By Diane Stoller, MD, FACS Each October we observe breast cancer awareness month, which serves as a lifesaving annual reminder about the importance of getting your breast cancer screening. I... Read more
ADAPTABILITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY By Michael Stern Like millions of parents around the country, I’m feeling slightly overwhelmed by the changes we’re currently navigating in... Read more
Provided by Northern Light Mercy Hospital For many, it’s been too long since their last health screening due to COVID-19 concerns. And that’s a concern because delaying care when it’s needed... Read more
What is Empathy? By Michael Stern Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, describes three types of empathy: Cognitive empathy means understanding the perspectives of others, includ... Read more
Stress & Health By Dr. Oren Gersten On July 14th twelve engaged citizens, a health coach, and a primary care doctor met virtually to discuss the impact of stress on health. This meeting,... Read more
By Northern Light Mercy Hospital As we continue through this pandemic and all that it entails, we’ve heard from many organizations and businesses in Maine about the challenges they face as t... Read more
By Michael Stern DEVELOPING OUR ETHICAL MIND Howard Gardner, a developmental psychologist and professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, says our sense of ethics develops with th... Read more
Content Provided by Northern Light Mercy Hospital At Northern Light Mercy Hospital, the health and safety of our patients is always our top priority. For that reason, we want you to get the... Read more
Who owns Health Care? Part 2: The insurers and the large health systems By Dr. Oren Gersten In a Capitalist society the idea of ownership is central. Goods and services are bought and sold.... Read more
The Healers: Who owns health care part 3
Who owns health care? Part 3: The Healers By Dr. Oren Gersten Ancient Healers Healing has always been a part of human existence. Somewhere early in human evolution we learned that we could a... Read more