By Martine Hackett Editor’s note: Dr. Martine Hackett is an associate professor of health professions at Hofstra University. New York State is the epicenter of the
By Kristan Bravo The NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament has been held every year since 1939, and the women’s tournament since 1982. This year,
Friends of the Bay hosts anniversary beach cleanup Coming around once every four years, Leap Year Day provides people with an extra opportunity to do something
By Natalie Khait Hofstra University and Northwell Health are teaming up to open a new undergraduate nursing program, set to launch in the fall of
As the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, spreads across Long Island, Northwell Health’s Dr. David Rosenthal, an allergist and clinical immunologist, sat down this week
By Claire Blaha To combat animal abuse in “puppy mills,” the New York State Legislature last year proposed a ban on selling dogs, cats and
Eight-year-old Thomas Valva died of hypothermia recently after, authorities say, he was locked in the cold garage of his Center Moriches… Eight-year-old Thomas Valva died
By Annemarie LePard Pharmaceutical companies have been blamed and punished for the opioid epidemic for years, but they are not entirely at fault, according to
By Alexandra Whitbeck Editor’s note: Certain names within this story have been changed to protect their identities. James McHugh started using marijuana, alcohol, and cigarettes
By Robert Traverso Part two in an ongoing series on opioid addiction on Long Island. In Nassau County alone, nearly 200 people died from opioid-related
By Melanie Haid Nationally, animal shelter numbers have decrease in intake of animals as well as animal euthanizations in 2011. Despite these promising numbers, shelters
By Claire Blaha Editor’s note: Part one in a multi-part Advocate series on the opioid epidemic on Long Island. Growing up on Long Island, Julianna
