PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Heart health, back and neck pain, healthy nutrition, arthritis and osteoporosis are just some of the topics featured in Mather Hospital’s HealthyU webinar series.  Recordings of the webinars are available online at www.matherhospital.org/healthyu

 

The free one-hour webinars cover a wide range of medical issues and health topics presented by local physicians and healthcare staff. Topics include:

 

  • The aches and pains of osteoarthritis
  • Falls prevention
  • Navigating Medicare
  • Advanced treatment for prostate cancer
  • Coping with stress and anxiety during the pandemic
  • Maybe it’s your thyroid
  • Diabetes management and prevention
  • GERD
  • Understanding eating disorders
  • Treating vertigo, dizziness, and other balance related issues
  • Upper abdominal pain – is it my gallbladder?
  • All about hernias
  • What is monoclonal antibody treatment?

 

Live HealthyU webinars are presented weekly. To register for an upcoming webinar or to view any of the recorded webinars, go to  www.matherhospital.org/healthyu

 

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About Mather Hospital

Mather Hospital is an accredited 248-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of high-quality healthcare services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion and respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones. Mather has twice earned the prestigious Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which recognizes healthcare organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Mather has received 15 “A” ratings for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. For further information about Mather Hospital, visit www.matherhospital.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/matherhospital.

 

About Northwell Health

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 76,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We’re training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.