Griffin Health Offers Free Prediabetes Lifestyle Change Program
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will host a session of its free diabetes prevention program this January to help empower individuals to lower their risk for the chronic health condition. Living Healthy to Prevent Diabetes is a free, six-week program that helps individuals develop a structured lifestyle change program that can cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes […]
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Griffin Health Offers Free Diabetes Self-Management Program
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will host a session of its free diabetes self-management program this January to help empower individuals to improve their well-being. Living Healthy with Diabetes is a free, six-week diabetes self-management program that engages participants in learning and discussing clinical and lifestyle self-management behaviors to improve their health, blood sugars, emotional wellness, and quality of […]
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Griffin Health Offers Free Virtual Presentations on Weight-Loss for January
Griffin Bariatrics will offer free virtual presentations on its weight-loss services throughout January. Led by Griffin Hospital Director of Bariatrics Dr. Abe Fridman, these seminars will explain how bariatric surgery can help patients lose significant amounts of weight, enhance their health, and provide long-term well-being. Additionally, techniques, support programs, pre- and post-operative expectations, and insurance questions are also discussed. Upcoming […]
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Griffin Health Program Helps Seniors Address Age-Related Loss
Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut are hosting a series of wellness programs that will help with age-related loss this January. Griffin Health Chaplain Eric Gramse will host Loneliness & Age-Related Loss, an open discussion of the various types of loss that people can experience as they age, how loss can affect them and ways to […]
Read MoreGriffin Health Caregiver Named a “Guiding Light”
Christine Halkiopoulos, a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer at Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital, was recently honored with the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) inaugural Guiding Light Award. Awarded on Dec. 9, National Oncology Navigator’s Day, the NCBC Guiding Light Award is a tribute to those who illuminate the path for patients, breaking down barriers to care […]
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Griffin Health Offers Free Cooking Demonstration on the Nutritional Power of Beans
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host a free cooking demonstration about the nutritional benefits of beans. Bean There, Done That will be Thurs., Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford. Former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will discuss […]
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Run, Run as Fast as You Can – Griffin Health Is Making a Healthy Gingerbread Man!
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living is helping families have healthier holidays with a free cooking demonstration. The Healthy Gingerbread Man will be Thurs., Dec. 11 from 5-6:15 p.m. at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford. Griffin Health Chef Mike Rizzio will lead a cooking demonstration on how to make and decorate […]
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Griffin Hospital Offers Free Hernia Screenings January 10
Griffin Hospital will host a free hernia screening event on Sat., Jan. 10 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The screenings will be conducted by Griffin Faculty Physician surgeons who specialize in hernia treatment. The screening takes about 10 minutes and participants will receive information and referrals if there is a suspected hernia. Men and women can experience hernias, which occur when […]
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Griffin Health Expands PET Imaging Services for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Griffin Health is proud to announce the expansion of its Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging capabilities to include Vizamyl, a breakthrough tool in dementia diagnosis. Vizamyl (flutemetamol F18 injection) is an FDA-approved radiopharmaceutical agent used in PET scans to visualize beta-amyloid neuritic plaques in the brains of adult patients. The presence of these plaques is a critical biomarker in the […]
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Griffin Health Enhances Parkinson’s Diagnostic Capabilities
Griffin Health Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging and Theranostics Department has expanded its capabilities for more accurate and timely diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease. Griffin is now offering DaTscan® (Ioflupane I 123), an innovative diagnostic molecular imaging tool used to evaluate dopamine transporter availability in the brain. With expansion of services to include this type of neuroimaging, Griffin Health is enhancing its […]
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