If you experience chronic, unrelenting back or neck pain, you’re not alone. Back pain that won’t go away despite conservative, non-operative treatments, is the most common type of chronic pain. Only one out of 10 people in the U.S. with chronic pain end up needing spine surgery, and the spine surgeons associated with Mather’s Back…
By Helaine Krasner, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CDN Calcium is commonly known for its important role in bone health, but it is also needed for proper nerve and muscle function. This essential mineral also plays a role in blood clotting, enzyme function and maintaining a normal heart rhythm. Our body stores calcium in bones and teeth,…
As you age the lining of your digestive tract can start to weaken in some spots. This is a common occurrence that can lead pockets or little sacs to form and bulge outward through the wall of the colon. One of these pockets is called a diverticulum and more than one is known as diverticula,…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Vincent Cascone has been named Director of Engineering at Mather Hospital. Cascone was previously Assistant Director of Engineering at Long Island Jewish Medical Center since 2019. He had joined the Engineering team there in 2007and over the years held several management positions. Earlier, he was a New York City firefighter and…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Daniel Perrault, MD, has been named director of the Department of Pathology at Mather Hospital. Dr. Perrault was previously a staff pathologist and residency teaching staff member in the Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, TX. Prior to that he was…
By Janet Domke, RN BSN Sleep is essential to our wellbeing but usually the last thing on our selfcare list. Fatigue is one of the most common complaints given to doctors by Americans. Lack of sleep can lead to weight gain, irritability, and many other things. The hunger hormone “ghrelin” tends to increase when the…
What does a diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) mean and how do you move on with your life?
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Joseph Ng, MD, has been promoted to Associate Medical Director at Mather Hospital. In his new role Dr. Ng will assist Senior VP/CMO Joan Faro, MD, in managing medical staff issues and will be directly involved in the quality management activities of the medical staff. Dr. Ng joined Mather Hospital as…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Marie O’Brien, DNP, ANP-C, Coordinator and Nurse Practitioner for Mather Hospital’s Integrative Pain Management Program, co-authored the cover story for the recent issue of American Nurse magazine on “Optimizing Post Operative Pain Management in Patients with Chronic Pain”. The article made evidence-based recommendations for both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options for…
By Barbara Broggelwirth, MS, RDN, CDN Behavioral change can be hard, especially when it comes to things like increasing our physical activity or changing our eating habits. It is hard because if we want results, we must accept that we may have to challenge ourselves to see real change. We need to be proactive in…