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08.27.2017 Columns

Suffolk Closeup: 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.

07.14.2017 Health & Environment

Concerns over lesser-known tick-borne illnesses on the rise

Summer on the North Fork comes with warnings about ticks and concerns about the illnesses they can transmit, such as Lyme disease. But lately other lesser-known tick-borne ailments are...

05.26.2017 Health

North Fork residents share their stories of tick-borne illness

At age 3, Chyanne Doroski would complain that her legs hurt. “Growing pains,” her family thought. On other days, it was a headache that brought the Greenport girl down.

04.30.2017 Columns

Suffolk Closeup: Bad season ahead for Lyme disease

This could be a bad year for Suffolk County for Lyme disease — the malady that residents of the Island and the county were numbered among the earliest victims.

04.05.2016 Government

Tick committee: Increased hunting needed to cull the deer herd

Since September, the five volunteer members of Southold Town’s tick management committee have been independently researching the growing problem posed by tick-borne illnesses.

01.17.2016 Health

Lyme disease can’t hold this artist back

There was a time when Lyme disease made artist Eva Haughie so sick she could no longer recognize her own work.

09.20.2015 Columns

Grossman Column: Time to legislate against Lyme disease

There’s a renewed push in the U.S. Congress for legislation to strengthen the federal government’s activities on Lyme disease, endemic on the North Fork, Shelter Island and all over...

04.20.2015 Health & Environment

Rare, dangerous tick-borne illness cropping up more in Northeast

A rare and potentially fatal tick-borne illness is becoming increasingly prevalent throughout the Northeast, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Cases of the Neuroinvasive Powassan Virus, or POW,...

04.12.2015 Health

Health column: Take a bite out of lyme

Chances are if you don’t have Lyme disease you know someone who does. Taking the necessary steps to prevent tick bites when you venture into the great outdoors becomes...

01.06.2015 Health

New law designed to help care for Lyme disease patients

Chronic Lyme disease patients are now one step closer to being able to access a wider range of treatments, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month signed a new law...

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