PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Paint Port Pink, Mather Hospital’s annual breast cancer awareness campaign, returns this year with a full calendar of events. The month-long breast health outreach by Mather’s Fortunato Breast Health Center raises awareness, provides educational information, and fosters solidarity in the community. Paint Port Pink begins Tuesday, October 1 with a Turn…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Local residents can now dispose of expired or unused prescription medications safely through Mather’s MedSafe program. MedSafe offers a secure receptacle located in the Hospital lobby. MedSafe is available from 6am-8pm. “In light of the opioid crisis, MedSafe provides a safe and effective way to dispose of unwanted and expired controlled…
Information about breast cancer screenings can be confusing. It seems like new recommendations are coming out all the time, and each recommendation is different from the last one. Michelle Price, MD, co-medical director of the Fortunato Breast Health Center, helps us to understand some important breast health issues.
By Daphne Baldwin Kornrich, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CDN Why are carbs so complicated? Carbohydrates are an essential macronutrient and are vital for our bodies to perform. Carbohydrates provide the necessary fuel for our bodies and minds to function. We could not survive very long without carbohydrates. When most people think of carbohydrates they think of…
A healthy spine is an often overlooked and essential part of a healthy lifestyle. Approximately 80 percent of the population in the United States suffers from back pain at some point. People who are overweight, smoke, lift heavy objects, or have had a previous episode of back pain at greater risk of experiencing back pain.…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Mather Hospital together with Arif Ahmad, MD, has again been accredited as a Center of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). Dr. Ahmad also is recognized by the SRC as a master surgeon in both bariatric and…
By Barbara Broggelwirth, RDN, CDN Imagine your best friend calls you and tells you about a mistake they made. They tell you how badly they feel about it and are beating themselves up over it. A natural response would be a compassionate one. You might tell them how worthy they are and remind them that…
IBD and IBS have similar names and some similar symptoms. Learn the difference between these two chronic conditions.
It’s easy to mix up inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) because the names sound very similar, and some people with IBD can also have IBS, but these gastrointestinal conditions are two very different medical issues. IBS and IBD do have some similar symptoms, including stomach pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation, but…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – David BenEliyahu, DC, director of Mather Hospital’s Chiropractic Collaboration and Back & Neck Pain Center, was named Mather’s 2019 Community Honoree. Cardiologist David Shenouda, DO, and neurosurgeon Sumeer Sathi, MD, were chosen to receive the 2019 Theodore Roosevelt Awards for service to the Hospital and to the community. The awards will…