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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,”...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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