One moment Wendy Young was at a spin class at her Miller Place gym, working up a sweat to the driving beat of the music. The next thing she remembered she was in an ambulance on her way to Mather Hospital. "I passed out," said the 50-year-old mother of two from Middle Island. "They said…
Sam Narouz sees everything more clearly these days. The faces of his two children are clearer. He even jokes with his wife that he can see all the dust in their house now. After years of wearing progressively stronger glasses and his eyesight deteriorating to the point where he was legally blind, Narouz, 57, of…
Patients with cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body, including the prostate, lung, brain, spine, liver, pancreas and kidney, have a non-invasive treatment option that offers submillimeter accuracy. Called Precision CyberKnife of New York, the new program is a joint effort of Mather Hospital and North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates (NSHOA). "It is not…
Learn about cardiac health for women, the difference between memory and dementia, how to control and prevent diabetes, techniques for reducing stress, and healthcare decision making and financial planning in retirement at HealthyU, a free health symposium and health fair presented by Mather Hospital on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 8 am to 12:15 pm at Suffolk County Community College…
The Bariatric Center of Excellence at Mather Hospital under the direction of Arif Ahmad, MD is marking a decade of success this year. The Center has helped thousands of individuals reclaim their lives and experience vast improvements to their health through bariatric surgery and the continuing support and counseling of the Center’s staff. "Obesity is…
Whether they walked in support of a family member with breast cancer, or in memory of someone whose life was cut short by the disease, participants in the Families Walk for Hope also raised funds for the Fortunato Breast Health Center. This year’s walk took place under somewhat gloomy skies on Saturday, May 5 at Mather Hospital.…
The Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital was ranked among the nation’s best nursing homes by U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Nursing Homes rankings. This is the second consecutive year that the TCU has earned the top five-star rating from the survey. The 16-bed TCU is a short-term healthcare…
Some degree of memory loss is a fairly common part of aging, but should not prevent you from living a full and productive life. We all can misplace our keys or struggle to come up the name of an acquaintance we haven’t seen in a while. There’s a difference, however, between the type of memory…
September 28, 2017 Treating Spinal Fractures, Women’s Heart Health After 50, Fibromyalgia, Wealth & Health, and Alzheimer’s Disease are among the seminars to be offered at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s Fall Semester of its HealthyU seminar series and health fair on Saturday, October 28 from 9 am to 2:30 pm at the Hospital. HealthyU…
According to the American Brain Tumor Association, nearly 80,000 new cases of primary brain tumors – tumors that originate in the brain – are expected to be diagnosed this year. Brain tumors do not discriminate. They come in all shapes and sizes, and so do their symptoms. The key to understanding a tumor’s symptoms is…