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Auto Shop Owner Shot In Great Neck
GREAT NECK, N.Y. (CBS 2 / WCBS 880/ 1010 WINS) — The owner of a store on Long Island was shot and police are investigating if he was the victim of an armed robbery or deliberately targeted. LISTEN:...
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New Numbers Show Jump In Men Getting Plastic Surgery
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — New figures from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons show men are doing more nipping and tucking. The ASPS reported a 2 percent plastic surgery jump nationwide in just one...
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2,600-Year-Old Mummy From Brooklyn Museum Gets CT Scan
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – An ancient mummy from Egypt was brought to North Shore University Hospital Thursday for a CT scan. The 2,600-year-old mummy named Lady Gauteshenu was brought to the...
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Former Mr. Universe Gets New Lease On Life With Kidney Transplant At North...
MANHASSET, NY (WCBS 880) - As part of a three-way kidney exchange at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, former Mr. Universe Steve Michalik got a new chance at living. WCBS 880 Long Island...
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Long Island’s Michael Mazzei Talks About Successful Kidney Transplant Made...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It was an emotional homecoming for 71-year-old Michael Mazzei at his Manhasset hair salon on Friday. For more than 20 years, Mazzei has worked side by side with his son, Jamie....
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Huntington Family Thanks Doctors For Saving Son Dante With Risky In Utero...
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Doctors knew it was a dangerous operation, but it was the only choice they had to save the life of a little Huntington boy. Last spring, after several check-ups during...
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Stories From Main Street: L.I. Couple Turns Loss Into Mission To Save Others
MANHASSET, NY (WCBS 880) - On July 5, Josh and Stacey Dubrow welcomed their first child into the world, but their joy was short-lived. WCBS 880’s Sean Adams On The...
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Overwhelmed By Uncontrollable Laughter, Little Boy Undergoes Risky, Complex...
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Imagine having uncontrollable laughter that seems to never end. It’s a one-in-a-million disorder that’s so rare, up until very recently a cure was hopeless. But on...
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Family Fights To Keep Terminally Ill Daughter On Life Support
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – The parents of a terminally ill New York City woman are waging a court battle over whether to keep her on life support. Grace Sung Eun Lee, 28, became ill with brain...
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Family Of Terminally Ill Woman At L.I. Hospital Says Daughter Wants To Live
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The family of a 28-year-old terminally ill New York City woman says she has had a change of heart and no longer wants to be removed from life support. Grace Sung Eun Lee,...
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Family Reacts After Terminally Ill Woman Who Won Right To Die Changes Decision
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Just days after a court upheld a terminally ill woman’s right to die, 28-year-old Grace Sung Eun Lee now says she wants to live. There had been a legal battle about her...
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Legal Battle In Right To Die Case Officially Over
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A judge on Tuesday signed off on an agreement that ends a legal dispute between a terminally ill New York woman and her parents. Attorneys for 28-year-old Grace Sung Eun...
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Nassau Officer Killed In Action To Be Laid To Rest Monday; Suffolk Police...
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A sea of blue is expected to dominate Ronkonkoma, as a police officer killed on the Long Island Expressway is laid to rest. To accommodate the wake for Nassau Patrol...
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Former North Shore University Hospital Patients Recount Identity Theft...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Some former patients of North Shore University Hospital are speaking out, one day after filing a lawsuit over identity theft. A dozen people are part of the suit, claiming that...
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Successful Organ Transplants Make Father’s Day Happy For New York Patients
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – One Queens father will have a lot to celebrate this weekend. Leonard Burke, 32, of Richmond Hills received the gift of life from his 55-year-old father last week after...
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Doctor Testing New CT Scanner Stunned To Learn Of His Serious Heart Condition
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A new high-tech heart scanner is being credited with saving a life, and, surprisingly, it’s the life of a doctor, who was simply testing out the new equipment. Dr. James...
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Armenian Man Seizure-Free For First Time Since Childhood
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gagik Hovanessian, just 7 years old at the time, returned to Armenia in 1990 with his heart newly repaired, but he contracted a severe epileptic disorder as a result of the...
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Couple Sues North Shore University Hospital Over Contaminated Kidney
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It was to be the gift of life from a loving wife to her husband — a kidney transplant that would give the father of three new health. But in the midst of the delicate...
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Police Review Surveillance Tape In Search For Oheka Castle Shooter
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The search for the shooter who wounded the owner of Long Island’s Oheka Castle continues as the victim recovers at the hospital. Gary Melius’ wounds are not considered...
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Firefighter In Critical Condition After House Fire In Woodmere
WOODMERE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Long Island firefighter was in critical condition Friday afternoon, after flames tore through a home in Nassau County. The Central Avenue house was totally gutted by the...
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Firefighter Injured In Woodmere Blaze Remains In Critical Condition
WOODMERE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island firefighter was critically injured while battling a fire at a home in Nassau County on Friday morning. As CBS2’s Ilana Gold reported, doctors at North Shore...
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Kidney Donor, Recipient Brought Together In Surprise Reunion At L.I. Hospital
NORTHPORT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — What began as a gift of life has led to something else that may be nearly as great. As CBS2’s Scott Rapoport reported, the donor and the recipient have found an...
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Doctor Who Delivered Long Island Couple Delivers Their Son Decades Later
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island family recently welcomed its second child into the world, sharing a special connection with the doctor who delivered him. A week ago, Dylan Tepfer was born...
View Article‘It Was Killing Me’: Doctors Save Vaping Victim On Long Island
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The dangers of vaping have been all over the news of late. On Thursday, a Long Island man spoke out about nearly dying from it. The Roslyn Heights resident told CBSN New...
View ArticleArmy Veteran Disfigured In Road Rage Attack Given Free Surgery To Restore...
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – An Army veteran nearly beaten to death in a road rage attack is thanking the doctors who gave him his life back. Luis Rios returned home to Long Island this year, after...
View ArticleCoronavirus Update: Hospital Chaplains Face Daily Challenges Comforting The...
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Right there on the front lines, behind health care workers, are hospital chaplains facing enormous challenges trying to tend to the emotional and spiritual needs of sick...
View ArticleCoronavirus Update: 2 Survivors Tell Of Tense Moments During Their Recoveries...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Through all the sadness, there are stories of hope. Two coronavirus survivors recently spoke to CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis on Thursday. One, a Long Island doctor, said he didn’t...
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New Mom In Queens Undergoes Life-Saving Liver Transplant Surgery
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, one Queens mother has plenty to be grateful for, thanks to a life-saving transplant. Forty-one-year-old Danielle Grafas, of Bayside,...
View ArticleLong Island Dancer Thankful For ‘Angel’s Heart’ Transplant, And To Team At...
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The gift of gratitude, just before Thanksgiving. The youngest heart transplant recipient on Long Island offered a huge “thank you” Tuesday to all involved in giving him...
View ArticleQueens Woman Undergoes Liver Transplant After Doctors Link Mystery Infection...
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Queens woman is recovering from a near-death experience. A mystery infection got so bad, she needed a liver transplant. Doctors ultimately traced the infection to...
View ArticleThe Bond Of Sisterhood: Long Island Woman Donates Kidney To Ailing Sibling...
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Here’s an incredible story of sisterly love. First, a Long Island woman donated a kidney to her sister and then she carried her baby. It was an inspirational medical...
View ArticleQueens Couple Celebrates First Father’s Day As Parents With Newborn Triplets
MANHASSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It’s hard to beat this Father’s Day gift bestowed on a first-time dad from Queens. Triplets were delivered earlier this week for a couple who spent the pregnancy, and the...
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