A New York appeals court judge issued a stay Tuesday to keep the state’s mask mandate in place for now. It comes one day after a Nassau County judge ruled the mandate was illegal. A…
Sweat is a biological fluid — like blood, saliva and urine — that contains metabolites, electrolytes, proteins and hormones. The levels of these vary depending on a person’s health. Wearable sweat sensors have been developed…
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that every K-12 student in New York will be given at-home coronavirus tests in advance of the midwinter break in February. “Testing has been a critical tool to keep schools…
Rarely does an oncologist closely question a breast cancer patient about their blood glucose, body weight, lipid profile, or medications for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Instead, these issues are usually the concern of the patient’s…
The metaverse is coming. Like all technological innovation, it brings new opportunities and new risks. The metaverse is an immersive virtual reality version of the internet where people can interact with digital objects and digital representations of…
New York City officials are planning to open a new school focused on serving students with dyslexia, Chancellor David Banks said Wednesday. Banks made the announcement during a virtual, education-focused state budget hearing, after Bronx…
New high-speed cellphone services have raised concerns of interference with aircraft operations, particularly as aircraft are landing at airports. The Federal Aviation Administration has assured Americans that most commercial aircraft are safe, and AT&T and Verizon…
New York State officials have appealed a decision reached late Monday by a Nassau County judge, who ruled the COVID-19 mask mandate Gov. Kathy Hochul issued last month was unenforceable. Despite the ruling, some school…
An audit released Friday by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found the state’s Office for the Aging failed to spend nearly $6 million in available funding to support senior citizens over a two-year period…
I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before Thanksgiving letting me know my insurance was refusing to cover my insulin. I had enough of the hormone that keeps me alive…