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A study released Monday by investigators from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shows the potential of transforming a commonly used chemotherapy drug into one that kills cancer cells by activating immune cells when it is paired with anti-inflammatory medication.

A new study shows patients taking Remdesivir — an experimental drug found to work against the new coronavirus — may not need to take it as long as previously thought, suggesting more patients could be treated with it. The international study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found there’s no significant difference between those who were treated…

As states continue to grapple with the spread of the novel coronavirus by closing non-essential businesses and urging residents to stay in doors, it comes as no surprise that tourism has taken a hit since many tourism spots have shut down to mitigate the contagion. As tourism suffers, workers will bear the brunt. According to data from the U.S....

Long Island is getting an infusion of much needed help in the fight against COVID-19. Greg Cergol reports.

New York City’s first confirmed COVID-19 cases are from primarily European and United States sources, according to the first molecular epidemiology study of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, conducted by Mount Sinai. The study, which was published online, was led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers and is the first to trace the source of...

New research suggests that coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not Asia. Erica Byfield reports.

Coronavirus patients around the world are rushing to join studies of an experimental drug that showed promise against some similar viruses in the past

As a growing number of Americans are being diagnosed with the coronavirus, doctors are learning more about who may be most susceptible to the most severe complications of the disease, NBC News reports.

It takes an average of about five days for COVID-19 symptoms to show after contracting the virus, while the vast majority of people infected will develop symptoms within 12 days, researchers confirmed in a new report published in the “Annals of Internal Medicine” on Monday.

Property taxes can be a small inconvenience or a major burden. It all depends where you live. The average American household spends $2,375 on property taxes for their homes each year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and residents of the 27 states with vehicle property taxes shell out another $441. We all pay property taxes, whether directly or indirectly,…

Finding the best place to raise a family can be a challenge — after all, there are a lot of factors to consider, from childcare cost to safety to the quality of public education.  Often times, raising a stable, healthy family requires moving to another state. However, if you live in the tri-state area, you are ahead of the curb,…

Where you live may be setting you up for failure when it come to keeping your New Year’s resolutions, according to a new study. To determine where Americans are most likely to stick to their goals for 2020, WalletHub considered some of the most popular — and most commonly broken — resolutions to rank more than 180 cities in the…

It comes as no surprise to some drivers in the tri-state that compared to other metro areas in the United States, New Yorkers pay the most for parking. According to a new parking report by Arrive, a tech company that focuses on parking solutions, there is a wide-range of parking costs throughout the country. Using data from Arrive’s own...

PropertyClub, a real estate website, looked into how long it would take the average person to save up for a 20% down payment in 100 city neighborhoods – and the results are shocking!

For those who live and visit the greater New York metro area, it comes as no surprise that it ranked among the top 10 best cold destinations for winter travel.

It turns out that two small cities in New Jersey are among the best in the entire nation, according to WalletHub.

A statewide ban on plastic bags and groundbreaking tolls for motorists entering the busiest sections of Manhattan are coming to New York under a new state budget that takes several ambitious steps to address long-standing environmental and transportation challenges. Lawmakers worked through the night Sunday to pass the $175.5 billion spending plan. The Democrat-controlled Senate finished passing budget bills around…

More people moved out of New Jersey than any other state last year — and New York and Connecticut weren’t far behind, a new study found.

Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill revealed that starting Sept. 1 New Yorkers with no prior record who are found smoking marijuana will receive a summons and will not be arrested.