PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Learn how to live tobacco free with a FREE six-week smoking cessation class at Mather Hospital sponsored by the Suffolk County Department of Health. The classes are held Thursday evenings at 6pm beginning July 21. Stress management techniques, behavior modification, and relaxation techniques are some of the skills needed to stay…
Making positive changes to improve our health and well-being can be overwhelming. There are many obstacles that may derail us from meeting our goals. We may not feel we have control over our home or work environments and add this daunting pandemic to the mix and we can find ourselves just trying to survive day…
It is often thought that exercise is only related to our physical health and how it improves our heart, muscles, or bones. However, as we continue to learn more about how exercise benefits the body, scientific research has also uncovered an overwhelming amount of evidence that exercise also plays a role in our brain health.
Mather Hospital aims to deliver the highest quality of care to all, regardless of disability in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any person who believes they have been subject to an unlawful discrimination practice under ADA may file a complaint with Mather Hospital. For more information on Mather Hospital’s ADA program and the…
The Western diet, which tends to be rich in highly processed foods, animal foods and fast foods, has a negative impact on our planet. The industrialization of our food supply has resulted in much larger scale farms that produce higher greenhouse gas emissions (GHGEs) and a loss of biodiversity in our ecosystem. The farm stage…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital was awarded the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s 2022 Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award in recognition of its quality patient care. The stroke award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients…
Behavior change is difficult even when it comes to increasing hydration. Many of us have difficulty consuming enough liquids, especially during the cooler months ,and staying hydrated during the warmer months is extremely important. Water makes up 50-70 percent of our body weight. Keeping hydrated is essential for our bodies to run properly. All the…
Philip Vecchio thought it was just a bad case of indigestion. Luckily his wife was concerned enough to call 911 for her husband, who suffers from high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. By the time Terryville Fire Department Paramedics Stephen Loizos and Frank Abbate arrived on January 20, 2022, Mr. Vecchio, 49, was having…
The last thing Jeffrey Forden remembered was having back pains after working out at home. “He got up and went to the couch and immediately went into cardiac arrest and from that moment, he was gone for maybe 20-30 minutes,” said his wife, Linda Sinanian Forden “I called 911 within seconds and they talked me…
It’s not uncommon for people to be confused about when to eat, especially with all the different fad diets in the world that have conflicting rules. There is no magical secret about when to eat. It’s about following the science of our body’s internal clock – aka the circadian rhythm. The circadian rhythm controls our…