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A stick of gum could soon detect the flu — here’s how it works

It’s about thyme! The flu is one of the most common and contagious diseases — it causes up to 41 million illnesses, 710,000 hospitalizations and 52,000 deaths each year in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s often diagnosed with a nasal or throat swab…

Northwell enlists former Army doc, helicopter rescuer, as new CEO

Dr. John D’Angelo wrote a letter to Northwell CEO Michael Dowling in 2003, asking the high-profile leader if the health system would create a pay-gap program for veterans transitioning out of service and into civilian medical roles. “He didn’t know me. I was here for only three years,” D’Angelo told…