Lisa L. Colangelo, Newsday

Lisa L. Colangelo

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Past articles by Lisa:

Stomach virus making its way through Long Island: What to know

Emergency rooms across Nassau and Suffolk counties have reported an uptick in patients with norovirus or symptoms that appear similar. → Read More

New crop of COVID subvariants poised to take over this winter

Many have been shown to infect people even if they were vaccinated or previously tested positive for COVID-19. It's uncertain whether they'll cause an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. → Read More

Wastewater a key barometer of COVID-19, scientists say

"One thing that's been consistent is that we've seen surges in wastewater before we have seen surges in caseloads," said Christopher Gobler, director of the New York State Center for Clean Water Technology said: → Read More

State dropping COVID-19 quarantine requirements for schools

Students will not be required to quarantine if there's a positive case in their classroom and the state is dropping the test-to-stay recommendation, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday. → Read More

Hospitals rebuild volunteer programs with eye on post-pandemic

Some hospital systems restarted their programs last fall, but only about half of their volunteers have come back, coordinators said. → Read More

Doctors on alert for condition that develops in kids after COVID-19

Pediatricians around Long Island are on high alert for cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a rare but serious condition that emerges in some children weeks after they were infected wit → Read More

Nassau judge rules indoor school mask mandate unconstitutional

A State Supreme Court judge in Nassau County ruled Monday that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide mandate ordering students and staff in schools to wear masks indoors is unconstitutional and can no longer → Read More

New York surpasses 100 daily COVID-19 deaths for first time in nearly a year

New York State surpassed 100 daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in nearly a year, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday, and a 17-year-old student from upstate was among those who died from the vir → Read More

Here's what to do if you test positive for COVID-19

As the omicron variant spreads across the region, New York State has broken its record for reported new daily COVID-19 cases. On Long Island this past week, the region recorded the highest seven-day v → Read More

State: More than 70% of LIers fully vaccinated

More than 70% of Long Islanders are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 according to statistics released by the state on Sunday. Figures show 1,990,023 Long Islanders are fully vaccinated out of a popul → Read More

Newly elected DAs promise ambitious agendas

Long Island’s two newly elected county District Attorneys outlined ambitious agendas for their offices on Wednesday, ranging from scaling back bail reform to targeting fentanyl, gang violence and bias → Read More

45,000 strong: Jones Beach crowd walks to fight breast cancer

About 45,000 breast cancer survivors and their supporters came to Jones Beach State Park on Sunday to take part in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to raise money and awareness of → Read More

Cuomo: All NY health care workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19

All health care workers in the state of New York must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 27, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday. The order includes those employed at hospitals, nursing homes a → Read More

COVID-19 'long haulers' use music as therapy for lingering health issues

The sweet sounds of harmonicas, drums and rhythmic clapping coming from the courtyard of Lynbrook Restorative Therapy & Nursing could have been mistaken for a performance designed to entertain its pat → Read More

Suffolk Community College mass COVID vaccination site in Brentwood closing

Faced with declining demand for vaccinations across New York, the state is shutting down three mass vaccination sites including one at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood, Gov. Andrew M. Cuo → Read More

Jones Beach fireworks tonight celebrates 70% vaccination rate

More than a dozen New York State landmarks will be illuminated in blue and gold on Tuesday as fireworks light up the sky at several locations — including Jones Beach — to celebrate a milestone in the → Read More

More restaurant seating opening up as state moves to lift restrictions

Pandemic restrictions in place for more than a year limiting how many people can sit in a restaurant, work out in a gym and shop in a store will be lifted by the state on Wednesday, as cases of COVID- → Read More

State struggles to keep up with demand for vaccines as newly eligible New Yorkers seek appointments

The state’s online scheduler struggled to keep up with high demand Sunday as New Yorkers with certain health conditions became eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. "Due to high volume, appointments → Read More

Front-line workers receive second dose of vaccine

The first health care workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine returned on Monday for their second and final dose, with nurse Sandra Lindsay of Port Washington again leading the way. Lindsay, who works → Read More

Nurse who got vaccine: 'Now everybody wants to get to the front of the line'

One day after Sandra Lindsay took the COVID-19 vaccination shot seen around the world, the Long Island Jewish Medical Center critical care nurse said she was feeling fine, other than a slight bruising → Read More