In the Press

Stony Brook University Hospital among eight hospitals to receive health care equity certification from The Joint Commission.

The CDC considers eliminating 5-day quarantine recommendation for people who test positive for COVID-19.

Cases of whooping cough have spiked in Suffolk County this year, raising concerns for the health of newborn babies who don’t have the kind of immunological tools to fight off the infection and its potential consequences.

Researchers have discovered that urine is yellow because of an enzyme called bilirubin reductase that’s made by certain microbes in the gut.

Stony Brook offers free prostate cancer screenings, using men between 45 and 75 years old, as well as Black men and those with a family history of prostate cancer, to get screened.

Schools are sending more kids to psychiatrists out of fears of campus violence, prompting concerns from clinicians.

Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome affects the majority of American adults, but most people have never heard of it. The condition increases the risk of heart attacks, stroke, heart failture, kidney failture, and premature death.

It was announced that construction for the new Ronald McDonald House, located within walking distance to Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, will begin on April 17, after raising more than $23 million for the project.

Are you feeling less-than-great down there lately? Unpleasant symptoms like itching, burning and discharge are typical of two very common conditions: bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections.

Exposure to even moderate levels of radon has been linked to an increased risk of stroke, a new study reveals.