The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center at Stony Brook University Hospital is taking mammography screenings on the move.

The center rolled out its new 40-foot pink van on October 11, equipped with 3D digital mammography equipment. The goal is to provide easy access to mammograms for women over 40 at no cost.

The Stony Brook Cancer Center’s Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center van for mobile mammography screenings. 

The whole process takes about 30 minutes. No prescription or insurance is needed to receive a screening on the van. Women without insurance will be covered through the New York State Cancer Services Program, which provides for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings at no cost for those qualified.

“Patients are thankful and it’s a great advantage for them, because for many of them, managing their time outside of work is difficult,” Gioconda Nurillo, an intake coordinator on the van, said. “So being able to have a mammogram at their work location is perfect for them. Instead of taking time off, they are able to use time at work to have their mammograms done.”

Employers and community organizations with a large enough population of women over age 40 and eligible for a screening mammogram, such as assisted living facilities, churches and school districts, can arrange for a visit from the mobile mammography van.

Read more: https://news.stonybrook.edu/alumni/sbu-cancer-centers-mammography-van-gives-breast-cancer-screenings-on-the-go/

Stony Brook’s Freewheel Collective is a club dedicated to helping students learn how to fix and maintain their bicycles while simultaneously rescuing the castaway components in the “parts bin.”

Every Thursday, from 6 pm to 8 pm, a small group of student bicycle mechanics volunteers time to help teach and repair. Others come to learn the craft and work on build projects, or tend to routine maintenance and simple repairs.

Club president Mike Gurevich guides a student through a bicycle repair. (Photo: Anastasia Kobus )

Though the mission of the club is to help students learn how to fix and maintain their bicycles, there’s another form of “cycling” the club values – recycling. Supporting that mission, the club empowers students to use and refurbish old parts, thus bringing the “reuse and recycle” mantra to freewheeling fruition.

“Cycling is one of the most beneficial things anyone can do for themselves, for the community and the environment,” said club president Mike Gurevich ‘22. “It’s both a form of fitness and transportation.”

The club has had a strong presence on campus since a small, environmentally-minded band of ecology grad students started it with a box of discarded bicycle parts in a Huntington, New York basement more than 15 years ago.

Read more: https://news.stonybrook.edu/student-spotlight/student-bicycle-club-helps-keep-the-wheels-turning-on-sustainability/

On January 20, a Bleeding Control Basic Course for the visually impaired and blind, developed with the help of the Trauma Center at Stony Brook Medicine, was held at the West Islip Fire Department.

A group of 26 people with visual impairments including complete blindness received training through this first-of-its-kind modified course.

Volunteers and attendees participate in the training.

The Bleeding Control Basic Course teaches those who have little or no medical training to stop uncontrolled bleeding when emergencies occur. This course was modified for those with less or no vision and encouraged them to utilize their sense of feel.

Modifications to the course included practice utilizing task trainers, wearable bleeding trainers to allow participants to feel the extremity and locate bleeding, and warmed fluids to represent blood.

Linda Clark, who is nearly 100% blind, said in the middle of the class, “I really feel like this is doable.”

The Trauma Center’s Dr. James Vosswinkel, Medical Director, and Colby Rowe, Education and Prehospital Outreach Coordinator, helped conduct the training. The course was held in conjunction with an Active Shooter for the Visually Impaired and Blind presentation from the Suffolk County Police Department.

Read more: https://news.stonybrook.edu/facultystaff/trauma-center-conducts-first-visually-impaired-bleeding-control-training/