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Islip High Schoolers Show Support For The Pink By The Bay Campaign

LIMG October 12, 2023

Pictured: Islip High School kicked off this year’s Pink by the Bay breast cancer awareness campaign by hanging a breast cancer awareness banner on the school’s Main Street fence on Oct. 4. Photos courtesy of Islip School District Islip High School is once again participating in the annual Pink

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New York’s Largest Health System Establishes The Northwell Cardiovascular Institute To Transform Heart Care

LIMG October 11, 2023

To enhance the delivery of patient-centered cardiovascular care across its 21-hospital network, Northwell Health announced the creation of the Northwell Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) with a special focus on streamlining patient care, standardizing care delivery, research, and medical education across the health system. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of

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Teen With Rare Neurological Disorder On The Road To Recovery – And Barbados

LIMG October 11, 2023

Turning 17 on June 26 marked the beginning of a whole new life for Daniella Sawyers, of Massapequa, NY. That’s because just one week later, Daniella started treatment at Cohen Children’s Medical Center with a newly approved drug that dramatically reduced the symptoms of a rare disease known as Rett syndrome. “Rett syndrome is a […]

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Northwell-Hofstra School Of Nursing And Physician Assistant Studies Opens New State-Of-The-Art Innovation Center

LIMG October 9, 2023

On Oct. 5, Northwell Health and Hofstra University celebrated the completion of the new $75 million Science and Innovation Center at the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. The energy-efficient, 75,000-square-foot facility is a shared space with the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The state-of-the-art building

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Islip, Babylon Towns Kick-Off Northwell’s Pink By The Bay Breast Cancer Awareness Month

LIMG October 5, 2023

Northwell Health’s annual Pink by the Bay kicked off at Babylon Town Hall with a health fair to promote Breast Cancer Awareness month. Pink by the Bay is a towns-wide partnership with Islip and Babylon Town, urging friends and neighbors from the South Shore to shine a pink light as a visual reminder for women […]

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31st Annual Katz Institute Luncheon And Fashion Event Raises $900K To Advance Women’s Health Initiatives

LIMG October 4, 2023

Northwell Health and the Americana Manhasset raised more than $900,000 for women’s health at the 31st annual Katz Institute for Women’s Health Luncheon and Fashion Event, held on September 28 at Old Westbury Gardens. More than 600 supporters attended the event, which was presented by the Partners Council for Women’s Health and hosted by Rebecca […]

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Northwell Nurse Sandra Lindsay Is First For Pfizer COVID Vaccine – Again

LIMG September 14, 2023

The first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in 2020 repeated the feat again today as part of a public health awareness event. Sandra Lindsay, RN, became a global phenomenon on December 14, 2020, when the Northwell Health critical care nurse director received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.   Nearly three years later, Nurse Lindsay volunteered […]

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Northwell Health, ProHEALTH Dental To Offer Oral Health Services To New York Metro Area

LIMG August 31, 2023

Northwell Health and ProHEALTH Dental today announced a strategic agreement to provide oral health services across Long Island, New York City and Westchester County. Northwell is New York State’s largest health care provider with more than 900 locations while ProHEALTH Dental has a network of 16 state-of-the-art dental offices throughout the region. As a result, […]