Stony Brook University, a public school on Long Island, received a donation of $500 million on Thursday from a foundation formed by an alumnus and a former faculty member, making it the recipient of one of the largest...
What Is a Foley Bulb Induction?
A Foley bulb is a mechanical way to ripen the cervix and induce labor. It’s done with a Foley bulb, which is “a rubber or silicone catheter that is used to actually thread up through the cervix,”...
Port Jefferson volunteers building replica of boat used by Revolutionary War spy who helped George Washington
Kristen J. Nyitray, associate librarian at Stony Brook University, said Brewster’s role in the spy ring has been “underexamined” by historians. The university’s libraries are in possession of two letters authored by...
Doctor Visit Gap: Why Men Don’t Get Regular Health Checkups – And Why They Should
“Research has shown that men are less likely to go to the doctor than women, and they delay going to the doctor when they need to,” says Dr. William Berg, an assistant professor of urology at Stony Brook Medicine and a...
20-year-old’s melanoma battle leads to Stony Brook skin cancer screenings
Their latest efforts with the nonprofit Mollie’s Fund is a new initiative that will help screen all patients that enter Stony Brook University Hospital for skin cancer.
Rethinking the protein inhibitor approach to cancer therapy
A new method than enables researchers to dial up or tone down the amount of a certain metastatic protein inhibitor (BACH1) within a cell could provide a new path in cancer research that reassesses the effectiveness of...
Changes in Gut Bacteria May Cause Parkinson’s: Study
The excessive presence of Lactobacillus, a probiotic, and the imbalance of various other bacteria also play a role in Parkinson’s patients, Dr. Guy Schwartz, co-director of the Stony Brook Parkinson’s and Movement...
SBU adds husband-wife team to cancer, pathology research
Recently, Stony Brook University hired Chengfeng Yang and Zhishan Wang, a husband and wife team to join the Cancer Center and the Pathology Departments from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.
Risk of Shingles Complications by Age
Anyone who has recovered from chickenpox can get shingles, including children and young adults. Still, the risk of developing shingles increases as you age, Anthony Szema, MD, a clinical immunologist at Three Village...
Long Island gets older: Census shows median age increased, surpassing state and national stats
“What’s happened around the world is … more or less at the same time … the U.S. birthrate was going down, [and] the birthrate in other countries was as well,” said Warren Sanderson, a professor emeritus of...
The Fight for Life, Love, Inclusion, and Fair & Equal Access with Dr. Brooke Ellison, PhD [Episode 108]
At age 11, Brooke Ellison was hit by a car, an accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down and ventilator-dependent. Ten years later, she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in...
How Nutrition Education for Doctors Is Evolving
Examining nutrition within a larger context is another promising step forward, says Dr. Raja Jaber, a family medicine physician at Stony Brook Family and Preventive Medicine in New York. Most notably, she highlights...
Social media creates ‘profound risk’ to children and adolescents, surgeon general report says
That type of “excessive and addictive screen use” can cause serious harm, said Anthony Anzalone, a clinical psychologist at Stony Brook Medicine.
3 LI Facilities Ranked Among America’s Best Maternity Hospitals
Three facilities on Long Island are among America’s best maternity hospitals, according to a recent ranking from Newsweek that included Stony Brook University Hospital.
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share through email How’s the Water? An Accabonac Harbor Update
Following a reception at 5 p.m., Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and the Center for Clean Water Technology will discuss his 10 years of research in the harbor. Dr...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share through email Stony Brook Southampton Celebrates Survivors
In recognition of National Cancer Survivors Month, there will be a celebration at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Phillips Family Cancer Center on June 1 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The ceremony will acknowledge...
FDA Approves First Oral Treatment for Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease
“This approval is very important, as it now gives our patients the option to choose an oral therapy for their Crohn’s disease,” says Farah Monzur, MD, an assistant professor of medicine, a gastroenterologist, and...
COVID-19 data reporting scaled back in latest sign pandemic ’emergency’ is over
Fewer people are taking any type of COVID-19 test, said Sean Clouston, an associate professor of public health at Stony Brook University,
For these nursing grads, the COVID era was a moment of truth
Shortages of nursing faculty and clinical practical skills training placements limit the number of students that nursing programs can accept, according to Stony Brook School of Nursing Dean Patricia Bruckenthal, who...