Surgery Blog: Did You Know?

Posted on April 7, 2020

Educate Yourself on the Risk Factors, Signs, and Symptoms, Come to Us for Lifesaving Care

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Posted on March 24, 2020

March Is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. If everyone 50 years old or older were screened regularly, as many as 60% of deaths from this cancer could be avoided.

Colorectal cancer — also known as colon cancer — is the third… read more

Posted on March 18, 2020

By Andrew M. Brown, MD, and Aurora D. Pryor, MD, of the Stony Brook Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just issued a new report detailing the rates of… read more

Posted on February 10, 2020

Advances in Heart Surgery Give More People the Chance for Longer, Better Lives

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Every year, 1 in 4 deaths are caused by heart disease.

The good news is, heart surgery saves lives. Many… read more

Posted on February 5, 2020

National Wear Red Day Supports Women’s Heart Health and the Uniqueness of a Woman’s Heart

February is American Heart Month and this coming Friday, February 7, is National Wear Red Day to promote women’s heart health. Now is a good time for women as well as men to learn… read more

Posted on January 2, 2020

Our Thyroid Specialists Use a Multidisciplinary Approach to Manage Thyroid Disorders

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Posted on December 24, 2019

Swallowed Toy Magnets Are the Cause of an Alarming Rise in Such Injuries in Kids

Children's toys are potentially dangerous, and it's that time of the year to be especially mindful of this fact. Foreign body ingestion by children represents a major challenge to the treating… read more

Posted on December 16, 2019

Many of the Burns Associated with the Holiday Season Can Be Prevented

The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for the Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighters Burn Center at Stony Brook University… read more