News for the Twin Forks
As baby boomers continue to retire and the East End’s demographics skew ever older, age-friendly practices have become a more and more vital part of providing healthcare here. Peconic Bay Medical Center announced Dec. 7 that it has been recognized as an “Age-Friendly System” by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
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East End towns have taken a mixed bag of positions on whether to opt out of allowing retail sales of
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Pictured Above: A positive fenanyl test strip |. harmreduction.org photo In the waning days of 2021, the Suffolk County Legislature
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A retired doctor and philanthropist has donated $1 million to the Emergency Department at Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC), to
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Pictured Above: Stony Brook ELIH board member Terrance McLaughlin, Stony Brook ELIH CAO Paul Connor and Jacqueline Penney’s daughter Deborah
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There’s a lot of quiet work being done right now in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of
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The Alzheimer’s Association’s Long Island Chapter will hold a two-day conference, “Thriving at Home on the East End: Activities and
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Pictured Above: David Falkowski of Open Minded Organics at the 420 Freedom Rally he organized on April 20 at Sag
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New York State’s 2021-22 budget, passed last week, included funding for two mental health services programs for youth on the
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by New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. We have all seen enough of the New York State Vaccination
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Stony Brook Southampton Hospital will provide Influenza A, Influenza B and Covid PCR testing, by appointment only, at Parrish Memorial
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