Mercy Hospital joined the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement last year and recently earned its highest level of recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System—Committed to Care Excellence. The hospital is pleased to announce that its commitment to this national movement is not only improving care for older adults
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The patients served by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Head & Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Speech Pathology & Dental Center rely on care delivered by a caring, passionate team of physicians, surgeons, nurses, advanced practice professionals and specially trained providers, all working together. That team model shaped
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Get moving for National Walking Day on April 7th! One in four U.S. adults are sitting for longer than eight hours each day, and this lack of activity is bad for mental and physical health. The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization focused on heart
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As spring unfolds so does everyone’s hope for a less restrictive lifestyle, to be able to gather more freely with friends and loved ones, and where most of us are vaccinated. While some people are holding out, fearful of the vaccine, others can’t wait to get to
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By Annette Pinder The Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc., in collaboration with the Buffalo Documentary Project, produced and made two videos entitled Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Focus Group: Sharing Our Stories of Treatment and Recovery. “We wanted to share the experiences our staff and providers had with
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It is natural for people to feel reluctant to share information regarding their personal health. Often, people are even hesitant to share with their physicians information about illnesses they’ve battled. While this is understandable, it is very important to be open and honest with your physician, no
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Total time: 20 minutes, Serves 4 Ingredients: 3-4 eggs ¼ pound bacon 1 bag Fresh Express Sweet Butter Lettuce 1 pound grilled chicken 1 cup cherry tomatoes 1 ripe avocado, sliced ¼ cup blue cheese ¼ cup ranch dressing
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By Annette Pinder An interesting phenomenon is occurring in women who receive the COVID-19 vaccine — the lymph nodes in their armpits appear swollen and abnormal. Fortunately, this is not a cause for concern. It is actually a sign of a healthy immune system! However, since swollen
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With Mona Chitre, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Univera Healthcare Mona, the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine is the third COVID-19 vaccine being distributed in the U.S. Is it safe? Why do we need a third vaccine option? All vaccines have the same goal — to protect
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By Steven Heimoff I wasn’t ready for how emotional getting my second vaccine shot made me feel. When I called my friend Marilyn to tell her, I wept. At the place where I got my vaccine, the National Guard, FEMA, Health & Human Services, and other uniformed
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