New York Begins Issuing 'Stillbirth Certificates'
The certificates had long been tied up in heated debates over the legal definitions of a fetus and a child.
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The certificates had long been tied up in heated debates over the legal definitions of a fetus and a child.
Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron will step down from her position with Susan G. Komen for the Cure at the end of April. She said in a statement that she was leaving to "pursue new career opportunities.''
The synthetic drug, sold under the names of "Legal Phunk,'' "Spice,'' and other brands, is often disguised as incense or potpourri.
It's a little known provision of the new national health care law: insurance companies that don't spend patients' money wisely have to pay a penalty. They'll have to refund $1.4 billion to nine million consumers this summer, including many in the Tri-State Area.
Last month, 49-year-old Linda Rubino had a stroke and it was an hour before her husband got home to their Rocky Point home and called 911. That was when a 9-year-old German Shepard named April came to the rescue.
The city has announced a deal that preserves a historic building and creates a new school on the site of a former Greenwich Village hospital.
The road construction along busy Route 110 in Melville is not only causing problems for drivers. Some residents say the noisy project is making them sick.
A birthday bone marrow drive is being held on Sunday for a three-year-old boy in need of the gift of life.
20 Clarkstown police officers will go after a different kind of bad guy this weekend, pediatric cancer.
A number of Senators are asking the Justice Department to appeal the court ruling that found tobacco companies can't be compelled to label cigarettes with graphic photos of ailments that may afflict long term smokers.
The Brooklyn district attorney isinvestigating the death of a 2-week-old at Maimonides Medical Center last September.
Proponents of legalizing medical marijuana in Connecticut say this year's version of the legislation addresses many of the concerns that have been voiced over the years.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was crowing Tuesday about New York City's restaurant letter grade system.
As many as 7 million couples struggle to get pregnant each year. In nearly half of these cases, the problem rests with the man. Now, a new at-home test can easily and quickly check a man's fertility, without having to go to the doctor.
