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‘My life is great’: Island lung transplant recipient thanks B.C. donors Published 10:04 am Tuesday, February 3, 2026 Kathy Green could hardly breathe when it came time for a long-awaited …

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Community advocate Tomas Cruz has a genetic liver disease and was recently diagnosed with a tumor that’s located between two main arteries. It’s known as non-alcoholic …

FRANKLIN SQUARE, Long Island (WABC) — A teenager in Nassau County who is facing a critical health battle is in desperate need of a kidney donor. Elias Manolis is a …

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The year was 1969 when a group of Staten Island teens who attended Susan Wagner High School bonded and formed friendships that would last a lifetime. …

 Twenty-month-old Vida Rodriguez was a whirlwind on a recent Friday morning, climbing onto chairs and under couches in her family’s Central Islip home while her giggling older sister Alessia chased after her. That …

The Long Island boy fighting double renal failure was named “Sheriff of the Day” Tuesday, days before his scheduled life-saving transplant surgery. Wyatt Hooppert, 12, was sworn in as honorary …

The Rev. Benjamin Thomas has a warm smile and a manner that puts people at ease. But one subject riles the East Meadow resident. “When someone tells me COVID is [just] a …