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Computer Science Team Powers COVID Surveillance Screening

The Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University deployed a new in-house COVID Surveillance Screening platform developed by Computer Science faculty and students. The platform was developed by Computer...

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Stony Brook University Hospital Administers First COVID-19 Vaccine

Kisa King, a resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine, received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, administered by Ian Pak, a pharmacist at the Hospital.

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Art Historians Picture Pandemics in Grand Rounds Lecture

In a virtual Grand Rounds lecture titled “Picturing Pandemic Disease,” presented by the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics, Barry Coller, MD, Hon. ’03 and former Stony Brook faculty member...

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Rising Up to Meet the Moment

By pushing boundaries, SBU is reshaping the future As years go, 2020 has tested us all. We have been confronting a global pandemic, a contentious national election, a movement for racial and social equality, an...

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Alzheimer’s Center Finds Path to Treatment Through Pandemic

The challenges of diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s patients, many of whom are older than 60 — a demographic particularly vulnerable to the dangers of COVID-19 — increase exponentially during a pandemic. Like the rest...

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SBU Team Develops Particle Containment Chamber to Help Protect Healthcare Workers

Recent scientific evidence has shown that the coronavirus may remain infectious as an aerosol for three hours or longer. Although the exact means of transmission remains a mystery that’s still being investigated...

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Medicine Alums Present Emmy Award on National Telecast

Chosen for their involvement in the organization DonatePPE.org, siblings Karen Tsai and Kevin Tsai presented the Best Supporting Actor award at the 72nd annual Emmys on September 20.

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Two Stony Brook Hospitals Are National Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

Stony Brook University Hospital and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital have been named leaders by the National LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

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Stony Brook Recognized for Commitment to Quality Heart Failure Care

For the second consecutive year, SBU Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

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Brain Imaging May Help Predict Obesity and Self-Control Issues

A study led by SBU's Anat Biegon is the first to show a direct correlation between aromatase (an enzyme) availability in the amygdala and body mass index.

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NIH Grant to Fund Brain Imaging Study of Opioid Addiction

With a nearly $3 million grant from the NIDA, Assistant Professor Scott J. Moeller, PhD, of the Renaissance School of Medicine is studying the brains of those with opioid use disorder.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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...

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Children’s Hospital Offers Coronavirus Resources for Kids and Parents

Stony Brook Children’s Hospital now offers web-based resources and activities for parents and children seeking to understand and weather the coronavirus pandemic. The website includes an activity booklet aimed at...

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App Leverages Eye Movement to Assist ALS Patients

EyeCanDo enables patients to use their eye movements and visual attention to control smart home devices, listen to music, type, send messages and more.

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Stony Brook Medicine Applies Research Expertise to Coronavirus Challenge

Find out what clinical and observational trials doctors and researchers are working on at Stony Brook Medicine.

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Category - Medicine

Computer Science Team Powers COVID Surveillance Screening

Stony Brook University Hospital Administers First COVID-19 Vaccine

Art Historians Picture Pandemics in Grand Rounds Lecture

Rising Up to Meet the Moment

Alzheimer’s Center Finds Path to Treatment Through Pandemic

SBU Team Develops Particle Containment Chamber to Help Protect Healthcare Workers

Medicine Alums Present Emmy Award on National Telecast

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

Sibling Alumni Go the Extra Mile to Fight COVID-19

Mother-Daughter Duo Face COVID-19 Pandemic Together

Stony Brook Medicine Applies Research Expertise to Coronavirus Challenge

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