Think about the art of conversation, particularly how we communicate with one another. Often, the typical back-and-forth is characterized by a mixture of hearing someone’s words and watching their mouth as they speak. But that was before COVID-19 necessitated wearing masks in public. It is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of the virus, but that means we’re all relying solely...

Readers’ View:  Our Community Is Among the Lucky Few To Have a ‘Magnet’ Hospital By Michelle Little, BS, RN, CMSRN, and Jessica Malloy, RN-BC, ONC

This post by two members of our nursing team was published October 18, 2020, as a Reader’s View in The Saratogian. 

Saratoga Hospital recently attained ANCC Magnet Recognition® for nursing excellence—the highest national...

This “most wonderful time of the year” can be very challenging on a number of levels. While uncertainties and restrictions surrounding COVID-19 may prevent large family gatherings, it likely will not interfere with the temptation of holiday treats. In fact, due to the year we’ve had, those temptations may be harder to avoid than ever before. But that doesn’t mean making healthy choices...

In the United States, more people—men and women—die from lung cancer each year than any other type of cancer. Common symptoms may include chest pain, wheezing and shortness of breath, persistent exhaustion, unexplainable weight loss, and constant coughing, which is partly why this type of cancer is often diagnosed in advanced stages: These symptoms may be mistaken for other illnesses, or written...

Hypertension is elevated blood pressure. There are usually no symptoms, so people often don’t even know they have it, unless they visit a doctor regularly. Unmanaged, it can lead to heart attack and stroke, but it can also lead to other serious health issues, such as kidney disease. In fact, hypertension is the second leading cause, after diabetes, of kidney disease and kidney failure (end-stage...