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05.12.2022 Health

After $1.5 million renovation, Precision Care celebrates new orthopedics office in Riverhead

Tracey Smith likes to think of Precision Care Advanced Orthopedics on Roanoke Avenue as an “orthopedic superstore,” because it offers everything under one roof. “Precision Care has over 50...

03.08.2020 Health

Bellone: Suffolk’s first coronavirus patient is male in his 40s

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a Sunday morning tweet that Suffolk County now has its first confirmed case of the coronavirus. In a statement Sunday afternoon, Suffolk County Executive...

10.09.2017 Health

PBMC unveils new cardiac catheterization lab

Peconic Bay Medical Center will unveil its new cardiac cath lab Monday, Oct. 16 — a facility that will bring “life-saving service” to the East End when it officially...

03.24.2017 Health

Zeldin responds to failed attempt to repeal Affordable Care Act

House Republicans on Friday withdrew legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), who campaigned on the promise to help repeal the ACA — known as...

03.18.2017 Health

50+ magazine: Tips from doctors on how to keep your body young

Taking care of your body is important at any age, but it’s likely something we think more and more about as we cross the 50-year threshold.

09.23.2016 Health

Riverhead to go pink next month in support of breast cancer survivors

Nearly 250,000 women will be diagnosed with an invasive form of breast cancer this year alone. And according to the American Cancer Society, one in about 36 women with...

09.04.2016 Health

PBMC doctor performs first surgery using ground-breaking instruments

Dr. Agostino Cervone of Peconic Bay Medical Center jokes that he can tell what kind of surgery a person has had based on the size and location of a...

07.31.2016 Health

Health Column: A more precise way to remove cataracts

Cataract removal surgery recently became more cutting-edge at Eastern Long Island Hospital, where ophthalmologist Dr. Lawrence Buono has been performing what hospital officials are calling a “breakthrough” technique since...

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