David Olson
Journalist at Newsday
https://t.co/Uy2GNrOxzS I cover health care for @Newsday. Always searching for the best tacos, momos, kimchi & pupusas. Ex @pressenterprise, @EverettHerald
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | David Olson
A new COVID-19 subvariant that led to an increase in cases and hospitalizations in Asia is on the verge of becoming the most dominant version in the United States, federal data shows. Multiple news reports have linked the subvariant, NB 1.8.1, to "razor blade throat," in part because of postings on social media that likened symptoms to swallowing razor blades. But experts say those scattered anecdotal reports don’t mean COVID-19 today is more likely to cause severe throat pain than in the past.
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | David Olson
Tens of thousands of Long Islanders would lose Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage or be required to pay much higher premiums under the budget bill that the House of Representatives passed, state estimates show. The state would have to pick up the costs for another half million people statewide, including tens of thousands more on Long Island.
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | David Olson
A Trump administration planto take widely used pediatric fluoride supplements off the market would lead to a dramatic increase in tooth decay in children, especially in places like Long Island where drinking water is not fluoridated, dentists say. The move, combined with an earlier declaration by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F.
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3 weeks ago |
newsday.com | David Olson
Eddie Green sat next to his sister at the new Alzheimer’s Foundation of America center in Amityville and repeatedly hit a plastic cup on the table. He didn't do so as hard or as quickly as his sister or others without Alzheimer’s who surrounded him. But it was a deliberate, constant pace. "He’s still following the rhythm and doing the activity, whether or not he’s doing it as fast as everybody," Cathy Serpico, senior manager at the center, said of Green, 73, who has Alzheimer’s.
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4 weeks ago |
newsday.com | David Olson |Arielle Martinez
Long Island state legislators are advocating for boosting resources for the office that probes doctor misconduct after Newsday revealed long-stagnant funding, a significant drop in serious physician penalties and much longer investigation times. State Sen.
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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." https://t.co/pLMTOeeIC7
The latest in @Newsday's yearlong series on LI's #dangerousroads. @ToryParrish1 @therealjsolo & Lee Meyer examine the human and financial costs of the more than 2,100 deaths, 16,000 serious injuries & countless accidents on LI roads over a decade. https://t.co/gr1HOD964y
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. https://t.co/G37ZH3Wjgv