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12.15.2021 Health

In need of a second miracle: Wading River couple’s second child will need heart transplant

After Brian and Ashley Cotter went through heart surgery with their daughter, Ruby, two years ago, they were extremely cautious when they had their second child, Everett. And then...

12.03.2021 COVID-19

First case of Omicron reported in Suffolk County; residents urged ‘not to panic’

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the first confirmed cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant in New York State Thursday evening, including a Suffolk County resident with a history of travel...

11.29.2021 COVID-19

As winter spike in COVID-19 cases begins, health officials prepare for new variant

Following news last week of the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, called Omicron, officials in New York said on Monday that no cases of the latest strain have...

11.22.2021 COVID-19

Expanded booster eligibility begins as COVID-19 cases start to climb

As new COVID-19 cases continue to trend upward as the holiday season gets underway, the next step in the fight to combat the ongoing pandemic took effect last week....

11.17.2021 Government

Town seeking state grant money to connect homes to Riverhead Water District

Riverhead Town is hoping to receive state grant money to cover the bulk of the estimated $13 million needed to connect homes in Manorville and Calverton to the Riverhead...

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11.10.2021 COVID-19

Experts urge parents to discuss COVID vaccine with their child’s medical provider

The next phase of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is underway as children ages 5-11 are eligible to receive the vaccine and doses are now being administered to...

10.26.2021 Health

PBMC teams up with Riverhead CAP for ‘Medication Take Back Day’

Peconic Bay Medical Center has teamed up with a local nonprofit to host a “Medication Take Back Day” on Oct. 30. Although the organization has worked with the hospital...

10.13.2021 Environment

Fatal disease found in North Fork’s deer population

A disease that is almost always fatal in New York deer has been detected on the North Fork for the first time, Southold Town officials confirmed Wednesday. The DEC...

10.08.2021 Health

Health care professionals emphasize importance of flu vaccine ahead of potentially severe flu season

Nearly half of Americans are unsure or do not plan to get vaccinated against the flu this year, despite a potentially worse than average flu season. Forty-four percent of...

10.05.2021 COVID-19

Governor defends vaccine mandate; local hospitals report high compliance rates

As the state mandated deadline passed last week requiring all health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul defended the decision as “the right thing to...

09.29.2021 Health

PBMC Foundation receives $1M donation from retired doctor

The Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation has received a $1 million donation from Dr. Stanley Zinberg for emergency department services, the hospital announced last week. The donation will be...

09.23.2021 COVID-19

State health commissioner resigns as governor prepares to assemble new team

After serving for more than seven years as New York State’s health commissioner and helping lead the state’s response during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Howard Zucker submitted his...

09.22.2021 COVID-19

Local health care centers not expecting mass walkouts over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

North Fork medical centers seem to have escaped the wave of resignations that has plagued some other New York hospitals, where staff have quit rather than comply with a...

08.27.2021 Health

As industry faces shortage of direct support professionals, officials call for renewed efforts to aid ‘forgotten’ essential workers

RISE Life Services of Riverhead and representatives from the East End Disability Associates warned of a workforce crisis and called for federal financial assistance to combat the problem at...

08.09.2021 COVID-19

Suffolk County Health Department to follow CDC guidance on masks in schools; announcement ‘imminent’

In the wake of newly released state guidance, many North Fork schools have not yet made decisions about mask mandates and COVID-19 restrictions for September as they wait for...

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