Suffolk health commissioner issues Zika advisory to students planning spring break travel to affected areas
College students planning to travel to Zika-affected areas during spring break are urged to take precautions to avoid contracting, transmitting the virus.
Health officials use giant colon model to raise awareness of a killer cancer that’s almost completely preventable
More than 30,000 people each year would not die from colon cancer if they'd just get screened for the disease as recommended. Peconic Bay Medical Center set up a giant inflatable colon in its lobby this morning to make the point.
Heroin: How you can tell if someone you love is using and what to do about it
Here's a rundown of the signs and symptoms of heroin use, places to turn for help if someone you care about is using, plus an explanation of how an overdose happens and how naloxone reverses it.
Suffolk’s only medical marijuana dispensary opens in Riverhead
Medical marijuana's recent legalization is personal for Columbia Care's CEO, who helped his mother overcome her debilitating arthritis pain with a topical balm.
With PBMC merger complete, life-saving cardiac and trauma procedures will soon be locally available to East End residents
Today’s historic merger between Peconic Bay Medical Center and Northwell Health will soon make life-saving medical services available to East End residents who have always needed to travel up-island for trauma care and cardiac arrest treatment.
Narcan, lifesaving drug that reverses opiate overdose, is being made available in New York without prescription
The opiate overdose reversal drug naloxone (Narcan) will be made available without prescription at 479 CVS Pharmacy locations throughout New York, with plans in the works to add 1,000 more pharmacies early this year, according to state officials.
Want to quit smoking in the New Year? Free program starts Jan. 14 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead
With the New Year come resolutions and if you smoke cigarettes and want to quit, the Suffolk County health department and Peconic Bay Medical Center are offering help.
Medical house calls open a window on plight of the elderly on the North Fork
“If you spent a day with me, you would go home, put your head down on your kitchen table and cry,” says Greenport physician assistant Steven Templeton, founder of Medical House Calls of the North Fork. Many elderly live in "absolutely terrible" conditions, alone and lonely, suffering from depression and anxiety, he says.
State regulators put ‘hold’ on processing Health Republic claims, leaving patients and providers confused and worried
'An utter mess': The state Department of Financial Services on Nov. 6 put a hold on processing of Health Republic claims, but the insolvent health co-op and the DFS consumer support unit both insist that claims will be paid and subscribers remain 'fully covered' through Nov. 30.
Mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile in Southold
The mosquito sample is the second this season to test positive, according to Suffolk County health officials.
