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New prescribing powers  could allow millions of patients to get medical help without  having to see a GP , under government proposals.  Regulators will be asked to consider extending responsibilities to thousands of medical assistants as part of efforts to radically reform healthcare. Ministers believe that the measures could  reduce pressures on GP services , increasing the number of patients treated without seeing a doctor, while speeding up access for  those who need to see one . They also hope that the changes would allow GPs to focus more time on the most complex cases and the elderly, reducing the number of  patients ending up in A&E .  Increase in physician associates In recent years, the NHS has seen a major expansion in physician associates deployed  to help GPs  and hospital doctors, assisting with diagnosis, treatment and carrying out minor procedures.  There are now more than 3,500 employed in England, with plans to train...

JERICHO, N.Y  - Love that lasts a lifetime might sound a bit cliché in the 21st century, but it does exist on Long Island.   CBS2's Vanessa Murdock had the honor to attend a vow renewal ceremony more than seven decades in the making, and she asked the happy couple for the key to a happy marriage. At 91 years young, the blushing bride walked down the aisle a second time to meet her loving husband under the chuppah. Married for 72 years, Alice and Morty Steinberg chose to renew their vows at their home - Encore Luxury Living in Jericho.  Surrounded by loved ones, the couple re-sealed their life-long love with a second "first kiss" and broke glass. When the ceremony concluded, the beautiful couple took time to share a little of their love story with Murdock.  "We're best friends now. Seventy-two years is a long time," said Alice Steinberg.  They first met in 1948 at a Valentine's Day party.  "That day I found her, that was it. I didn't look anymore...

NEW YORK  -- A vigil was held Tuesday for two brothers who were killed in a shooting in the Bronx last week. Loved ones were joined by neighbors and community members as they released balloons in the air in memory of 24-year-old Jeremiah Smith and 37-year-old Devren Smith. They were killed when police say two suspects fired several shots outside a fast food restaurant on East Tremont Avenue on Friday afternoon. READ MORE:  At least 1 person killed, 3 wounded in Bronx shooting; 2 arrested "Our family was broken, our spirits was broken, but our strength, our strength is the reason why we're able to stand here," one woman said. "I have a son to raise alone. He's 6 months old, spitting image of his father and uncle." Two suspects have been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and manslaughter. Two others were injured in the shooting. They are expected to be OK. LOCAL NEWS  NJ school closure linked to Michigan State University shooting BY NIKKI DEME...