02.07.2015 Health Health Beat: PBMC hosting epilepsy support group • Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead will host an epilepsy support group Monday, Feb. 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. in conference room A on the second floor. The...
02.01.2015 Health Health Column: Irksome infection calls for precautions Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: you’ve heard of it. More commonly known as MRSA, it’s one of the better-known bacteria around, according to experts at Stony Brook University Medical Center. A...
01.21.2015 Health Health alliance in limbo as Southampton, SBU announce merger plans Despite news that Southampton Hospital is one step closer to merging with Stony Brook University Medical Center, officials of the East End Health Alliance say their association with the...
12.29.2014 Health The Year in Health 2014: Reform leads to change Health care reform brought with it a number of changes that affected hospitals nationwide throughout 2014, with quantifiable effects starting to become clear by the end of the first...
12.28.2014 Health Health Column: Important info for Medicare beneficiaries Under provisions in the Affordable Care Act of 2010, some Medicare recipients are suddenly finding themselves without a safety net when in need of subsequent care at a skilled...
12.14.2014 Health Health Column: Experience ‘the helper’s high’ during the holidays You know that warm fuzzy feeling you get after finding someone the perfect gift, helping an older person cross the street or, say, rescuing a wide-eyed kitten from a...
11.23.2014 Health Health Column: When your child tries to avoid school Does your child refuse to go to school more than the average student? Has your teenager complained about not being able to concentrate during class? These are problems many...
11.14.2014 Health Health Column: A conference that’s for and about girls There’s a lot facing the young women of today: peer pressure, relationship troubles and unrealistic body expectations broadcast on television screens and social media sites. With so much to...