Wednesday, April 24, 2024
A group of nurses called The Last Pizza Party is working to make safe nurse-to-patient ratios a national law and help nurses unionize throughout the United States. This grassroots movement became a nationwide campaign and has reached like-minded nurses in other countries including Australia, England and Canada. In March leaders […]
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Westchester, presented by Houlihan Lawrence, will return as an in-person walk on Sunday, Oct. 17, at Manhattanville College, providing reimagined and new ways to support and fund the future of breast cancer research and programs. This walk will be held in accordance with Centers […]
Caregiving can be overwhelming. To get through the ups and downs, resiliency can be learned. “People become sudden caregivers in at least two ways. Either they are thrust into the caregiving role due to the unexpected diagnosis of a loved one who has been, up that point, perfectly healthy; or […]
Westchester County has learned of its first human case of West Nile virus this year, which was confirmed in a 58-year-old resident with multiple underlying medical conditions, who is hospitalized. “This first case of West Nile Virus should remind us all to take precautions against mosquito bites by removing standing […]
Life can be a pain in the neck, especially for women who have body image issues with, well, their necks. “It’s so common. Women come in and complain about a specific body part: Their neck, jowls or sagging skin. Once you hit 50 the neck starts to change,” said Dr. […]
