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10.16.2016 Health

Health Column: PBMC unveils new fitness facility for employees

Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead unveiled its new on-site gym Oct. 4. The fitness facility, which features cardio machines and free weights, is exclusively for employees and serves as...

09.04.2016 Health

PBMC doctor performs first surgery using ground-breaking instruments

Dr. Agostino Cervone of Peconic Bay Medical Center jokes that he can tell what kind of surgery a person has had based on the size and location of a...

08.07.2016 Health

Health Column: PBMC hosting Substance Abuse Awareness Day

In a region where opiate addiction continues to worsen, there is no such thing as too much awareness when it comes to educating the public about the dangers of...

07.31.2016 Health

Health Column: A more precise way to remove cataracts

Cataract removal surgery recently became more cutting-edge at Eastern Long Island Hospital, where ophthalmologist Dr. Lawrence Buono has been performing what hospital officials are calling a “breakthrough” technique since...

07.24.2016 Health

Health Column: They refuse to be defined by epilepsy

“Epilepsy is what you have, not what you are,” reads a flier advertising monthly meetings of a Riverhead support group for people with the neurological condition. “Epilepsy is part...

07.17.2016 Health

Health Column: Free rides to NYC oncologists for cancer patients

It goes without saying that anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer must contend with a seemingly inexhaustible number of challenges. Hampton Jitney and the Sag Harbor nonprofit Fighting...

07.10.2016 Health

Health Column: Protect yourself from these ‘poison’ plants

During the summer, considerable emphasis is placed on ways to safeguard against tick bites. Less discussed but also important is how to avoid the omnipresent threat of poison ivy,...

06.26.2016 Health

Health Column: Enjoy your coffee, but watch the temperature

I love coffee. I’m one of those people who suffers headaches from not drinking coffee during the day. People like me can now sip on macchiatos with a bit...

06.18.2016 Health

Health Column: Cleaning out that old medicine cabinet

I recently decided to clean out the all-purpose linen closet at my 93-year-old mother’s house in Connecticut, and the results were astonishing.

06.12.2016 Health

Health Column: Martial arts is more than self defense

Whenever I tell someone I have a black belt in karate, his or her eyes invariably widen. Seconds later, I’m usually subjected to the following half-joking inquiry: “Could you...

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