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Northeast Grad Schools Among Nation's Best Programs In New Rankings
Graduate programs across the Northeast are being recognized among the best in the nation, according to a new report.
U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings on Tuesday, April 7. The list evaluates programs in several fields, including business, law, medicine, engineering, education, and nursing.
The media outlet said it compared grad programs based on factors like research performance and career outcomes.
"We know a graduate degree is a major commitment," said LaMont Jones, managing editor of education at U.S. News. "That is why we are dedica…
Eye Drops May Be Contaminated, Sparking Recall Of 1.8M+ Bottles
More than 1.8 million eye drop bottles distributed nationwide are being recalled because the products may not be sterile.
AvKARE issued the voluntary recall for 1,819,080 cartons of eye drops in 75,795 cases. The Tennessee company said an audit by the Food and Drug Administration found manufacturing violations at BRS Analytical Services, the firm responsible for producing the eye care products.
The drops were sold under AvKARE's label and shipped between Friday, May 26, 2023, and Monday, April 21, 2025. The FDA classified this as a "Class II" recall, which mean…
'I Came Back To Life': First-Ever Triple Organ Transplant On LI Performed At Manhasset Hospital
In a historic medical milestone, a Long Island hospital successfully completed its first heart, liver, and kidney transplant on a single patient—giving a 47-year-old Queens man a miraculous second chance at life.
The groundbreaking surgery took place at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset on Saturday, Feb. 8, when Sergio Arias Cestoni, of Hollis, underwent a grueling 14-hour operation to receive three life-saving organs from the same donor.
Cestoni, who had long battled ischemic cardiomyopathy, diabetes, and cirrhosis, was admitted to the hospital in November 2024 when his f…
Hochul Won't Extradite NY Doctor Charged With Prescribing Abortion Pill: 'We Will Not Comply'
New York will not extradite a Hudson Valley doctor who was criminally charged with violating Louisiana’s abortion laws, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
It comes after a jury indicted Ulster County-based Dr. Margaret Carpenter, of New Paltz, along with her company, Nightingale Medical, and the mother of a minor girl on Friday, Jan. 31, alleging that Carpenter shipped the girl an abortion pill.
The pill, Mifeprestone, caused the girl to have a medical emergency which terminated the pregnancy, Baton Rouge CBS affiliate WAFB reports. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-in…
