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It’s finally happening: Dr. Florence Rothenberg is opening the first in-person neighborhood Blood Pressure Station at the Northside Farmers’ Market in July. She says, “It is my mission to help you identify your risk factors for heart disease, the number Read more

Many people ask me about how physicians know when to treat certain medical problems. For example, how do we decide what high blood pressure is? How did we figure out how to treat high blood pressure? How long do we Read more

I am beyond thrilled to announce that the Heart of Northside is one of the recipients of the Northside Community Fund Annual Grant! This fund, which is professionally managed by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, sponsors community projects and nonprofit organizations Read more

The Mediterranean Diet has been talked about a lot lately, and given all the confusion about different diets I think it’s important to understand what it is, and what it isn’t. The Mediterranean Diet isn’t really a “diet”, exactly. In Read more

“We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.”-Joseph Campbell “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”-Henri Nouwen On May 27th of this Read more

On July 10th 2023, we had the first of what I hope to be many programs designed to bring medical information into the community, where it’s needed most. In collaboration with Pfizer and The Christ Hospital’s Women’s Heart Center, we Read more

It’s now been a year since I started to create the Heart of Northside in what was once the old North Church. One of my first experiences in the neighborhood was the Fourth of July Parade last year, an iconic Read more

I know the look of fear and frustration that appears on all of my clients faces when I suggest they quit smoking. Then I enjoy the look of surprise that replaces it when I tell them that I know how Read more

Everyone should understand their blood pressure, what it is and how to control it. First, what IS blood pressure? When you fill up a balloon with water, the water inside pushes out on the skin of the balloon. Similar to Read more

Many people wonder how physicians know when to treat certain medical problems. For example, how do we decide what high blood pressure is? How did we figure out how to treat high blood pressure? How long do we have to Read more