Category: Wellness

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Sharon Nachman, MD, Lists Top 10 Truths About Influenza

With flu season well underway, knowledge is one of the keys to illness prevention.

January 14, 2020

4 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights On Campus University Wellness

Cathrine Duffy to Direct Healthier U Employee Wellness Program

Cathrine Duffy, who has served as Director of Student Support in the Office of the Dean of Students at Stony Brook University, has been appointed Director of Healthier U — the University’s health and wellness program...

January 7, 2020

3 min read

Coordinator on West campus for LiveOnNy, Kathleen Valerio, LiveONNY scholarship awardee, Maryam Hassanein, students from Chill Program and representatives from the Division of Student Health, Wellness and Prevention Services accept trophy for SBU.

Awards and Honors Community University Wellness

SBU Recognized as #1 in NY State by LiveOnNY

On December 9, 2019, Stony Brook was recognized for the fourth consecutive year as the number one college/university enrollment site in New York State for organ donor registration. LiveOnNY, an organ registry, presented...

December 13, 2019

2 min read

Community Events Long Island Wellness

Walk with a Doc, Dec. 15

Join this doctor-led event for a fun and safe place to walk, learn about health and meet new friends. The Stony Brook Family & Preventive Medicine Practice and the Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group present “Walk...

December 12, 2019

1 min read

Community Events Long Island Medicine Wellness

Walk with a Doc & Future Doc, November 17

November 5, 2019

1 min read

Student Spotlight Wellness

Second NARCAN Training Event Breaks Records

More than 220 people attended the second NARCAN training co-hosted by Student Affairs Health Education team and the Department of Sociology, breaking a record for Suffolk County. The 45-minute training session was held...

October 18, 2019

3 min read

Medicine Wellness

Sex-Specific Scoring Could Alter Mild Cognitive Impairment Diagnoses

Accounting for gender on memory tests may change the diagnosis for 20 percent of those currently diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), with possibly more women and fewer men being diagnosed with MCI, according...

October 10, 2019

3 min read

(left to right, Kerri Mahoney, Alcohol and Other Drug Outreach Specialist, Officer Bica, Kathleen Valerio, Program Coordinator, Catherine Marrone, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Dr. Richard Gatteau, Dean of Students, Vice President of Student Affairs, Officer Jared King, Officer Pete Thomson, Front row left to right: SBU Chill Educators Chynna Rios, Allison Van Cott-McEntee, Kathleen DiMartino)

Community On Campus Wellness

Narcan Training at SBU

On October 3, 2019, the first Narcan training of the semester took place inside Frey Hall at Stony Brook University. The event was dedicated to Steven Robert Van Cott, who is the younger brother of Allison Van Cott...

October 8, 2019

2 min read

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NIH Funds New Strategy for Treating Teen Depression

New strategies for treating teen depression will be funded by a five-year, $2 million Early Independence Award (EIA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Jessica Schleider, an Assistant Professor of Clinical...

October 1, 2019

3 min read

News Highlights Wellness

Get Your Flu Shot, Interim President Bernstein Urges Community

Once again, it’s time to get ready for the flu season. That means making sure you and your loved ones have been vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months of age...

October 1, 2019

1 min read

Events Medicine On Campus Wellness

10th Annual Meeting of the Minds Symposium: Brain Injury and Coma

Stony Brook University’s Neurosciences Institute presents the 10th Annual Meeting of the Minds Symposium: Brain Injury and Coma on Friday, October 25, from 8 am to 12:30 pm in the Medical and Translational Research...

September 26, 2019

2 min read

Events Medicine On Campus Wellness

Mental Health Comedy Tour, October 17

On Thursday evening, October 17, Stony Brook University is sponsoring a free Mental Health Comedy Tour that features standup comedy from professional comedians who suffer from serious mental health issues. The Headliner...

September 25, 2019

1 min read

Events Long Island Medicine News Highlights Wellness

Join Bestselling Author Marci Shimoff for Women’s Health Day

Learn from Stony Brook Medicine experts as they share the latest information, research and thinking about topics that concern women most at Women’s Health Day on Saturday, September 28, from 8:30 am to 2 pm at Advanced...

September 23, 2019

1 min read

News Highlights University Wellness

Mindfulness Movement Turns 40, Gains Traction at Stony Brook

Mindfulness has been defined as a state of active, open attention to the present. This state encompasses observing one’s thoughts and feelings without judging them as good or bad. Mindfulness is frequently used in...

September 23, 2019

3 min read

Student Spotlight Wellness

Second Annual Walk of Hope Continues to Raise Awareness for Mental Health

September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Stony Brook has planned a month full of events that help honor those lost to suicide and raise awareness around suicide prevention. Central to those events is the...

September 15, 2019

2 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Gender-Based Medicine Can Enhance Treatment

Individual patients differ in their responses to treatment, and some of those differences are caused by the patient’s gender and hormones. That was the message delivered by Anat Biegon, PhD, Professor of Radiology and...

July 8, 2019

3 min read

Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Hottest Stories Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research News Highlights Nursing Alumni Research Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Facebook Posts Can Predict Illnesses, Including Diabetes, Hypertension and Depression

Facebook posts alone can predict some 21 diseases and conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, anxiety and depression, a new study reveals. The study, published in PLOS ONE by researchers at Stony Brook University...

June 19, 2019

2 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Global Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Online Health Searches in Africa Reveal Stigmas

Destructive cultural stigmas and an urgent need for accurate health information were identified in a groundbreaking study of health-related internet searches originating from Africa. The research team, which included H...

June 18, 2019

2 min read

Category: Wellness

Sharon Nachman, MD, Lists Top 10 Truths About Influenza

Cathrine Duffy to Direct Healthier U Employee Wellness Program

SBU Recognized as #1 in NY State by LiveOnNY

Walk with a Doc, Dec. 15

Walk with a Doc & Future Doc, November 17

Second NARCAN Training Event Breaks Records

Sex-Specific Scoring Could Alter Mild Cognitive Impairment Diagnoses

Narcan Training at SBU

Get Your Flu Shot, Interim President Bernstein Urges Community

10th Annual Meeting of the Minds Symposium: Brain Injury and Coma

Mental Health Comedy Tour, October 17

Join Bestselling Author Marci Shimoff for Women’s Health Day

Mindfulness Movement Turns 40, Gains Traction at Stony Brook

Second Annual Walk of Hope Continues to Raise Awareness for Mental Health

Gender-Based Medicine Can Enhance Treatment

Online Health Searches in Africa Reveal Stigmas

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