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 13, 2017
The Suffolk County SPCA would like to remind pet owners that on Valentine's Day you need to keep your pet safe.
By Long Island News & PR February 13, 2017
Governor Cuomo announced that NYS is formally calling on the EPA to establish an official drinking water standard for the federally unregulated contaminant 1,4-dioxane.
By Long Island News & PR February 10, 2017
This year’s blood drive is especially timely to meet the needs of a critical shortage of more than 2,000 pints due to donation cancellations because of the recent blizzard.
By Long Island News & PR February 10, 2017
A.G. Schneiderman issued the following statement on the decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to enjoin the anticompetitive merger between insurance giants Anthem and Cigna.
By Long Island News & PR February 10, 2017
A longstanding program run by NYSDOH is helping people with asthma achieve better health, while also saving money and improving household conditions.
By Long Island News & PR February 08, 2017
The American Red Cross urgently needs blood donors to make an appointment to give this winter so that patients can continue to receive lifesaving treatments.
By Long Island News & PR February 08, 2017
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken encourages residents who use tobacco to obtain help in breaking their addiction by signing up for Suffolk County’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program.
By Long Island News & PR February 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 February 06, 2017
NY State of Health, the state’s official health plan Marketplace, today released county level enrollment as of the close of the Open Enrollment Period that ended on January 31, 2017.
By Long Island News & PR February 03, 2017
County Executive Steve Bellone and Dr. James Tomarken, Commissioner of Health encourage residents to take advantage of Opioid Overdose Prevention Program-Narcan Training classes coming up.
By Long Island News & PR February 02, 2017
DEC announced two new initiatives to encourage the proper management and disposal of products potentially harmful to public health and the environment.
By Long Island News & PR February 02, 2017
As excitement for this year's Super Bowl grows, the USDA encourages consumers to use safe food handling practices to avoid getting sick from foodborne illnesses.
By Long Island News & PR February 01, 2017
DOH identified 38 regulated drinking water systems to test. PFOA and/or PFOS was not detected in the majority of samples collected from the public water supplies
By Long Island News & PR January 31, 2017
Governor Cuomo announced proposal to guarantee a woman’s right to choose in New York by codifying the protections established by the 1973 Roe v. Wade into the state constitution.
By Long Island News & PR January 30, 2017
The Nassau County Police Department is currently monitoring a drug outbreak.
By Long Island News & PR January 30, 2017
Researchers have developed a new, more rapid and accurate test to diagnose Zika.
By Long Island News & PR January 28, 2017
The Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) has been notified of a laboratory confirmed case of measles in an infant who arrived recently from overseas.
By Long Island News & PR January 27, 2017
Report summarizes initial results of an aggressive, first-in-the-nation tap water testing program implemented by legislation Governor Cuomo signed on September 6, 2016.
By Long Island News & PR January 27, 2017
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice announced that the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services has awarded $1,036,342 in federal grant funding to the Long Island Federally Qualified Health Center.
By Long Island News & PR January 26, 2017
The final deadline to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan for 2017 coverage is Tuesday, January 31.