese supplied to Sargento must be recalled due to a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
By Long Island News & PR February 14, 2017
Governor Cuomo announced that legislation authorizing 16 and 17 year olds to enroll in the New York State Donate Life Registry goes into effect tomorrow, coinciding with National Organ Donor Day.