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Health & Wellness Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Most Common Sports Injuries for Adults (And How To Prevent Them)

Recreational and team sports aren’t just for kids. Every year, millions of adults lace up their sneakers for pickup basketball, tennis matches, weekend soccer or local leagues—and for good reason, considering it’s...

July 8, 2025

8 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

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Children’s Health Health & Wellness

Fireworks Safety and When to Seek Medical Help

Fireworks are a staple of the Fourth of July and summer celebrations, but they’re more dangerous than they appear. Each year in the U.S., emergency departments treat over 10,000 fireworks-related injuries, many of...

July 1, 2025

5 min read

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Brain & Mental Health Health & Wellness

HEALTH Yeah! Episode 15: Tips for Coming Out

Coming out is a deeply personal journey—one that can be empowering, emotional and sometimes overwhelming. In this episode of HEALTH Yeah!, experts from Stony Brook Medicine share tips and personal and professional...

June 24, 2025

26 min read

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Health & Wellness

From Medications to Surgery: Finding the Best Weight Loss Solution for You

If you’re like nearly half of all adults in the U.S, you’re actively trying to lose weight or struggling to keep it off. Every year, millions of people attempt to shed pounds by dieting, hitting the gym or trying...

June 23, 2025

7 min read

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Health & Wellness

Small Steps to Transition into a Healthier Lifestyle

Adopting a healthier lifestyle doesn’t have to mean making drastic changes overnight. In fact, small, consistent steps are often the most effective way to build lasting habits. When we focus on progress over perfection...

May 27, 2025

8 min read

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Diseases & Conditions Health & Wellness Heart 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 Health & Wellness

All About Lice: What Parents Need to Know

Lice are a common concern for families, especially those with school-aged children between 3 and 11 years old. These tiny, parasitic insects aren’t dangerous and don’t spread disease. Still, a lice infestation can be...

May 13, 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

Topic: Health & Wellness

Most Common Sports Injuries for Adults (And How To Prevent Them)

HEALTH Yeah! Episode16: Lifestyle and Preventive Medicine

Fireworks Safety and When to Seek Medical Help

HEALTH Yeah! Episode 15: Tips for Coming Out

From Medications to Surgery: Finding the Best Weight Loss Solution for You

Small Steps to Transition into a Healthier Lifestyle

HEALTH Yeah! Episode 13: A DVT Deep Dive

Understanding and Treating Refractory Migraines

All About Lice: What Parents Need to Know

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

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