health care
From crackdowns on vaping to expanded birth control access, here’s what to know about new health laws going into effect in 2024
The changing year signals a new start to a lot of things, including health legislation. While legislation can move slowly ...
Answers to your questions about wearing masks during this year’s COVID, flu season
With cases of COVID-19, along with other respiratory illnesses such as influenza and RSV, rising again on Long Island, the often-polarizing debate ...
Cold and flu season in St. Louis seems normal, officials say
ST. LOUIS — Respiratory viruses are spreading and sickening more people across Missouri and the country. But after years of ...
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear calls for unity in GOP-leaning Kentucky to uplift economy, education
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reached across the partisan divide Wednesday night to urge a unified effort ...
Ohio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, school sports for trans youth
Ohio’s Republican governor vetoed a bill Friday that would have banned transgender children and teens from receiving gender-affirming health care ...
‘People Don’t Believe I Have Cancer’—Woman Challenges Patient Stereotype
“A lot of people have told me that I don’t look someone who has cancer. There’s obviously no way to ...
New JN.1 COVID-19 strain gaining on Long Island, U.S. as hospitals see cases rise
A new, highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariant is quickly becoming the dominant virus strain circulating across the state and throughout Long ...
US Faces ‘Enormous’ Growing Threat from Tropical Viruses, Experts Warn
Global public health experts are warning that the United States is not prepared for looming threats posed by tropical and ...
These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need
Founding pharmacist Frieda Martin used donated medications to fill 1,900 prescriptions for 200 low-income and uninsured adults last year at ...
I knew the risks of having a baby at 45. I wasn’t ready.
In the darkness I maneuvered my body out of bed. I had been up a long time, well before the ...
