5 healthy heart habits from a cardiologist
A cardiologist shares the top five ways he keeps his heart beating strong, plus ways you can adopt the same habits.
Mather Hospital physician teachers honored by Northwell Health
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Three Mather physicians and graduate medical education faculty members were chosen as recipients of the 2020-2021 Northwell Health Teacher of the Year award. They are: Yassar Abdelbaki, MD – Hospital Medicine, honored by our Internal Medicine program Michael Destefano, MD – Psychiatry, honored by our Psychiatry program Zachary Kuschner, MD –…
Mather Hospital’s Graduate Medical Residency program grows with new fellowship and a new class of residents
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital’s Graduate Medical Education program (GME) has received approval for a new gastroenterology fellowship to begin July 2021. The new program will eventually have a total of six fellows, two in each of the program’s three years. The first two fellows will start on July 1, 2021. “We are excited…
Exercise is a two-way conversation with your body
By Barbara Broggelwirth, RDN, CDN True story: I was working out with an online fitness app when the trainer said “you are capable of more than you think. If you are shaking or feel pain, that is just your brain’s way of telling you that it is sensing pain. You can work past it,” and…
Mather Hospital graduate nurse residency program reaccredited with distinction
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital’s New Graduate Nurse Transition to Practice program – also known as a nurse residency program – has been reaccredited with distinction for four years by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mather’s nurse residency program, which became the first to be accredited in New York State in 2018, helps…
Whole grain goodness
By Helaine Krasner, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CDN We are living in a time of unprecedented carb phobia. Messages that try to convince us that carbohydrates are harmful to our health and wellness proliferate on the internet and other media outlets. While it’s true that excessive intake of carbohydrates may have negative effects – especially when…
Surprising risk factors for heart disease, and how to avoid them
Smoking and a sedentary lifestyle are well-known risk factors for cardiac disease. But there are some lesser known things that can also increase your risk of a heart attack or coronary disease.
Trying to be more positive? You may need to retrain your brain
How many times has someone said to you “just think positive,” when you’re feeling at your lowest? Did that make you want to scream inside? Or scream at them? Believe it or not, thinking positively does affect our overall well-being. There is so little we have control over in our lives. It may seem so…
Accountability and weight loss
By Marielle Mangano, RD, CDN In order to understand the importance of accountability in relation to weight loss, it is first important to understand its definition. Accountability is “an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility for one’s actions.” Awareness is very important when it comes to accomplishing our goals. A large part of accountability is…
Mather surgeon David Schwartzberg, MD to be honored by Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Mather Hospital colorectal surgeon David Schwartzberg, MD, will be honored by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Long Island Chapter’s Take Steps Walk, which takes place Sunday, June 6, 2021, from 12-2pm at RXR Executive Park in Melville. “I am honored to be the medical honoree for this year’s Take Steps…