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Northwell Health Employee Fatally Shot At Long Island Parking Garage Northwell Health Employee Fatally Shot At Long Island Parking Garage
Northwell Health Employee Fatally Shot At Long Island Parking Garage Updated story: ID Released For Northwell Health Employee Fatally Shot In Parking Garage A Northwell Health employee was found shot to death in the parking garage of its Long Island medical facility after police received multiple calls of shots fired. The incident took place in North New Hyde Park around 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 31. Arriving officers found a 33-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds who was being attended to by local medical staff from the facility, said the Nassau County Police. The woman was transported to an area hospital where she was p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'It Looks Spooky And It Is': New Call For Action In NY's Battle Against Superbug Virus 'It Looks Spooky And It Is': New Call For Action In NY's Battle Against Superbug Virus
'It Looks Spooky And It Is': New Call For Action In NY's Battle Against Superbug Virus With more than 300 cases of a potentially deadly, multi-drug-resistant germ reported in New York, there has been a new call for the federal government to take action. On Sunday, May 5, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged the government to designate ​the superbug an emergency​ so millions more in funds can be allocated to New York. Candida auris, an emerging yeast fungus, presents a serious global health threat, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This yeast often does not respond to commonly used antifungal drugs, making infections difficult to treat, said the…

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by Joe Lombardi