10.05.2021 News Governor defends vaccine mandate; local hospitals report high compliance rates As the state mandated deadline passed last week requiring all health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul defended the decision as “the right thing to...
10.04.2021 News Stony Brook ELIH now scheduling appointments for COVID booster shots If you’re 65 or older or have illnesses that compromise your immune system or reside in a long-term care facility and have had the initial two Pfizer vaccine inoculations...
09.14.2020 News 2019 Person of the Year Video: Mary Kanarvogel Editor’s Note: The video below was prepared for our 2019 Times Review Media Group People of the Year event in March. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we were forced to...
11.08.2019 Around the Island Richard’s almanac: Safety first As I was looking through some home safety tips for older adults last week, I was reminded of a fall I took at home some 14 years ago. I...
10.21.2019 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Health is wealth A great deal of the information that I’ve read about the aging process points to the mid-70s and beyond as the time we might develop challenging health conditions.