Health

Just last Friday SUNY Downstate, in a stunning reversal, withdrew its closure plan for Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital (LICH). … Full Article

Several months of protests, letter-writing campaigns, meetings with state officials and court action finally saw some results on Friday when SUNY Downstate Medical Center, the “parent company” of Cobble Hill’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH), said it would withdraw its plan, which it ha … Full Article

Several months of protests, letter-writing campaigns, meetings with state officials and court action finally saw some results on Friday when SUNY Downstate Medical Center, the “parent company” of Cobble Hill’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH),  … Full Article

SUNY Downstate Medical center has just issued this statement: … Full Article

The full New York City Council voted Thursday afternoon in favor of a resolution to save Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH) from shuttering. … Full Article

My father died of a heart attack at the age of 50 and as I approach middle age, I’m concerned about my health.  What symptoms should I look for and when should I seek medical help for them? … Full Article

On Wednesday, April 24 at 1 p.m. … Full Article

A college student who was beaten into a coma at an off-campus bar in upstate New York is working as an accountant and preparing to run the New York City Marathon. Bryan Steinhauer tells NBC 4 New York that his biggest challenge is his speech. … Full Article

On April 3, a Long Island College Hospital (LICH) ambulance team and cardiology doctors and nurses saved the life of a13-year-old Brooklyn boy who had collapsed in his Boerum Hill classroom, in full cardiac arrest.
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A Brooklyn mom is spreading the word to Brownstone parents that a "stroller march" is planned for this Saturday to support Long Island College Hospital (LICH), now threatened with closure. … Full Article