From Bolivia to Director at Mather
Luis Gruberg, MD, traveled from Bolivia to Israel, Maryland, Washington, DC and finally to Long Island where he is now director of the new Cardiac Catheterization Lab.
Make exercise fun
By Michelle Murdolo, MS, RD, CDN Exercise has many benefits. It helps reduce our risk of heart disease, manage our blood sugars, improve our mental health and mental clarity, improve our sleep, and of course strengthen our joints, bones and muscles and so much more. Some days we love doing it, and some days it’s…
Preventing and treating osteoporosis with exercise
People used to think that osteoporosis was an inevitable part of aging. Today we know a lot more about how to prevent, detect and treat this disease. Osteoporosis prevention should ideally begin in childhood, but it shouldn’t stop there. Whatever your age, the habits you adopt now can affect your bone health for the rest…
New partnership provides breast cancer screening opportunities
The Fortunato Breast Health Center has partnered with the Suffolk Cancer Services Program to provide free breast cancer screenings to those who qualify.
Fortunato Breast Center at Mather Hospital partners with Suffolk Cancer Services Program
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Mather Hospital’s Fortunato Breast Health Center has partnered with the Suffolk Cancer Services Program to provide free breast cancer screenings to individuals who qualify. The Cancer Services Program (CSP) provides breast cancer screenings to women age 40 and older without health insurance in Suffolk. If any follow-up testing is needed, the…
Step up your fitness
Although many gyms and fitness centers have reopened in our area, there are a lot of us who are still apprehensive to return to our pre-COVID indoor exercise routine. Now that we’re into the fall season and temperatures have cooled to comfortable levels, it’s a good time to get outside and walk. It may seem…
How to get the most out of your telehealth visit
COVID-19 has changed the way we do just about everything. The way we interact with friends and family, how we work, our trips to the grocery store, and how kids learn, just to name a few. It’s also changing how people get health care. Thankfully technology has allowed us to maintain and create meaningful connections…
Emotional eating, overeating, binge eating – is there a difference?
By Danielle Johnson, RDN, CDN What is emotional eating? It can be positive, for example, eating a special meal to celebrate an engagement or cake to celebrate a birthday. Emotional eating can also be negative, like eating for relief, distraction, numbness. Unfortunately, emotional eating is most often referred to in a negative way. When eating…
It’s time to think pink!
This year, the Families Walk for Hope and Paint Port Pink team up to raise awareness and support for the Fortunato Breast Health Center, the Fund for the Uninsured and the COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
African peanut stew
From your Bariatric Nutrition Team Cooler weather tends to make us crave a warm, soothing bowl of goodness to satisfy our appetite and chase away that fall chill in the air. One pot meals make for easy clean-up, and this vegetarian recipe lends itself to variations based on ingredients on hand. It is also high…