Coronavirus in New York: The state continues to face the impact from the pandemic<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe have to not let this take control over us,\u201d Dr. William Spencer, chair of the Suffolk County Health Committee, said at the press conference. \u201cWe\u2019re bringing attention to this issue because the quality of our health is more important than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve brought together a few friends to help put Huntington on a diet,\u201d Dr. David Buchin, Director of Bariatric Surgery at Huntington Hospital, said at a press conference. He cited a study from Northwell Health, the largest health care provider in the state, that said 42% of hospital patients are obese. Several other studies nationwide…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[2312,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-26893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-island","9":"tag-officials"},"yoast_head":"\n