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How New York counties rank on health

WebNassau County is the second-healthiest county in the state, and Suffolk is ranked 16th, according to the annual county health rankings prepared by the Robert Wood Johnson …

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Tracking the Coronavirus on Long Island

WebAs of June 24, 2022, this dashboard will be updated weekly on Fridays to align with CDC’s data refresh schedule. Sources: New York State; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Centers for …

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Will you live to 73 – or 93

WebOn Long Island, a tract in North Bellport had the lowest life expectancy, 73.2 years, while Shelter Island had the highest, 92.9 years. You can read more about the …

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Long Island's Top Work Places

WebTo find out, Newsday had the consulting and research firm Energage anonymously poll more than 11,000 employees at 82 LI employers, on everything from pay and benefits to …

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Birth in the era of COVID-19

WebThis is a birth in the era of COVID-19. Parents are sometimes separated. Moms who test positive don masks before holding their babies. And there’s an empty waiting room …

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Most organ transplants stopped due to COVID-19 last …

WebAt the height of last year's COVID-19 crisis, New York's organ transplant system shut down for two months, causing life-and-death dilemmas for hundreds of patients. This little …

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Meet the Newsday Editorial Board

WebMichael Dobie Editorial Writer . Michael Dobie joined the editorial board in 2013. He covers environmental issues, local government and local education, and a …

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Long Island hospitals database

WebLong Island Community (Brookhaven Memorial) 206.53. Nassau University Medical Center 204.76. New York-Presbyterian Hospital 181.73. Montefiore Medical …

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Long Island’s infamous garbage barge of 1987 still

WebIn 1987, the year the barge logged about 6,000 miles at sea, 80 percent of Long Island’s refuse ended up in landfills; 13 percent was trucked to dumps off the Island, 6 percent …

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Think you know Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

WebN early 14,000 people lived on the sprawling grounds of Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in the Brentwood of the 1950s, an era when lobotomies and induced comas were viewed as …

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State aid for Long Island school districts

WebThe State Legislature has approved a plan for more than $3.6 billion in aid to public school districts on Long Island, an increase of more than $417 million over last year's aid, or …

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A look back at Grumman contamination on Long Island

WebIn December, Newsday reports the U.S. Navy has agreed to pay $6.78 million for upgrades to a Bethpage Water District treatment plant that the Navy Secretary had …

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‘They don’t tell you anything Then all of a sudden your mother’s

WebIn the 72 hours leading up to and through Easter, COVID-19 infections propelled the Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation into nightmarish end-of-life crises for …

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Lone Bethpage cancer study leaves unanswered questions

WebAfter a three-year investigation, state health officials in 2013 found no higher overall cancer rates in a 20-block area closest to the former Grumman and Navy property, although …

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Bethpage residents: Grumman’s toxic legacy scars our community

WebBeyond its other effects, the toxic legacy of Grumman’s operation has taken an emotional toll on Bethpage and sown deep distrust of the company, the U.S. Navy, which owned …

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Long Island hospitals measures: Avg. number of minutes before

WebThese measures show how often hospitals give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain medical conditions or surgical …

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Brookhaven lab and Grumman have plumes. One is shrinking. The …

WebThe spread of its 24 contaminants, most notably the cancer-causing solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE, contrasts markedly with the shrinking of a similarly toxic …

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Compare maternity services and amenities at Long Island hospitals …

WebTo help make things easier, we went to 14 Long Island hospitals offering labor and delivery and asked the top questions to make sure expectant moms and dads learn …

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Narcotics prescriptions by ZIP code in New York City, 2016

WebNew York City saw at least 1,582,968 prescriptions filled for opioid narcotics in 2016, down 6.5% from the 1,693,408 filled in 2015.

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2013 Islip, New York payrolls

WebSee the 2013 payroll for Islip, New York, search by employee name, title or town department and see how your town's payroll compares, only on Newsday.

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