Planned new NYU Langone hospital in Melville may spur competition that improves health care throughout Long Island, experts say, although its potential effect on costs is unclear. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

St. Charles Hospital and its unionized nurses reach a tentative agreement on a new 3-year contract, averting a strike set to begin on Monday. www.newsday.com/long-island/...

State health department fines former Amityville nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono $544,000 for falsifying children's vaccine records. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

More than 200,000 Long Islanders with Fidelis health insurance face a loss of in-network Northwell care if there's no agreement on reimbursement rates by next Wednesday: www.newsday.com/news/health/...

St. Charles Hospital nurses will go on strike July 13 unless an agreement is reached on a new contract, the union announced. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

More than 63,000 Long Islanders on the state's Essential Plan will lose health care coverage on Wednesday. State officials blame federal budget cuts. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

A story of hope and heartbreak: 5-year-old Anna's diagnosis of the rare and deadly disease MLD led doctors to test 2-year-old brother Joey for the genetic defect -- and start treatment that may save his life. But Anna's diagnosis came too late to save her. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

St. Charles nurses authorize a strike while negotiations between the union & hospital continue. The union says unsafe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios are the main issue; the hospital says staffing levels are safe. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Healthfirst policyholders no longer are in-network at Catholic Health. It's the result of a growing number of disputes over reimbursement rates between insurers and health systems that is forcing patients to scramble to find new doctors. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Millions turn to chatbots like ChatGPT & Grok for medical information and advice. Can you believe what they tell you? Studies show that you sometimes get accurate replies -- but often you don't. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Sickle cell patients at Long Island hospitals were far more likely to be admitted with life-threatening symptoms than other NYers, a new study finds. Most people with sickle cell can now live relatively normal lives -- if they have access to treatment. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

For Christie Wanderer of Babylon, allegations that LI parents have used falsified records to send unvaccinated kids to school are "unfathomable." Her 5-year-old daughter Ella had a bone marrow transplant & could die from a disease like measles. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Despite mounting evidence that Long Island nurse Julie DeVuono was falsifying kids' vaccine records, the state let her keep practicing. She has never been criminally prosecuted for it. via Jim baumbach & me. Video w/ @kenbuffa.bsky.social www.newsday.com/long-island/...

Rising health care costs have spurred more contentious disputes between insurers and health systems that in some cases have led to patients losing access to their doctors. We look at why the two sides are increasingly "after each other’s throats." www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Opioid use has plummeted over the past 15 years, and it's a key reason why fatal overdoses are dropping sharply on Long Island and nationwide. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

State health department fines LI neurosurgeon for falsely claiming to vaccinate his son. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Stony Brook Blood Center employee with long COVID gets $954K jury award after work-from-home denial. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

What to know about TrumpRx. Even though it may save some consumers money, experts warn that it's often cheaper using your insurance or buying generics, or using other online discount sites. via @celiayoung.bsky.social & me www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Josue & Jose Trejo Lopez came to the US at ages 10 & 11. They have no criminal record. ICE deported the Long Island brothers to El Salvador, where they have no family. "My brother and I are alone in this country." www.newsday.com/long-island/...

Babies born to white, non-Hispanic moms are now a minority, new study by Hofstra/Northwell med school researchers finds. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

COVID deaths nationwide in 2025 were 23 times lower than in 2021. Long Island saw a similar decline. Experts say our bodies’ strengthened immune systems from previous infections & vaccines, a less virulent virus & better treatments are the key reasons. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

The number of teen pregnancies has fallen sharply on Long Island and nationwide. The birth rate for LI girls 15-17 is 4 times lower than in 1997. Experts say increased use and access to effective contraceptives is the biggest reason. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

How to avoid a $1,000-plus bill for Paxlovid if you get COVID. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

For the 60th straight year, a group of New Hyde Park guys -- now joined by their families -- played football on Thanksgiving: "It’s definitely tough. Last year I hurt my shoulder. This year my knee’s killing me. But I’m still playing." www.newsday.com/long-island/...

Long Island pediatricians on how the CDC's new statement on autism and vaccines -- posted at the request of RFK Jr. & strongly criticized by the nation's top medical groups -- could cause confusion with parents and lead to fewer kids getting vaccinated. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

New Northwell lab to study potential medical benefits and potential harms of marijuana, psychedelic drugs & alcohol. It is applying to be among the nation's first to get a federal OK to dispense cannabis to study subjects & observe them while they're high. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Long Island obesity doctors say the Trump administration's deal with weight-loss drug manufacturers will allow some people to finally afford the medications -- but with some monthly charges still at $449 a month, "that is still a very high price to ask." www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Long Islanders will see increases in their health insurance premiums during open enrollment — some in the double digits. Find out what types of increases to expect — and why health care costs keep rising. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Some doctors, hospitals refusing to treat Medicare & Medicaid patients via telehealth because of concerns about reimbursement. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

As open enrollment begins today, Long Islanders signing up for Obamacare may suffer sticker shock, with no agreement on extending federal subsidies in sight: “The choice people will be making is between health insurance and groceries." www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Young adults are most likely to have problems with drugs & alcohol but least likely to receive treatment. A new recovery residence in Brentwood is only the second in NYS with services tailored especially to them. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

I talked with a tutor, a trombonist and house cleaner who are among the millions of Americans whose health care premiums would on average more than double if subsidies that are a key issue in the federal shutdown aren't extended. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Hanging in the balance in the government shutdown are nearly 100,000 Long Islanders' health insurance premiums, some of which would rise by thousands of dollars if federal subsidies that are a key sticking point in the shutdown aren't extended. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Early research shows that some nasal sprays may be effective in blocking or attacking respiratory viruses in the nose -- and preventing COVID and the common cold. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Long Island delis that cater largely to immigrants have seen business plummet amid stepped-up Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests: “People are afraid. They don’t want to leave home.” www.newsday.com/long-island/...

Northwell's new CEO Dr. John D'Angelo on health care costs, the future of the state's largest private health care system & cuts in federal funds for medical research. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Family of immigrant who died in Nassau jail after his ICE arrest disputes ICE claim he died of liver failure. Liver expert said he almost surely would have had signs of severe liver disease many hours before his death. www.newsday.com/long-island/...

New Yorkers continue to face obstacles to obtaining COVID vaccines, even after NY reduced limitations imposed by the Trump administration. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Hochul signs executive order allowing pharmacists to administer COVID vaccines after she criticized "reckless" federal health decisions. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Hochul to issue an executive order allowing pharmacists to administer COVID vaccines "to New Yorkers who request them," a sharp divergence from the Trump administration's limits on vaccinations. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Experts agree that many C-sections are unnecessary and increase health risks. But rates of low-risk pregnancies that end in cesareans remain high, especially on Long Island. newsday.com/news/health/... Here's how 3 LI hospitals lowered their cesarean rates. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Nation's leading pediatrics group issues COVID-19 vaccine recommendations at odds with Trump administration's new guidelines. Expert says they are based on "real data, not hypotheses or suggestions." www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Health experts are excited about a new twice-yearly injection that in studies blocked almost all HIV transmission -- but with a $28K annual price tag & insurance coverage uncertain, will people who need it most be able to get it? www.newsday.com/news/health/...

Rates of childhood anxiety, depression, obesity & other conditions are rising, indicating a broad deterioration of children's health, a new study finds. Long Island pediatricians say they've been seeing the trend in their patients for years. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

New COVID variant suspected on Long Island though experts downplay 'razor blade throat' symptom. www.newsday.com/news/health/...

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: www.newsday.com/news/health/...

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

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.” www.newsday.com/long-island/...

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. www.newsday.com/long-island/...

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