273 Suffolk Students Got False Vaccination Reports From Midwife, County Says

An estimated 273 Suffolk County students had vaccination records with the office of a Baldin midwife who has been fined for falsifying vaccination reports, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services said Thursday. The department said that Jeanette Breen of Baldwin Midwifery admitted to providing Read More …

Pediatrician Offers Ways to Cope With Shortfall in Some Children’s Medicines

If you’ve reached for certain children’s medicines at your drugstore lately and discovered the shelf is empty, you’re not the only one. With a surge in cases of flu, RSV and Covid-19, some parents and pharmacies nationwide are reporting a shortage of over-the-counter medicines, such Read More …

3 Respiratory Diseases Circulating Simultaneously

Three separate respiratory diseases are circulating simultaneously, affecting the health of  residents, Dr. Adrian Popp,  head of the infectious diseases department at Huntington Hospital, said Tuesday. The three main culprits–RSV or respiratory syncytial virus, Covid-19 and influenza–are hittng a range of patients, from young to Read More …

Health Notes: Diabetes Classes; Flu Season Not Over

DIABETES CLASSES: Residents who are at risk for developing type-2 diabetes to participate, free of charge, in the Suffolk County- administered National Diabetes Prevention Program. The program supports moderate behavior changes and has proven to reduce risk in those who are at risk for type 2 diabetes. DPP is based Read More …