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Zika virus update: a community presentation

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Worried about Zika virus? Learn the latest updates at the talk by an infectious disease specialist at PBMC.

PBMC surgeon uses new technique for minimally invasive hernia repair

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Riverhead surgeon Dr. Agostino Cervone performed an umbilical hernia repair using a new technique and instrumentation.

Suffer from achy knees and hips? PBMC has an informational talk for you, September 27

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Getting older often brings aches and pains in knees and hips. This informational meeting will offer news in the advances in joint replacement.

Health insurance premiums see double-digit rise in 2017; Care Connect rate hike will be twice the state average increase

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New York State mandated a more than 23 percent increase in Care Connect's small group rates — affecting 70,000 members — in part to cover a $13.5 million payment into a risk adjustment pool to offset costs incurred by other health insurance companies.

Are you at risk for Type 2 diabetes? Free program offered to help you avoid it

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Learn how to keep Type 2 diabetes at bay by making some simple lifestyle changes you can learn in this free program.

Healthy Suffolk: ‘Learn to Be…Tobacco Free’ at PBMC

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Quit smoking workshops sponsored by Suffolk County Department of Health and PBMC can help you kick this unhealthy habit for good.

John Kanas makes $5M ‘cornerstone gift’ to PBMC for its cardiac care facilities

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Northwell Heath's chairman of cardiology will personally lead Peconic Bay Medical Center's cardiac care program, as Eastern Suffolk Cardiology joins the Northwell health system.

Learn everything you need to know about tick-borne diseases threatening local residents at free Saturday morning session

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Chances are that you or someone you know has been diagnosed with Lyme or another tick-borne disease. There have been more cases of tick-borne diseases...

Southold grad, mother of three, battling aggressive multiple sclerosis, turns to experimental stem cell treatment

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At 33 years old, Randi Hubbard, a mother of three, was staring down a diagnosis that could eventually leave her in a wheelchair.

Women: Learn to stay heart healthy

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Learn how to stay heart healthy and beat the number one killer of women - heart disease.