October 21, 2015 Your Aging Eyes, Advances in Cardiac Care, Food as Medicine, Financial Health After 50 and Your Aching Back will be among the seminars offered at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s second annual HealthyU free seminar series and health fair on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 am to 2 pm. HealthyU will take…
October 15, 2015 David L. Spector, PhD, Director of Research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, will discuss his research on “Searching for New Ways to Stop the Progression of Breast Cancer” at a free program at Mather on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 pm. The program, part of Mather’s Paint Port Pink breast cancer awareness…
September 24, 2015 With the flip of a switch the Port Jefferson Village Hall tree will be illuminated in pink lights on Oct. 1, marking the official kick-off for John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s month-long Paint Port Pink breast cancer awareness campaign. Mayor Margot Garant and Mather Board Member Judith Fortunato will do the honors…
September 22, 2015 A free seminar on Estate and Charitable Gift Planning will be held at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 pm. The seminar will take place in the Hospital’s new Long Island Anesthesia Physicians Conference Center in the Arthur & Linda Calace Foundation Pavilion. The seminar will be…
September 9, 2015 The 9th annual Pink Rock Classic golf tournament will take place Monday, Oct. 5 at the Port Jefferson Country Club at Harbor Hills. The annual golf tournament benefits the Fund for Uninsured at the Fortunato Breast Health Center at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital. The Fund for Uninsured was established to provide…
September 1, 2015 Port Jefferson is going pink this October to help raise community awareness about breast cancer and breast health. Government buildings, schools, businesses and other institutions will be lit up in pink lights as part of John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s Paint Port Pink community outreach. Paint Port Pink is presented by Astoria…
August 24, 2015 The Total Joint Replacement Program at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital will offer a free informational breakfast seminar on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the Hospital. Orthopedic surgeons will discuss the different conditions that lead to joint deterioration and pain, and the surgical options available for hip,…
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.