August 19, 2015 Jeffrey P. Rust, a partner at Farrell Fritz, P.C. specializing in health law, was named Mather Hospital’s 2015 Community Honoree. Richard Savino, MD, Dinesh Shukla, MD, and Joanne Lauten, RN were named the 2015 winners of the Theodore Roosevelt Awards for their contributions to Mather Hospital and the community. The awards will…
Sitting still too long when traveling and prolonged immobility due to surgery or illness can increase your risk for blood clots in the lower leg, thigh or pelvis. Symptoms for this condition, called deep vein thrombosis (DVT), may include leg pain or swelling, although there may be no symptoms at all.
When one is bitten by a tick in the Northeastern United States it can trigger concern about Lyme Disease. However, hundreds of cases of a new tick-related disease which causes a severe allergy to red meat have recently been diagnosed on Long Island.