Free prostate cancer seminar, March 29
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in men and, caught early, it can be successfully treated. To learn more about the newest technology to treat it, attend this free seminar.
Peconic Bay Medical Center names cardiologist as new medical director
Jean M. Cacciabaudo, MD, a fellowship-trained cardiologist, was formerly the chief of cardiology at Southside Hospital and director of nuclear cardiology and associate medical director at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
One year later, assessing the local impacts of medical marijuana
At the end of the first year of operation of medical marijuana dispensaries in New York, including Suffolk's only dispensary located in Riverhead, the debate about the newly legalized drug continues.
Bucking staff recommendation, health committee approves cardiac cath labs for both Riverhead and Southampton
A state public health committee today decided to ignore the recommendations of department of health staff, which picked Peconic Bay Medical Center as the sole East End site for a cardiac catheterization lab.
A ‘race’ for East End cardiac cath lab: State to decide between Peconic Bay and Southampton for much-needed facility
“We are in a race to get a cardiac cath lab in the Town of Riverhead,” Supervisor Sean Walter said last week. The state health department will approve only one cardiac cath lab on the East End, he said, but both PBMC and Southampton Hospital have applications pending for cardiac catheterization facilities.
National Diabetes Awareness Month in the (blue) spotlight November 15
On November 15 PBMC will hold an evening dedicated to National Diabetes Awareness Month. Presentations on the disease, a vendor expo and lighting up the hospital in blue are planned.
From human disease to environmental destruction, the impacts of oversized deer herd on the North Fork are real
One East End allergy specialist says she now has more than 350 cases — with new ones being diagnosed every week— of patients with a serious and potentially deadly meat allergy brought on by the bite of the lone star tick.
Suffolk reports first confirmed human cases of West Nile virus this year
Three people, residents of Brookhaven, Islip and Smithtown, were hospitalized as a result of the illness, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. All three have recovered.
Tennis tourney, cash drawing, Italian dinner: Eastern Long Island Hospital fall fundraisers
Eastern Long Island Hospital fall fundraisers include a popular annual tennis tournament, a cash drawing, and an Italian dinner.
Local infectious disease doctor says Zika epidemic in United States is unlikely
Zika virus, which has swept through South and Central Americas and has been reported in every state in the continental U.S. except Wyoming, is not likely to reach epidemic proportions in North America, according to Riverhead infectious disease specialist Dr. Sandeep Gandhi.
