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In this issue:
Winter 2013 complete list of classes
Getting Back to Broad Street- There is no tradition quite like the Mummer’s Parade on New Year’s Day. Sixty-year-old Edward McLaughlin, of Marlton, had participated in the parade with the “2 Street Stompers” for decades. When chronic hip pain kept him from his first parade in 47 years, he knew something needed to be done.
First Year Med Students Lean By Bedside- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University’s (CMSRU) first-year students experienced a glimpse of what the future might hold for them during “Week on the Wards” (WOW).
Preventing Falls, The Number One Admission to the Cooper Trauma Center-In 2011 alone, the trauma center had 915 admissions due to falls, nearly one-third of the 2,921
trauma admissions.
Change of Heart: Heart Attack Leads to New Life for South Jersey Woman-Wendy Russell knew the cards were stacked against her. A busy, small-business owner with a strong family history of heart disease who smoked, she kept putting off doctor appointments and lifestyle changes she knew she needed to make.