12.20.2020 News FAQ: As initial doses of vaccine arrive, what comes next? The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine arrived to the East End this week. Here, we break down some frequently asked questions about the vaccine and what people can...
08.28.2017 Columns Suffolk Cloeseup: Ending the scourge of Lyme disease Want some good news? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last month a plan to expedite the approval process for a vaccine to ward off Lyme disease.
10.29.2016 Columns Column: Suffolk leads charge against a dangerous drug We all know about the horrors of heroin and the addictive pain-killing drug oxycodone, but what do we know about U-47700?
09.15.2015 Columns Health column: Are you a candidate for LASIK surgery? According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the most common form of laser vision correction surgery — LASIK, orlaser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis — improves vision by using a laser...
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....