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Healthcast Episode 7: Mission and Purpose

A mission trip is an organized effort where healthcare professionals dedicate their time and skills to provide care to underserved populations. Stony Brook providers have been participating in mission trips for years...

July 27, 2025

21 min read

A teenager girl sitting at her kitchen table, playing with her breakfast oatmeal instead of eating it and looking sad.

Brain & Mental Health Children’s Health Diseases & Conditions

What is Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)?

ARFID, or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, goes beyond typical picky eating—it’s a significant challenge that can affect a child’s growth and development. But with the right knowledge and support...

July 22, 2025

5 min read

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Diseases & Conditions Health & Wellness

HEALTH Yeah! Episode16: Lifestyle and Preventive Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine involves the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches to prevent, treat and, oftentimes, reverse lifestyle-related, chronic diseases like obesity, hypertension, diabetes, depression...

July 7, 2025

39 min read

Alzheimer's experts from Stony Brook Medicine smiling with branded mugs in their hands in the podcast studio.

Brain & Mental Health Diseases & Conditions

Healthcast Episode 6: New FDA-Approved Infusion Drugs for Early-Stage Alzheimer’s

Lecanemab (Leqembi®) and donanemab (Kisunla®) are two new FDA-approved drugs, administered intravenously, that can slow cognitive decline in people diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s. While not a cure, they can slow...

June 5, 2025

26 min read

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Diseases & Conditions Health & Wellness Heart and Vascular Health

HEALTH Yeah! Episode 13: A DVT Deep Dive

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one or more of the deep veins in your body, usually in your legs (calf or thigh) or the pelvis. Deep vein thrombosis can cause leg pain or swelling...

May 19, 2025

17 min read

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Brain & Mental Health Diseases & Conditions Health & Wellness Pain Management

Understanding and Treating Refractory Migraines

Migraine headaches are miserable. In addition to the pain and other associated symptoms that migraine sufferers experience, they are unpredictable. At any time, a migraine might result in a missed day of work or a...

May 15, 2025

5 min read

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Children’s Health Diseases & Conditions Health & Wellness

HEALTH Yeah! Episode 12: Tick Bites and Tick-Borne Diseases

Long Island is a hotspot for ticks, Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Suffolk County, in particular, is considered a high-risk area. Stony Brook Medicine plays a significant role in tick-borne diseases...

May 12, 2025

31 min read

An older woman sitting with a female physician in an examination room, having a heart exam.

Diseases & Conditions Health & Wellness Heart and Vascular Health

When Should You Seek a Second Opinion for Cardiac Care?

A heart condition diagnosis can be life-changing, and the treatment decisions you make can have a lasting impact on your health and quality of life. Your heart is too important to leave questions unanswered, so if...

May 9, 2025

4 min read

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Brain & Mental Health Diseases & Conditions Health & Wellness Pain Management

Healthcast Episode 4: Targeted Lidocaine Infusion Therapy for Refractory Migraines

For years, Hayley Striegel has suffered from persistent, disabling, treatment-resistant migraines, also known as refractory migraines. She tried countless treatments over the years but nothing provided significant...

May 2, 2025

26 min read

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Children’s Health Diseases & Conditions Health & Wellness

HEALTH Yeah! Episode 11: Seasonal Allergies

Suffering from allergies? You’re not alone. Millions of kids and adults in the United States experience seasonal allergies. In this episode of HEALTH Yeah!, experts from Stony Brook Medicine dive into some of the...

April 23, 2025

20 min read

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