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Tips to Lower Your Blood Pressure
Read more: Tips to Lower Your Blood PressureMany people can lower their blood pressure by adopting a healthy eating pattern. Eating less sodium can help you if you have high blood pressure, heart failure, kidney disease or liver disease. The body requires a small amount of sodium in the diet to control blood pressure and blood volume. However, most people consume many…
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Obesity, Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery
Read more: Obesity, Weight Management and Bariatric SurgeryMore than three million Americans suffer from obesity. Obesity is defined by Body Mass Index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2. BMI is a ratio based on your height and weight (BMI = weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared). Obesity can be associated with many other medical conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure,…
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The Pandemic & Foot Pain: What Being at Home Has Done to Your Feet
Read more: The Pandemic & Foot Pain: What Being at Home Has Done to Your FeetJacqueline Sutera, DPM, podiatrist discusses tips on how to take care of your feet while spending time at home.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Q & A
Read more: COVID-19 Vaccination Q & AWatch as Pascack Valley Medical Center’s Chief Medical Officer George Lin, MD, and Chairmen of the Department of Medicine Edward Gold, MD, discuss the COVID-19 vaccination.
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Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center Administers First COVID-19 Vaccination to Frontline Team Members
Read more: Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center Administers First COVID-19 Vaccination to Frontline Team MembersWESTWOOD, New Jersey (December 15, 2020) – Today, Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center (PVMC) began administering the first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to frontline team members. PVMC will administer nearly 100 vaccinations over the next two days. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse, Judy Schuck marked the historic occasion by receiving the first dose. “This is a…
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Understanding Diabetes: Its Causes, Symptoms, Tests and Treatment
Read more: Understanding Diabetes: Its Causes, Symptoms, Tests and TreatmentLearn about diabetes from Dr. Geeti Mahajan, board-certified endocrinologist with Pascack Valley Medical Group. For more information, read the article at Understanding Diabetes: Its causes, symptoms, tests and treatment.
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Fall Healthy Food Recipe
Read more: Fall Healthy Food RecipeIntegrating seasonal superfoods into your fall recipes can make your favorite hearty dishes healthier. There’s no better time to load up on fall fresh produce such as squash. Our Food Operations Manager Jakeena Claybon shares a quick and easy butternut squash recipe appropriate for the fall and winter season.
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Understanding Diabetes: Its Causes, Symptoms, Tests and Treatment
Read more: Understanding Diabetes: Its Causes, Symptoms, Tests and TreatmentDiabetes is a chronic health condition that affects more than 34 million adults in the United States, and is the seventh leading cause of death. One in five individuals are unaware they have diabetes. It is also the leading cause of kidney failure, lower limb amputations and adult blindness. People living with diabetes are also…
