Menopause: a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide for men and women. One in three U.S. women will die of heart disease, and more women will die of CVD than men.
Have diabetes? Get your feet checked
Do you or someone you know have diabetes? If so, then it’s important to be aware of complications that can arise such as diabetic foot wounds. “The lifetime risk of developing a foot ulcer for someone with diabetes is 25 percent,” says Dr. Gerard Furst, a podiatrist at Mather’s Wound Treatment Center. While there’s a…
Jennifer, Coram
Jennifer from Coram, a devoted mother and active member in her community, was diagnosed with stage 1 uterine cancer in the fall of 2020 and got a complete hysterectomy
Upper back pain: causes and prevention
Upper back pain can be very painful. It is often associated with a specific injury, or sometimes may show up without a specific cause. Symptoms may include pain, stiffness, and tenderness. It can be accompanied with range of motion limitations, muscle spasms/trigger points, and can affect your sleep and your everyday activities. Common causes and…
New Chief Nurse Executive appointed at Mather Hospital
New Chief Nurse Executive appointed at Mather Hospital PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Tara Matz, RN, MSN, NEA-BC has been named Chief Nurse Executive at Mather Hospital. She will begin her new role on March 6, 2023. Ms. Matz comes to Mather from Cohen Children’s Medical Center, where she has held a variety of leadership roles…
Don’t go breaking your heart: the correlation between stress and heart health
If you’ve ever heard someone say, “my heart is breaking,” you know there’s an underlying stressful situation. While their heart might not actually be breaking, there is some truth to this expression. Sometimes stress can be a good thing, helping us push ourselves to reach new goals. But too much stress can have consequences that…
Coping with stress without comfort foods
Food is the fuel our bodies need to sustain us and keep us alive. Food was not meant to be a tool to help comfort ourselves or help us deal with the stresses in our lives.
One Year, Two Cancers
It started with a simple stomachache. But over several days in August 2020, Teresa Bermudez’s discomfort grew to what she calls “howling pain,” until, finally, she went to the emergency department at Mather Hospital. There, a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a bowel obstruction something was blocking food and liquid from passing through her intestines.…
Five things to know about integrative care
Five things to know about integrative care Integrative care combines conventional health and medical practices with alternative methods such as acupuncture, meditation, emotional freedom technique, guided imagery, journaling, reiki, yoga, and stress management. The technique you use depends on your needs and does not replace any traditional medical care you require. Here are five things…
Healthy to the core
To have a strong core we need to do 100 sit-ups every day, right? Wrong! This old school method of thinking has been disproved by exercise science research.