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Folk Legend Peter Yarrow Comes Out For N.J. Boy In Need Of Bone Marrow Transplant

A folk music legend is lending a helping hand to a little Bergen County boy in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant.

2013/05/17

Entrance to Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island (file / credit: MATT CAMPBELL/AFP/Getty Images)

High School Students Study ‘Cancer Alley’ Near Fresh Kills Landfill

Two high school seniors from Staten Island Technical High School are up for the $75,000 Intel science prize tonight for their research on dangerous air around us.

2013/05/16

5.15.13 Lisa Frank and Dr. Lynn Ratner

Is A Mastectomy The Right Choice For All Women?

Lisa Frank was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, at the age of 36. She joined us on The Couch, alongside Dr. Lynn Ratner, to talk about her story — and whether a mastectomy is the choice for every woman.

2013/05/15

Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood (file / credit: Hackensack University Medical Center)

Stories From Main Street: Pascack Valley Hospital Set To Reopen In Westwood

In an age where hospital closings dominate the headlines, the old Pascack Valley Hospital is being resuscitated, brought back from the dead.

2013/05/13

"Plan B" Pill (file/credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

FDA Approves: Plan B To Be Dispensed Over The Counter; Critics Come Out Swinging

The FDA announced Tuesday it has approved making the Plan B morning-after pill available over the counter. But purchasers have to be at least 15 to buy it, and will have to provide proof of age at the cash register.

2013/04/30

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Survey: Connecticut Most Stressed In Tri-State Area

A Gallup survey on stress in America conducted from January to December 2012 and just released this month found that among those in the Tri-State Area, 43 percent of the people surveyed in Connecticut answered yes to having stress.

2013/04/30

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