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Dr. Kashif Hussain, Stonybrook Southampton Hospital After the end of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Hussain reminds folks about the importance of being screened for what he said is the leading cause of cancer deaths for Americans. We talk about the changes in eligibility for lung cancer screenings, important advancements made in the field of technology offering better treatment options, as well as touch on what the pulmonologist and critical care medicine specialist has witnessed in COVID patients, including severe cases. Kim Barbour, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Marine Program Following the sold-out 10th anniversary Shellabration weekend featuring more than 20 local restaurants, wineries and other businesses, Kim joins us for an update on a few of recent projects, including an effort to seed Hampton Bays with several hundred thousand scallop “bugs” funded, in part, with money from the Southampton Community Preservation Fund, as well as an update on the first SPAT on shell oyster reef project partnership with Gurney’s Star Island, which taught the organization that more is needed to initially anchor the reefs as the inaugural reef had ultimately relocated a bit with the waves.100,000 more oysters will be brought to supplement that site, plus a separate site is now being planned for Mattituck inlet.