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Big Medicaid cuts could hit hard on Long Island. More than a fifth of Nassau and Suffolk county residents rely on the program. Via ⁦Tom Brune⁩ newsday.com/long-island/po…

Nassau court awards $1.6 billion to 104 women who alleged sexual abuse by former Merrick pediatrician Stuart Copperman, one of the largest judgments of its kind in US history, experts say. “This man ruined my life,” one survivor told me. newsday.com/news/health/co…

Coram woman arrested for allegedly forging childhood vaccine records, the latest of several vaccination fraud cases on Long Island. newsday.com/news/health/co…

RFK Jr. thinks Lyme disease probably was created in a Plum Island lab a few decades ago. ⁦Lisa L. Colangelo⁩ writes about how there is evidence of the disease in remains from a few millennia ago. newsday.com/news/health/pl…

Suffolk increasing efforts to educate parents of infants about unsafe sleeping practices - such as sleeping in the bed with parents - that could lead to infant deaths. "The baby should sleep alone," Suffolk's health commissioner said. newsday.com/news/health/ch… via Lisa L. Colangelo

Thousands end up in LI emergency rooms each year for consuming too much marijuana in one sitting or from physical effects of heavy, long-term use, data shows. Like alcohol, weed can be used responsibly, experts say. But like alcohol, it can be misused. newsday.com/news/health/ma…

About 35,000 UnitedHealthcare policyholders may lose in-network coverage for Stony Brook Medicine on June 1 if the two sides can't come to an agreement on reimbursement rates. newsday.com/news/health/st…

A record 25 children died of the flu in NY this season. State health commissioner cites widespread misinformation about vaccines amid declining vaccination rates. via Lisa L. Colangelo newsday.com/news/health/ch…

Massapequa woman finds dramatic improvement with rheumatoid arthritis after small nerve-stimulating device implanted between her neck and shoulder. Northwell to open new center to investigate this and similar technologies. via Lisa L. Colangelo newsday.com/news/health/va…

⁦The state’s system for disciplining doctors who commit misconduct puts patients in peril, ⁦Newsday⁩ found after reviewing 1000s of pages of records and conducting 90+ interviews. Great work by ⁦David Olson⁩ & Arielle Martinez newsday.com/long-island/in…

NYS let Long Island doctors found guilty or civilly liable of an array of offenses to continue practicing for months or years. Critics say NY's doctor discipline system protects physicians. Read Part 1 of a 2-year investigation from Arielle Martinez & me: newsday.com/long-island/in…

Michael Dowling stepping down after 23 years leading Northwell Health and overseeing its transformation into NY's largest health care system. via Lisa L. Colangelo newsday.com/news/health/mi…

Catholic Health which runs 6 Long Island hospitals as well as outpatient locations, is laying off 1% of its more than 17,000 employees. newsday.com/news/health/ca…

The number of doctors NYS disciplines for misconduct is plummeting as complaints rise. Investigations are taking longer while the budget to conduct them is stagnant. Part 2 of an investigation of physician discipline in NY by Arielle Martinez and me. newsday.com/long-island/in…

The latest in Newsday's yearlong series on LI's #dangerousroads. Tory N. Parrish Josh Solomon & Lee Meyer examine the human and financial costs of the more than 2,100 deaths, 16,000 serious injuries & countless accidents on LI roads over a decade. newsday.com/long-island/tr…

Long Island legislators back more funding to probe doctor misconduct after Newsday investigation. One is writing a bill to end doctor dominance of NY's discipline board because "it's lopsided in favor of the medical professional who's being investigated." newsday.com/long-island/in…

New Alzheimer's center in Amityville provides music, dance, services and memory testing. newsday.com/news/health/al…

Tens of thousands of Long Islanders with Affordable Care Act coverage would lose health insurance or pay much higher premiums under "big beautiful bill." Here's a look at the proposed changes, the reasons for them and who they would affect most: newsday.com/news/health/bi…

More LI parents are questioning whether their kids need vaccinations, amid vaccine skepticism in federal agencies and in social media, pediatricians say. via Robert Brodsky Lisa L. Colangelo newsday.com/news/health/lo…

New COVID variant suspected on LI, though experts downplay 'razor blade throat' symptom. newsday.com/news/health/co…