The brittle bones of osteoporosis
While post-menopausal females are at the highest risk, other groups such as patients taking steroid therapy can also develop osteoporosis.
Time to ditch your all-or-nothing mentality
By Gigi Ravenhall, RDN All-or-nothing or black-and-white thinking is a common barrier to long-term success. This way of thinking leads us to give up when things are not perfect or are not what we were expecting them to be. Many all-or-nothing thinkers decide when setting goals that the results must be big or the change…
Find your best healthy weight
Join us on Tuesday January 26 for a free webinar to learn about reaching your healthiest weight. Presented by Barbara Broggelwirth, RD and Daphne Baldwin Kornrich, RD.
Consider acupuncture for treating your chronic pain
In traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is a technique for balancing the flow of energy. Patricia Dodd, NP, and licensed acupuncture practitioner at Mather Hospital weighs in on the benefits.
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.
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.
Advanced treatment for prostate cancer webinar
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6 new ways we’ve made our hospital safer for you
Whether you’re a patient, visitor, physician or staff member, your health is always our number one priority.
Why we self-sabotage
By Barbara Broggelwirth RDN, CDN Sabotage is any action that gets in the way of our intent. It could be self-motivated or come from something external in our environment. Identifying those cues can solve half the battle in addressing self-sabotaging behaviors.
The “new normal” in safe surgical care
Mather has implemented extra safety precautions during this period of COVID-19, especially as it is reopening services for surgeries.