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Nys Senate Bill Protects Abortion And Providers Using Telehealth

The New York State Senate passed Senator Shelley B. Mayer and Assemblywoman Karines Reyes’ bill, S.1066A (Assembly number forthcoming), which provides explicit protections for doctors, medical providers and facilitators serving patients seeking abortion and reproductive health services via telehealth.

Just days after the 50th anniversary of the landmark decision of Roe v. Wade, the New York State Senate passed a package of bills to cement New York’s status as a reproductive health-care sanctuary state. Included as part of this package, S.1066A affirms New York’s role as a nationwide leader by further safeguarding access to abortion for people in this state and across the country.

Mayer said, “This legislation will protect reproductive health-care providers by safeguarding them against any outof-state interference — allowing New York providers to be a resource for Americans who have had their rights stripped away. New York has been and continues to be a nationwide leader for reproductive rights….”

Firm Welcomes Associate In Appellate Litigation

Aaron Zucker has joined Abrams Fensterman as a member in the firm’s appellate practice group. Zucker is an experienced professional who has researched and analyzed complex legal issues in previous positions, which have given him valuable knowledge of civil and criminal appellate matters.

Prior to joining Abrams Fensterman, Zucker served as senior law clerk to Judge Michael J. Garcia of the New York Court of Appeals. Before that he served as an assistant district attorney in the Appeals Bureau of the New York County District Attorney’s Office. Earlier in his career, Zucker was an Appellate Court attorney at the Appellate

Division, Fourth Department.

He graduated, cum laude, from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. As a law student, he served as a legal-writing teaching assistant, as well as an intern in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Major Offense Bureau of the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.

Abrams Fensterman is a multifaceted, general practice law firm that currently has more than 115 attorneys in five offices — Lake Success, Brooklyn, White Plains, Rochester and Albany.

ADVISING HEALTH-CARE- FOCUSED FIRMS

Carter Morse & Goodrich (CMG) in Southport served as the exclusive financial advisor to a group of shareholders in Med Learning Group Holdings LLC in its sale to DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP), a health-care-focused private equity firm. Terms of the transaction, which closed on Dec. 30, 2022, were not disclosed.

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MLG, previously a division of Ultimate Medical Academy, is an accredited, full-service continuing medical education (CME) company focusing on developing, implementing and measuring online and in-person continuing education that improves health-care practitioners’ ability to provide optimal care to patients. MLG works with leading pharmaceutical companies around the world to create engaging content using the latest trends in available technology and utilizes outcomes measurement and reporting.

Superager Secrets To Staying Sharp As You Age

SuperAgers are people over the age of 80 who have the cognitive abilities of someone decades younger. So, what’s their secret? According to recent research, the one trait that SuperAgers possess is to learn something new every day. But based on 25 years of caring for Connecticut seniors, Mario D’Aquil a of Assisted Living Services Inc. (ALS) explains it’s really a combination of brain exercises and healthy eating.

“Use it or lose it is just as true for mental fitness as it is for physical fitness,” said D’Aquila, MBA, chief operating officer of home care agency ALS with offices in Cheshire and Westport. “We often see significant improvement in our clients after engaging in new activities with caregivers who also help prepare meals.”

D’Aquila cites a CNBC article summarizing the 18-month study that compares our memories to a bank account. The deposits, which are pieces of new information, help build brain connections. Memories are kept in these connections. As we age, the connections can weaken or be lost altogether. However, the more deposits you have, the less impact there is on your memories from these withdrawals.

D’Aquila shares ways to cross train your brain:

• Do something mentally stimulating, such as listening to a podcast, joining a book club or taking an online course.

• Do something that requires learning through movement, such as a new sport, dance or yoga.

• Be social. Grab coffee with a friend or go to a dinner party, as social interaction is a form of learning that has been associated with staving off dementia.

It’s crucial to approach learning the way you would fitness training, according to D’Aquila. “You wouldn’t go to the gym and only work out one body part. The same goes for the brain, he said.” An activity needs to be challenging in order to have impact. SuperAgers pursue learning opportunities outside of their comfort zone.

Since 1996, award-winning home care agency Assisted Living Services in Cheshire and Westport has provided care to residents across Connecticut. Its unique CarePlus program blends personal care by more than 600 employees and caregivers with technological safety and monitoring devices from sister company Assisted Living Technologies

Inc . ALS was ranked on the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and recognized by Home Care Pulse® as a “Best of Home Care Leader In Excellence,” a designation given to the best home care providers in the nation.