09.07.2022 News Rollout begins of updated COVID-19 booster that aids protections against latest variants An updated COVID-19 booster that offers greater protection against the most recent variants is now available, health officials said. The updated booster is the most recent development in the...
10.30.2017 News Feds create special opioid task force for Long Island A federal task force has been created to tackle the opioid crisis in New York State, home to some of the nation’s highest overdose rates, and it will be...
01.25.2017 News Fentanyl passes heroin as Suffolk County’s deadliest drug To get a sense of just how potent the synthetic opioid fentanyl is, DEA special agent Erin Mulvey explained that one dose is the size of a grain of...
04.01.2015 Education Making the case for immunizations “To me, it’s not even a question.” That’s Shelter Island School Nurse Mary Kanarvogel on the controversy about immunizing children prior to their enrolling in school.
03.24.2015 Around the Island Health column: DNA test can screen for colorectal cancer Between the dreaded preparation and procedure itself, no one would call getting a colonoscopy a barrel of laughs. But reluctant would-be patients should take heart: In August, the U.S....