Eastern Long Island Hospital’s Fitness Challenge asks participants to walk for a healthier community
The ELIH Fitness Challenge is modeled around the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and involves walking and fundraising.
With Ebola directives ‘evolving’ almost daily, local hospitals work to keep up
Hospitals in Greenport and Riverhead have stepped up training as federal and state health officials issue new directives and guidance for screening and handling of possible Ebola patients at their hospitals.
Putting Ebola in perspective, seeking solutions to infectious diseases
To protect our community from the unlikely event that we would diagnose a patient with the Ebola virus infection at Stony Brook University Hospital, we have put in place very specific guidelines on how to identify patients at risk for Ebola.
Stony Brook professor receives SUNY Grant to develop spinal cord blood flow device
The SUNY grant supports his development of a disposable spinal cord probe designed to help measure spinal cord blood flow as a tool measure spinal cord ischemia, which can lead to paralysis.
Stony Brook Vein Center awarded with IAC Accreditation
First Accredited Vein Center on Long Island, Second in the New York State
Ten surgeries result in new face and smile for Saline from Kenya
After one year in the United States and 10 reconstructive surgeries at Stony Brook Children's Hospital, Saline Atieno, a 12-year-old Kenyan girl, has...
‘Operation Rejuvenation’ launches at Stony Brook University
The Long Island State Veterans Home broke ground for a new facility at a ceremony on May 2. This event kicked off ‘Operation Rejuvenation’,...
Investigative treatment providing relief from frozen shoulder enters advanced trials
An investigational drug developed by Stony Brook Medicine researchers for adhesive capsulitis, a painful condition more commonly known as “frozen shoulder,” has advanced to...
Don’t get burned this summer, how to keep your family safe in the sun
After the long, cold, snowy winter, everyone is looking forward to a day at the beach, an afternoon by the pool or just catching...
Varicose veins fizzle away with new foam treatment
Varicose veins affect more than 30 million adults in the US aged between 18 to 70, with women twice as likely as men to...
