Representatives from the Mount Sinai Health System recently contacted SelectCare with a month’s worth of free health screenings, expert lectures and healthy cooking demonstrations throughout New York City. February is American Heart Month, which highlights healthy habits everyone can adopt in order to promote cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular disease remains the… read more
February is American Heart Month (as well as really, really cold) and to celebrate the occasion, SelectCare wanted to talk about cardiovascular disease (CVD), which remains the #1 cause of death in the United States. While the frequency of CVD-related deaths amongst men and women 65 to 74 years old… read more
As the temperature drops and New York’s snowbirds take flight, those of us staying in the city can expect a colder, snowier Winter. In preparation for the coming cold, the staff of SelectCare Home Health Services wanted to cover a winter-specific healthcare challenge that doctors are only now beginning to fully… read more
As the news is filled with disturbing reports about the potential spread of dangerous diseases like Ebola, healthcare workers and anyone else who cares for a sick person should familiarize themselves with universal precautions originally issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in 1987. The real risk for most… read more
As flu season arrives each year, the nature of the virus, the timing, the seriousness, and the length of the season varies. Not even the Center for Disease Control (CDC) can predict how the 2014-15 season will play out, but recommends that everyone over six months of age receive a… read more
Every spring, the swallows return to Capistrano, and the snowbirds return to New York City. Many people, especially retirees, who have enjoyed the warmth of Florida during the winter, return home in April and stay until October or November. If you find yourself arranging extra help from home health care… read more