Category: Medicine

Medicine News Highlights Research

WTC Responders at Risk for Dementia, Studies Show

The studies included individuals with signs of cognitive impairment who show neuroradiological abnormalities similar to that seen in Alzheimer’s disease patients.

July 28, 2020

5 min read

Community COVID-19 Long Island Medicine

Cultivating Gratitude

Mary Jeanne Ramos and her husband, Peter Schweitzer, of West Sayville created more than 100 kitchen garden bags for frontline hospital workers across Long Island as a way of showing gratitude. Included in their donation...

July 10, 2020

1 min read

College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff Medicine News Highlights On Campus Research School of Medicine STEM

SBU Research Team Receives $3.5M Grant to Study Depression

Depression remains a leading disorder worldwide with treatments that have limited benefits for many patients — only 33 percent of individuals with depression respond to conventional treatments. A cross-disciplinary...

June 9, 2020

3 min read

Dr. Richard Rugen, Gloria Rocchio, and Michael Colucci from the Ward Melville Heritage Organization met with Stony Brook University Hospital’s CEO Carol Gomes to present a donation of eyeglass defogger packets from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skidmore, Senior Vice President at Marchon Eyewear.

Community COVID-19 Long Island Medicine

Clearer Glasses Are in View

For people who wear glasses, wearing a mask can mean fogged lenses and limited visibility. Thanks to a donation of eyeglass defogger from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skidmore, hospital employees can now see better. Mr...

June 9, 2020

1 min read

Featured Story Long Island Medicine

One Year After Kidney Transplant, Mets Legend Enjoys Extra Innings

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on what was previously considered a normal way of life. But don’t tell Ed Kranepool and Al Barbieri how inconvenienced you are. The men — both recipients of life-saving kidney...

June 3, 2020

5 min read

COVID-19 Medicine Research

Stony Brook Team to Test Effectiveness of Inhibitor Drugs on COVID-19

The research will test the efficacy of interferon-lambda and bradykinin inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 in laboratory models.

May 21, 2020

2 min read

Medicine Research

Researchers to Use PET Scans to Understand Depression

The study will help researchers better understand how inflammation in the brain is related to the disease, and how pharmacologic intervention can reduce inflammation.

May 20, 2020

3 min read

Workstation and hand-assembled 3D printed PAPR hose adapters

Alumni Hottest Stories College of Engineering & Applied Sciences COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Medicine Medicine and Research On Campus Stony Brook Matters

SBU Teams Collaborate to Build Solutions for PAPR with 3D Printing

Rechargeable battery packs for Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) were created by teams from the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences and Stony Brook Medicine.

May 19, 2020

4 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories COVID-19 Diversity Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine School of Medicine School of Social Welfare Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook Uses New Strategy to Aid Those with Disabilities During COVID-19

Michelle Ballan created a COVID Disability Form to help all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities communicate their needs.

May 15, 2020

3 min read

Sibling doctors Karen and Kevin Tsai following Kevin’s graduation from the Renaissance School of Medicine.

Alumni News Alumni Spotlight Community COVID-19 Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research News Highlights Recent Grads Stony Brook Matters

Sibling Alumni Go the Extra Mile to Fight COVID-19

Karen Tsai, MD ’17 and Kevin Tsai, MD ‘19 volunteer for DonatePPE.org, which has donated more than 1.2 million PPE to hospitals in COVID hotspots.

May 13, 2020

5 min read

COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Medicine News Highlights

Stony Brook Nursing Initiative Gives a Voice to the Voiceless

Patients silenced by COVID-19 now have a voice thanks to "My Story" documents that are posted inside and outside of patients' rooms.

May 11, 2020

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Medicine Medicine and Research Nursing Alumni News Stony Brook Matters

Mother-Daughter Duo Face COVID-19 Pandemic Together

When the coronavirus pandemic began, one Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) nurse came out of retirement to join her daughter on the frontlines. Mary Beth Patterson retired from SBUH in December 2018 after being...

May 7, 2020

2 min read

Academics Beyond the Expected Podcast Series COVID-19 Medicine Newsroom

Beyond the Expected Podcast: The Coronavirus Effect: Cross-Campus Response

Interim President Michael Bernstein speaks with Dean Fotis Sotiropoulos and Chair of the Department of Chemistry Peter Tonge whose areas have been driving results through engineering-driven medicine, which is in...

May 7, 2020

2 min read

Stony Brook University Hospital staff with the food and thank you cards given to them by the Sachem 11s Cheer Team.

Community COVID-19 Long Island Medicine News Highlights

COVID-19 Donation Spotlight #3: Donations Pour In from Far and Wide

Support for Stony Brook University essential staff continues to flow in from caring friends near and far, providing strength to continue the fight.

May 6, 2020

5 min read

Alumni News Diversity Featured Story Medicine Student Spotlight

SBU Mentors Helped Future Doctor Succeed

The experiences Gary Gravesandy ‘18 had at Stony Brook not only put him in the position to be accepted to medical school, but also inspired him to be a mentor.

May 5, 2020

5 min read

Beyond the Expected Podcast Series COVID-19 Medicine Newsroom

Beyond the Expected Podcast: The Coronavirus Effect: Nursing Response

Interim President Michael Bernstein talks to three dedicated Stony Brook nurses who will share their experiences, their stories, and what it has meant to be on the frontline of the surge both professionally and...

May 1, 2020

2 min read

Community COVID-19 Long Island Medicine

Stony Brook Meal Train Reaches 10,000 Mark for Food Donations

The system makes donating food to the workers and medical staff safer, easier and more time-efficient. Donations are still being accepted.

May 1, 2020

2 min read

COVID-19 Medicine News Highlights

Stony Brook University Delivers 5,000 3D-Printed Face Shields to Hospital

Stony Brook University’s iCREATE Lab has delivered 5,000 3D-printed face shields to caregivers on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus at Stony Brook Medicine. The final delivery to Stony Brook...

May 1, 2020

3 min read

Category: Medicine

WTC Responders at Risk for Dementia, Studies Show

Cultivating Gratitude

SBU Research Team Receives $3.5M Grant to Study Depression

Clearer Glasses Are in View

One Year After Kidney Transplant, Mets Legend Enjoys Extra Innings

Stony Brook Team to Test Effectiveness of Inhibitor Drugs on COVID-19

Researchers to Use PET Scans to Understand Depression

SBU Teams Collaborate to Build Solutions for PAPR with 3D Printing

Sibling Alumni Go the Extra Mile to Fight COVID-19

Stony Brook Nursing Initiative Gives a Voice to the Voiceless

Mother-Daughter Duo Face COVID-19 Pandemic Together

Beyond the Expected Podcast: The Coronavirus Effect: Cross-Campus Response

COVID-19 Donation Spotlight #3: Donations Pour In from Far and Wide

SBU Mentors Helped Future Doctor Succeed

Beyond the Expected Podcast: The Coronavirus Effect: Nursing Response

Stony Brook Meal Train Reaches 10,000 Mark for Food Donations

Stony Brook University Delivers 5,000 3D-Printed Face Shields to Hospital

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