VIDEO: Pols sent to med school for a day
Several area politicians took part in a new "doctor for a day" program at Stony Brook University Medical Center, which also attracted several legislative aides. In an era of budget cuts, Stony Brook and teaching hospitals across the country are trying to show policymakers that training doctors is a complex, expensive undertaking.
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Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.

Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.