LiveSmart: Manage Your Blood Pressure for Better Heart Health
High blood pressure is known as the “silent killer” because often there are no symptoms. Knowing your numbers is an excellent step towards better health. [...]
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St. Peter’s and Samaritan Hospitals Earn National Recognition for Stroke Care
St. Peter’s Hospital and Samaritan Hospital, part of St. Peter's Health Partners, have received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the best care. [...]
LiveSmart: The Relationship Between Obesity and Cancer
Obesity has long been known to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, but you may be unaware of the association between obesity and cancer. [...]
Three SPHP Hospitals Recognized as a “Best Hospital” by U.S. News
St. Peter's Hospital has been named the No. 1 hospital in the Capital Region for the eighth year in a row while Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital has received recognition as a nationally ranked rehab hospital by U.S. News & World Report. [...]
LiveSmart: Blood Pressure – Get Yours Checked, Know Your Numbers
May is High Blood Pressure Education Month -- do you know your numbers? [...]
St. Peter’s Neurology Welcomes Ian Sherman
Ian Sherman, AGPCNP-BC, has joined St. Peter’s Neurology, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. A board-certified adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner, Sherman practices in neurology. [...]
LiveSmart: Do You Know the Symptoms and Risks for Heart Disease in Women?
Surprising as it may seem, nearly half of American women are not aware of their risk for developing cardiovascular disease. In fact, only 56 percent of women realize that heart disease is their number one killer. [...]
LiveSmart: Type 2 Diabetes Poses Increased Risk for Complications from COVID-19
Knowing if you are at risk for prediabetes is a good first step towards managing your health -- take the quiz TODAY and find out. Our next FREE Virtual Program begins Wednesday, October 14. [...]
LiveSmart: COVID-19 and Diabetes – Know the Risks, Reduce the Impact
Your risk of getting very sick from COVID-19 is likely to be lower if your diabetes is well-managed. However, with undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes on the rise in the United States, you could be at increased risk and not even know it. [...]
LiveSmart: Prediabetes is Becoming Epidemic – Are You at Risk? Take the Quiz!
Do you know if you have prediabetes? A good place to start is to take the CDC's self-assessment quiz; the results might surprise you. [...]
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